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Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
12 hours ago

My cultural awakening: The Lehman Trilogy helped me to live with my sight loss

Retinitis pigmentosa caused progressive tunnel vision, triggering identity loss, social withdrawal, and later emotional reconnection through a theatre experience that restored a sense of seeing.
Arts
fromARTnews.com
2 weeks ago

Iconic Photographs of Blind People Prove Seeing Isn't Knowing

Jacob Riis used magnesium flash photography in 1887 to document hazardous tenement life at Blind Man's Alley, revealing cramped conditions, blind tenants, and landlord exploitation.
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fromColossal
3 weeks ago

Memory and Novelty Converge for Manuela Solano, Who Adopted a New Process After Losing Her Sight

When Manuela Solano delineates a cheekbone or shapes the chiseled torso of a cowboy standing tall, precisely placed nails, tape, and pipe cleaners offer guidance. The artist, who is blind, works intuitively, feeling out the areas she and her team have marked and trusting that together, the desired imagery will emerge. "I try to force myself to keep [the shapes] faster and looser, which feels great," she adds. "It makes the process more playful."
Arts
Health
fromTiny Buddha
3 weeks ago

What I See Clearly Now That I Can't See Clearly - Tiny Buddha

Gradual vision loss from macular degeneration causes loneliness, medical routine burden, and social exclusion in a sight-centric culture that often neglects accessibility.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Gaza woman blinded in Israeli strike opens bakery to subsist and hope

The smoke from the bombing blinded me completely, she said.
World news
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Palestinian detainee relays how torture in Israeli prison made him blind

Mahmoud Abu Foul lost his sight after severe torture in Israeli detention, was released in a US-brokered ceasefire, and remains without proper medical care.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Positive Disability Identity and Choosing Blindness

People initially experience severe distress at sight loss but often reconstruct an identity that incorporates blindness, providing purpose and motivating goals and perseverance.
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 months ago

Cedar the blind baby moose dies 'suddenly and unexpectedly' before transfer to Toronto Zoo | CBC News

On the day of his passing, and just an hour and a half prior, Cedar appeared healthy. Then he was gone,
Canada news
Women
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

A blind Bay Area woman conquered snowboarding and the Boston Marathon. Now she's taking on Kilimanjaro

A blind woman plans to hike Mount Kilimanjaro with friends as guides.
Non-profit organizations
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

From swim schools to eye clinics: how families of 7/7 victims used heartbreak to help others

A children’s eye care clinic in Bhubaneswar, established in 2008, transforms lives by providing surgeries at no cost to impoverished families.
Video games
fromWIRED
6 months ago

He's Blind. He Plays Video Games. Here's How That Works

Ross Minor, a blind gamer, defies expectations through his successful career in gaming despite losing his vision at a young age.
Women in technology
fromNew York Post
6 months ago

Blind mother of 5 graduates from college with honors alongside her guide dog

Amanda Juetten, a blind mother, graduated magna cum laude, showcasing resilience and determination to gain independence and pursue her education.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

Sight Recovery After a Lifetime of Blindness

Critical periods in early development are crucial for forming visual perception.
Neuroplasticity allows for changes in the brain related to visual experiences during critical periods.
Parenting
fromwww.bbc.com
7 months ago

Why I want an IVF baby to screen out gene that made me go blind

Lucy Edwards is undergoing IVF with gene editing to avoid passing on her genetic blindness, sparking emotional and ethical dilemmas.
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