BLIND
Watch People Seeing the Ocean for the First Time
Sophie Calle filmed elderly people's first experience with the sea.
Good Will Butler Hunting: One Blind Man's Quest to Find a Member of Arcade Fire with the Same Name
What started as a small, funny annoyance has morphed into the greatest challenge of a writer's life. If you’re confused, don’t worry—because most people are.
Exhibition Lets the Blind "See" Paintings with Touch
'Touching the Prado' is a new exhibit at the Museo del Prado that allows the blind to touch the paintings.
The App That Lets Blind People Borrow Your Eyes
Be My Eyes connects blind users with sighted volunteers for assistance with small tasks like reading food labels.
Blindfolding People Doesn't Help Them Understand Blind People
A recent study shows blindness simulations may not be a good idea for sighted people who work with the blind.
This Greek Teen Invented a Pair of Smartglasses for the Blind
Angelos Getsis has never met a blind person but hopes his invention will eventually replace white canes.
Blind Gunslinger
At 27, Carey McWilliams became the first totally blind person in the USA to acquire a concealed-carry permit. Despite weapons training during his ROTC years, McWilliams has faced opposition to his right to bear arms from both the media and public...
Den første blinde amerikaner med våbentilladelse
Carey McWilliams har en skarpladt pistol med, når han er ude og købe ind. Han er tilfældigvis også blind.
Blind Eating the Blind by Dining in the Dark
At NYC's Opaque restaurant, restaurant patrons are guided through a $99 price fixe meal in complete darkness by blind or visually impaired servers.
How Shady Is OkCupid's New Blind Dating App?
It's a pretty simple idea. You download the app for free and set up a simple profile that includes only your name, age, sexual orientation, favorite meeting spots, and a photograph (which the app scrambles). What comes next, we can only imagine, is...
The Twitch
To become Miss Snake Charmer, a revealing swimsuit and a desire for world peace aren’t enough. You must also have enough skill with a knife to remove the epidermis of a serpent.