– Helen Keller[/pullquote]
How I Use Sonar to Navigate The World [TED]
TED Talk (13 minutes) – Daniel Kish
“Daniel clicks his tongue and sends out flashes of sound that bounce off surfaces in the environment and return to him, helping him to construct an understanding of the space around him…”
Can a Blind Brain Learn to See? [Psychology Today]
Article (4 minutes) – Joshua Gowin, PhD
“Millions of children born with treatable forms of blindness, such as cataracts, are not treated; they are considered a lost cause. Recent research has proven that many of these children can recover the ability to see if given surgery…”
3D Printing Lets Blind People “See” Paintings [IFLScience!]
Article (5 minutes) – Tom Hale
“With the help of computer software and 3D printing, a company called 3DPhotoworks is hoping to open-up a whole new world of painting and photography to blind people…”
What Happens in the Brain When Blind People Learn to See With Sound [WIRED]
Article (6 minutes) – Greg Miller
“With enough practice people can learn to interpret the sounds and form a mental image of objects — including people — that appear in front of them…”
Super Powers for the Blind and Deaf [Scientific America]
Article (7 minutes) – Mary Bates
“This research will not produce a real-life Daredevil, but it is a reminder that our brains have some hidden superpowers…”
What I Learned From Going Blind in Space [TED]
TED Talk (18 minutes) – Chris Hadfield
“I was outside on my first spacewalk when my left eye went blind, and I didn’t know why. Suddenly my left eye slammed shut in great pain and I couldn’t figure out why my eye wasn’t working. I was thinking, what do I do next?”
Thanks for reading,
Joe Howard
