143 media results found for 'blind'
Braille allows people to read and write without being limited by vision loss. This video overviews reading and writing the alphabet, numbers, and some punctuation symbols. There are different types of braille and endless possibilities for its use...Read More
The characters of this tale include a wise owl named Iris, a bumbling wizard named Fumbledore, and Princess Claudia who is nearly blind. Princess Claudia wants her birthday to be perfect. When a dark storm cloud rolls in and threatens her celebrat...Read More
Host Steve Spangler visits a classroom to conduct experiments. In this classroom, the students are blind and visually impaired. The experiments featured in this episode are accessible for all. Part of the "Xploration DIY Sci" series.
Mary Fisher's eyesight began to deteriorate during her teen years. Ultimately, she became blind. Watch as she overcomes adversities to become one of the strongest swimmers in the Paralympic Games. Part of the "Against the Odds" series.
In this episode, Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker reveals he is also a talented opera singer, and David Brown discusses his path to becoming a successful sprinter who is blind. Host Lauren Thompson also highlights the fascinating world of dog...Read More
"I think what your eyesight does is confirm other senses," says James Robertshaw, a world champion kite flyer and for two years personal assistant to Rory Heap. Heap has been blind from birth, but with Robertshaw's assistance pursues his ambition ...Read More
Helen Adams Keller was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist, and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing at 19 months old after an illness. This video provides an overview of the ...Read More
This video describes the case of a patient with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a progressive disease that leads to blindness, and how physician-scientist Dr. Ed Stone approached the search for the causal mutation. Just before his sophomore year in co...Read More
Just before his sophomore year in college, Sam Walker was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), which can be caused by mutations in one of over 100 known genes. Dr. Ed Stone set out to identify the specific mutation affecting Sam with the hope...Read More
Kathy Blake is blind but two years ago she got a glimmer of hope. She heard about an artificial retina being developed by a company called Second Sight and the Doheny Eye Institute in Los Angeles. It was experimental, but Kathy was the perfect ca...Read More
Tony Ro, a neuroscientist at The City College of New York, is artificially recreating a condition called blindsight in his lab. Blindsight is a condition that some patients experience after having damage to the primary visual cortex in the back o...Read More
Carmen dreamed of a career on the stage, despite turning legally blind at 18 due to retinitis pigmentosa. Steve imagined a life on the screen, but his plans were ended by muscular dystrophy. Today the theater of their lives is defined by the walls...Read More
Viewers will explore the dynamics of family relationships through the eyes of children. Everything that can happen within a family is presented in various real-life situations. A boy explores his home with his eyes closed so he can understand how...Read More
The most applauded film project connected to blindness. Young Venezuelan director Argimiro Wanadi Siso Saldivia focused on blind photographer Sonia Soberats, who lost her two sons and developed techniques of no-visual photography "…as a therapy in...Read More
The most applauded film project connected to blindness. Young Venezuelan director Argimiro Wanadi Siso Saldivia focused on blind photographer Sonia Soberats, who lost her two sons and developed techniques of no-visual photography "…as a therapy in...Read More
Camille was born premature and now has severe retinopathy of prematurity. Born at 25 weeks and weighing less than two pounds, she spent nearly three months in the neonatal intensive care unit and arrived home at nearly five pounds. Though it took ...Read More
Parents Jenny Smith and Alan Levin discuss their son Max Smith-Levin. Max is a two-year-old bundle of energy who brings joy to his parents and big sister Callie. He also has an extremely rare condition called bilateral anophthalmia, meaning he was...Read More
Every student deserves equal access to learning opportunities. Giving description and captioning options to students with broad differences in their ability to see and hear makes educational media accessible to them. Provides examples of descripti...Read More
