150 media results found for 'blind'
The videos in this series are part of an online module designed for students who are blind and visually impaired and the professionals who work with them. Focusing on the transition from school to work, the training offers a series of activities, ...Read More
In April 2024, Make48 hosted another competition at the Kansas State School for the Blind in Kansas City, KS. For this competition, students from various schools for the blind competed in a state vs. state challenge. With access to expert tool tec...Read More
In April 2024, Make48 hosted another competition at the Kansas State School for the Blind in Kansas City, KS. For this competition, students from various schools for the blind competed in a state vs. state challenge. With access to expert tool tec...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
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
Starting from the simple definitions of regular people about common words like rose, sky, usage, a deeper analysis is made about what significance is and how reality is satisfied with the sum of significances that surround us. Puns, regionalisms, ...Read More
Builds upon a student, who is visually impaired, learning to communicate with a trusted adult about concerns/problems encountered at school. Opens with the student making a good choice to move away from a peer who was bothersome. Through various s...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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
