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Why Chen's Blindness Is 'The Central Fact' Of The Chinese Activist's Life
There are few opportunities for blind people in China. So to have trained himself in the law and to have become a leading activist says a lot about his strength of character...

'Blindness may rapidly enhance other senses
Not only is there a real connection between vision and other senses, but that connection is important to better understand the underlying mechanisms that can quickly trigger sensory changes, according to new research...

A blind woman's talent for words - China Daily

China Daily

A blind woman's talent for words
China Daily
She moves her fingers along a keyboard-like Braille reading device, while her colleague reads paragraphs aloud at the Beijing-based China Braille Press (CBP). The team translates Chinese characters into pinyin, and then pinyin into Braille.

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Children, young adults suffer most from solar eclipse blindness
Children and young adults are most likely of all age groups to suffer from blindness when they look at the sun during a solar eclipse, according to NASA...

Jerry Kent and David Peacock honorees at gala to fight blindness
LIGHTS OUT: Jerry Kent, topper of St. Louis-based Cequel III, and David Peacock, former prez of Anheuser-Busch, Inc., were honored with Visionary Awards from the Foundation Fighting Blindness at the groups gala on Wednesday night...

Support for Theory that 'Blindness' May Rapidly Enhance Other Senses
New findings from a Canadian research team suggest that not only is there a real connection between vision and other senses, but that connection is important to better understand the underlying mechanisms that can quickly trigger sensory changes...

Reading without seeing - China Daily

China Daily

Reading without seeing
China Daily
Wang Xinmin rides the bus for more than an hour and a half to visit the only library he can use in Beijing - the China Braille Library, near the Temple of Heaven. The 50-year-old social worker with the Disabled Person's Federation of Chaoyang District .

A model visionary - Deccan Chronicle

Deccan Chronicle

A model visionary
Deccan Chronicle
By Melena Thomas Sanal, a diehard fan of author MT Vasudevan Nair, is now translating several of his books into braille script. He had earlier translated MT's Manju to braille Helen Keller had famously remarked once how, when one door of happiness .

The Eight Best Songs by Regina Spektor - New York Times (blog)

New York Times (blog)

The Eight Best Songs by Regina Spektor
New York Times (blog)
EURœBrailleEUR is a short story about a working-class couple and the drama of having a baby before you're ready, a song that could have sprung from Bruce Springsteen's '70s catalog (if Springsteen sang about stretch marks). Spektor's vocal daring and .

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