Bus passengers in Seattle stopped a man who punched a blind woman in the face. Witness said the man shouted "The sick must die" and let punches fly at a defenseless woman. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Woke up only after a police dog sank its teeth into her arm. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

"So much of it is done by feel anyway," he told the Eugene Register-Guard. "I use my hands to see what I'm doing now."
Another story with video links picked by suebe 3 years ago

Jobsworth! picked by topofall 2 years ago

Blind pilot Miles Hilton-Barber felt euphoric when he touched down at Sydney's Bankstown Airport just before 8am, becoming the first blind man to fly halfway around the world.

Update on an earlier post. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Seeing-eye dogs are a nonstarter among many Muslims who consider the animals unclean, but a horse the size of a dog just might work. More on the Guide Horse Foundation picked by suebe 8 months ago

A woman who was trafficked across the border from Pakistan with her son, 3, was handed to an Afghan who raped her, then beat the toddler to death as she watched.

He was jailed for 20 years for murder - but the woman, Rukhma, was jailed, too. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Doctors say a Connecticut woman who was nearly killed by a chimpanzee suffered such damage to her eyes that she will be blind for life. picked by marcelsmit 8 months ago

THROUGH DEAF EYES is a two-hour documentary that explores 200 years of Deaf life in America.THROUGH DEAF EYES tells the story of conflicts, prejudice and affirmation that ultimately reaches the heart of what it means to be human. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A retrofitted four-wheel dirt buggy developed by the Blind Driver Challenge team uses laser range finders, an instant voice command interface and a host of other innovative, cutting-edge technology to guide blind drivers as they steer, brake, and accelerate. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

"For years, Madison, Wisconsin police and city lawyers refused to believe a blind woman who said an intruder raped her at knifepoint. They even charged her with lying about it.

"Now, five years after DNA connected a sex offender to the attack, the city has apologized to the woman, known as Patty, and is offering her $35,000." picked by digitalgimpling 3 years ago

Very interesting look on how the color blind see things compared to normal sight. picked by Muppetmaker 2 years ago

Soon we won't be able to short change sightless people anymore. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

When Martin Jones met his wife four years ago, he never imagined that one day he would get to see what she looked like. The 42-year-old builder was left blind after an accident at work more than a decade ago.

But a remarkable operation - which implants part of his tooth in his eye - has now pierced his world of darkness. With details on the procedure mentioned here picked by suebe 5 months ago

A woman who was speechless for 14 years, started speaking after receiving Botox injection. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

New restaurant opens in London, Dans Le Noir. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

A white-haired 81-year-old great-grandmother who was rolled into a Newport Beach courtroom with her wrists handcuffed to a wheelchair Thursday became possibly the oldest person in Orange County history to plead guilty to first-degree murder. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

Megan Williams thought she was going to a party. That's why she tagged along with a woman she hardly knew, up a remote southern West Virginia hollow to a run-down trailer surrounded by beer cans and broken-down furniture.

Update to previous post. picked by wags273 2 years ago

<--Kurt Weston, Peering Through the Darkness.
Weston is one of twelve artists whose work is presented in the show. Four of them, though legally blind, retain some limited, highly attenuated sight. picked by bornbad 7 months ago

Ladies tired of being heckled by construction workers?

This woman was, and she thought up a way to fight back. picked by muppetmaker 1 year ago