Legally Blind Golfer, 92, Gets First Ace Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
Fiyalko's 110-yard shot with a five iron was his first hole-in-one. He's been golfing for 60 years.
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Blind golfer hears shot of her career Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Sheila Drummond didn't need to see her hole-in-one. She heard it. Drummond, blinded by diabetes 26 years ago, experienced the highlight of her golfing career Sunday, recording an ace on the 144-yard, par-3 fourth hole at Mahoning Valley Country Club.
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Blind ambition sees pilot Miles set record Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
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.
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Blind Acupuncturist Takes 2nd Stab At License Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
A blind student of acupuncture is making a second request for a license to practice in Texas.
That's after Juliana Cumbo's first application was rejected last year because of her blindness.
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Blind Painter is Truly Amazing Posted: 11 months ago by misswinkle
University of North Texas (UNT) student John Bramblitt paints beautiful works of art in vivid colors, despite the fact that he's been blind for years.
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Blind climber summits Mt. Hood Posted: 3 months ago by muppet
A legally blind mountaineer summitted Mount Hood Sunday.
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Federal judge rules paper money is unfair to the blind. Posted: 2 years ago by tomphoolry
Soon we won't be able to short change sightless people anymore.
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Eating in total darkness, served by blind waiters. Posted: 2 years ago by tomphoolry
New restaurant opens in London, Dans Le Noir.
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Blind Photographers Collective Posted: 7 months ago by PulsisX
Maxriter's post reminded me of these people.
Very surreal portrait photos shot by blind people. Their process is pretty interesting.
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Blind dog gets by with own guide dog Posted: 1 month ago by AutumnLotus
A blind dog has grabbed headlines in Norway after it was reported today that she is able to live quite a normal life, thanks to her own leader dog.
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85 Year Old Blind Golfer nets a Hole in One Posted: 5 months ago by Moogle
Next week, paralyzed man wins marathon.
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U.S. paper money discriminates against the blind Posted: 3 months ago by lpoindexter
A federal appeals court today upheld a 2006 ruling that U.S. paper money discriminates against the blind. The decision may force the Treasury Department to redesign the currency, which might result in bills that are different sizes or embossed with raised markings.
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John Bramblitt, blind artist Posted: 6 months ago by psycmoe
A quick search turns up a multiplicity of blind artists, but I really like this man's art. Link inspired by this post.
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The Color Blind, And how They View the World. Posted: 9 months ago by Muppetmaker
Very interesting look on how the color blind see things compared to normal sight.
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Giuliani: Blind Should Be Able to Carry Guns Posted: 10 months ago by proverb
"You have a constitutional right, that is protected, to bear and carry arms. It is the Second Amendment," Giuliani told about 200 attendees in a high school gymnasium in Lebanon. "If someone disagrees with that, you have to get the Constitution changed."
The man is right, but I'm suddenly afraid to walk up to a blind person.
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Blind runner finishes seven marathons in seven days Posted: 5 months ago by jhordie
A blind British runner became only the third person ever to complete seven marathons on seven continents in seven days when he crossed the London Marathon's finish line on Sunday.
Update to:
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Blind People Help Sighted to Discover the Unseen Posted: 12 months ago by maxriter
An exhibition called "Dialogue in the Dark 2007 Tokyo" is the place where sighted people are guided by blind people through several specially constructed darkened rooms to help dicover the unseen.
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Hospital workers abandon blind patient at park after ex-wife refuses to take him in Posted: 10 months ago by AutumnLotus
Four hospital workers abandoned a blind patient with diabetes at an Osaka park in September after his former wife refused to take him in.
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Porn for the Blind (NSFW audio) Posted: 5 months ago by doggylives
The least erotic thing you'll ever not see.
Porn for the Blind is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to producing audio descriptions of sample movie clips from adult web sites.
HAhahahahahahaha you need to check out the forth one down. God help the blind!!
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Siafu, The PC for Blind People Posted: 6 months ago by Marz
I've never seen anything like this, it looks incredible. A new type of PC for blind people. I can't describe it very well, so have a look.
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Blind Bowler Scores Perfect Game Posted: 4 months ago by dollyllama
A blind Iowa man scored a perfect 300 game at the Century Lanes bowling alley on Saturday, The Storm Lake Times reported.
“I can’t see the lane or the pins and have a heck of a time finding my ball sometimes,” Davis told The Times.
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