Film Can Help Us Look Disability in the Eye
The camera can dissolve barriers of discomfort that often keep us apart.
A Canadian Family Is Seeing the World Before Their Children’s Vision Falters
A Canadian family is on a yearlong journey across Asia and Africa because three of their four children have an eye condition that causes blindness.
I’m Going Blind. This Is What I Want You to See.
It’s time to expand our definition of blindness.
Losing My Eyesight Helped Me See More Clearly
The people around me came into sharper focus, by which I mean their fears, struggles and triumphs.
Audio Technology Helps Blind People Follow Australian Open Tennis
What Does a Forehand Winner Sound Like? Clink, Blip-Blip-Blip! At the Australian Open tennis tournament, new technology is translating the movement of the ball into sounds to help blind and…
A Memoir of Pretending to See
In “Blind Man’s Bluff,” James Tate Hill opens up about the measures he took to avoid admitting that he had lost his eyesight.
How Life Looks Through My ‘Whale Eyes’
A filmmaker devises a few experiments to help his family experience his disability — and show how a little imagination can make us all more empathetic.
The Struggles of Those Who Regain Sight and Hearing
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Blind Man's Sight Partially Restored with 'Optogenetics' Gene Therapy
Using a technique called optogenetics, researchers added light-sensitive proteins to the man’s retina, giving him a blurry view of objects.