links.lmorchard.com - #blind

Ultrafit: Tapping his way along the Appalachian Trail

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:01:39 +0000

"With the help of a voice-enabled GPS, Minneapolis attorney Mike Hanson, who is blind, is training for the hike of a lifetime." Seems inspiring, yet ill-fated.

Tags: #appalachian #blind #gps #hiking #trail

minihorse

Wed, 24 May 2006 20:15:56 +0000

Cute, tiny horses used as guides to the disabled.

Tags: #animals #blind #disability #horses #nifty

The vOICe - Seeing with Sound

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:49:20 +0000

"The ultimate goal is to provide synthetic vision with truly visual sensations by exploiting the neural plasticity of the human brain." Whoa.

Tags: #blind #cogsci #sight