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

Maxriter's post reminded me of these people.

Very surreal portrait photos shot by blind people. Their process is pretty interesting. picked by PulsisX 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 4 months ago

Hundreds of family photos dating back almost 100 years were found an an abandoned storage locker in Fox Point, Wis. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

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

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

A quick search turns up a multiplicity of blind artists, but I really like this man's art. Link inspired by this post. picked by psycmoe 2 years ago

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

The woman — deaf and mute, with vision so poor she's legally blind — had been sitting at a bus stop when she was approached by a man she thought was a co-worker. She was wrong! picked by tigertony 9 months 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 groundbreaking electronic device will allow blind people to 'see' using their tongues, scientists have claimed. The extraordinary technology takes pictures filmed by a tiny camera and turns the information into electrical pulses which can be felt on the tongue.

Tests show that the nerves send messages to the brain which turn these tingles back into pictures. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

A legally blind mountaineer summitted Mount Hood Sunday. picked by muppet 1 year ago

A device that allows blind people to attach and read audio labels on everyday objects has gone on show. picked by Ankabout 2 months ago

A blind journalist was given a month's suspended jail sentence and fined 500 euros (750 dollars) by a French court Friday for driving while drunk and without a license. picked by topofall 1 year ago

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. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

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

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: picked by jhordie 2 years ago

"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. picked by proverb 2 years ago

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. picked by Marz 2 years ago

Two inseparable dogs, one of which is blind. They've been nicknamed "Bonnie and Clyde" and for good reasons. picked by thatweddingguy 4 months ago