Article: BLIND PEOPLE'S BRAINS MAY SEE SUNLIGHT, EVEN IF EYES DO NOT

Article: Blind people find lingering workplace bias
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  March 23, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... training have improved to the point that blind people can adeptly perform a dazzling array ... only about 30 percent of working-age blind people have jobs. That figure was calculated ... a blind person, so they assume that blind people are not capable of doing most jobs when ...

Article: In workplace, blind people find that technological ...
AP Worldstream;  March 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... training have improved to the point that blind people can adeptly perform a dazzling array ... only about 30 percent of working-age blind people have jobs. That figure was calculated ... a blind person, so they assume that blind people are not capable of doing most jobs when ...

Article: Study suggests blind people compensate with more ...
AP Online;  September 16, 1998 ;     588 words ... ... better hearing than people who can see. Blind people apparently compensate for their lost ... that unlike people with normal vision, blind people could correctly pinpoint the source ... question left unanswered is whether blind people learn to use their hearing more efficiently ...

Article: Do blind people track sounds better?(Brief Article)
Science News;  September 19, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... origin when using both ears, but some blind people can home in on sounds more accurately ... sounds. The researchers tested eight blind people, who had been completely sightless ... monaural, listening, four of the eight blind people identified sound sources more accurately ...

Article: Most blind people lost their sight later in ...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  February 10, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... that works to improve opportunities for blind people, says in its packet of information ... Sometimes babies are born blind, but most blind people become blind later on." Illnesses ... adding they might see gray or spots. Blind people can do nearly everything sighted people ...

Article: Making mass transit user-friendly for blind ...
American Rehabilitation;  September 22, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... transit takes on particular importance to blind people leading active, productive lives ... ADA also has raised controversy among blind people about modifying the built environment ... doors, highlight the need to work with blind people and resolve information access and travel ...

Article: China trains rural blind people for massage ...
Xinhua News Agency;  October 15, 2009 ;     428 words ...China trains rural blind people for massage business BEIJING, Oct ... project plans to train a total of 300 blind people in ten provinces and autonomous ... professional skill which is suitable for blind people and has large market demand ...