Staff at the Prado, Spain’s top art museum, usually prevent visitors from touching its priceless treasures. But on a recent morning, with their blessing, Jose Pedro Gonzalez, 56, slowly ran his fingers over a copy…
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#Tastemakers: “Dining in the Dark” in Africa with founder Abdul Karama
Gizani, Kiswahili for “In the Dark” combines excellence in service delivery with a profound social purpose. The event is a fine dining experience held in complete darkness and assisted by highly qualified visually impaired staff….
#Travel: Blind sailors set their sights on the Mediterranean
Standing at the helm of a three-masted schooner, Alina Koralewska is having no trouble at all staying the course to Barcelona despite being able to see neither compass nor stars. The 59-year-old Pole is blind…
Young blind footballers take to the pitch in Mali
In a classroom at a school for the blind in Mali’s capital Bamako, pupils quietly follow a French lesson taught in braille but it is clear they are impatient to get outside to play football….
OwnFone: World’s first 3D Braille phone for the Blind
OwnFone Braille is specifically created for the visually impaired, and is the very first Braille mobile phone available to consumers. Small in size, lightweight and affordable; the customizable mobile phone calls the people you need…
‘Invisible Exhibition’ opens eyes to blindness
The darkness is total. Mundane gestures suddenly become complicated. How do you find the door to your room, cook a meal or cross the road? The “Invisible Exhibition” in the Polish capital Warsaw offers an…