Why are people blind? What do blind people see? How do they perceive the world around them? Intrusive interference from others is offensive

It is extremely difficult to even imagine how the world sees and what a person deprived of vision feels. Especially if he was born this way. It would seem that such people are doomed to helplessness and limitations in everything. But among us there are many examples of those who, with such a serious problem, were able to not only adapt well to life, but also achieve great success. Fortunately, in the modern world, more and more funds are appearing aimed at helping blind people take their rightful place in the sun.

4 main assistants: hearing, touch, smell, taste

We perceive approximately 90% of information coming from outside through vision. Therefore, its absence in blind people should be at least slightly compensated by the exacerbation of other senses: hearing, touch, smell, taste.

They are forced to strain their ears more, since the volume of sounds can tell how close or far an object is from them. The sensations from touching objects should give blind people a clear picture of what these objects are made of, how big they are, and how they can be used. The sense of smell also plays a very important role in the life of a blind person, because smells often indicate whether it is safe to be in a given environment.

But with taste it’s more difficult. This, of course, is also an important channel for information. But for sighted people, the desire to try certain foods usually arises based on appearance dishes. The blind are deprived of this and are forced to follow their intuition, rely on smells and trust others.

Images of the world among blind people

We perceive most of the phenomena of the surrounding world through images. Since childhood, we have an understanding of colors and shapes, recognition of various objects. They are identified without much effort, most often automatically. How do blind people see the world? Are the colors and images of phenomena discernible to them?

Color perception

If a person was born sighted and lost this ability in childhood, then his visual memory is most often retained, and throughout his entire subsequent life he can distinguish colors and knows what certain phenomena with which he was familiar look like.

If a person is blind from birth, then he cannot perceive the colors and images of the world. Due to his lack of vision, the area of the brain that converts visual information into a picture does not work. Blind people know the names of colors and objects, but do not imagine them in colors. They have their own unique perception of these phenomena. Blind people can use associations, associate colors with various objects, for example, “blue” - “cold”, “green” - “grass”, “red” - “fire”, “hot”.

Blind people are able to represent numbers. But the difference is that sighted people see number series from left to right (1, 2, 3...), blind - from right to left (...3, 2, 1).

How to describe color to a blind person?

This can be done precisely with the help of sensations and associations.

Describe color using tactile sensations. You can let someone hold something in their hands when you talk about color. For example, touch leaves or grass and describe them: “The grass and leaves are green. They are alive, fresh, smooth.” Or, for example, give cotton wool in your hands: “The cotton wool is white, like the clouds, airy, soft, fluffy, light.” Gray or brown colors can be associated with hardness, severity, strength, cold, etc., touching walls, soil, branches, asphalt, etc.
Use taste and smell to describe flowers. For example, most red berries, fruits and vegetables are characterized by a sweet taste (raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes) or are spicy (pepper). Green vegetables often taste crisp and fresh. Let me smell fruits, vegetables, spices. For example: “Orange and tangerine are orange, the smell reflects their juiciness, brightness, fullness of sun and warmth.”
Explain what colors can be using sounds. For example: “The sound of water, the sound of the surf, the waves in the ocean reflect Blue colour. The sound of this color is usually calm and pleasant,” “The howling of the wind and the dripping of rain resemble the color gray, because gray clouds appear in the sky at that moment.”
Match colors with emotions and feelings. Ask the person: “How does the color red make you feel? Black color?" Tell us about your associations. For example, yellow means joy, friendliness; green is associated with development and hope; gray with apathy, sadness, etc.

Dreams

Dreams of blind people are often called “tactile”. Yes, they have dreams (although it would be incorrect to use the phrase “they have dreams”).

Those who have lost their sight during life may experience dreams with visual images. But over time, their “pictures” are replaced by sounds and other sensations in their sleep, and they lose the ability to perceive images.

People who are blind from birth do not see their dreams, but feel them. Sounds, smells and tactile sensations fill them. For example, if a sighted person dreams that he is in a theater, then an image of a stage, actors, and scenery appears in front of him. If a blind person has the same dream, then he will hear sounds (voices of actors, music, songs, blows, knocking shoes, etc.) and even smells, and experience certain emotions from this.

Adaptation methods for blind people

All means that help blind people feel fully present in the surrounding space are also associated with the use of other senses, mainly hearing and touch.

Cane

This is one of the most common means used by the blind to move indoors and outdoors. Usually the cane is either moved from side to side or tapped in the space in front of you, determining whether there are nearby objects that can be collided with, or obstacles, bumps, or holes that pose a danger. To attract the attention of others, blind people use white canes (since 1921 this has been a symbol of blind people).

In the modern world, canes are becoming more and more improved, which gives the blind the opportunity to feel more confident and adapt more easily to their surroundings. Along with ordinary ones, canes are produced that are equipped with a GPS navigator and an ultrasonic signal that warns of approaching an object or obstacle.

Guide-dog

Initially, the German Shepherd was considered a suitable breed of dog to become a guide dog. Now Labradors, collies, golden retrievers, Rottweilers, boxers, poodles and other dogs are also suitable for this.

Dogs are trained in special schools under the guidance of a trainer. And in the final period (the last month of training), a blind person, the future owner of the guide, is also included in the process. He and the dog get used to each other, and a close connection is established between them. A person learns to care for a pet and give it the right commands. The dog masters the skills of detecting obstacles, learns to safely lead the owner to a specified place, and also “reason,” that is, not immediately obey commands if they pose a danger to the blind, but wait somewhere or go a little differently. These are unique animals that have willpower and can ignore objects that distract from the goal.

Usually, with a guide dog, a blind person feels less lonely and more confident on the street, interacts more actively with others, copes with stress more easily and is less susceptible to depression. The dog becomes the main assistant, friend and full-fledged member of the family.

Braille

Braille was specially developed to enable blind people to read and write. Cells of six dots are used to represent letters. The combination of convex dots in each cell is perceived by touch as a specific letter (symbol). This allows blind people to read quite quickly. To write some text, dots are pierced. Later, the extended Braille system, consisting of eight dots, appeared.

Other ways of understanding the world and adapting to it

Tactile and sound books. The first are books with three-dimensional letters and are intended mainly for people who have lost their sight during their lifetime, not from birth. The second are audio files (usually MP3), which are very popular in the modern world.
Shoes for the blind. When an obstacle approaches, a special sensor located in the soles warns the owner about this with a vibration signal.
Tactile and sound clocks.
Computer technology, mobile devices, tablets and other gadgets for visually impaired and blind people.
Special utensils (cutlery for the blind, limiters for plates, talking lids, etc.)
Medical devices (talking blood pressure monitors, thermometers, glucometers, etc.)
Talking identifiers of colors, light, banknote denominations, etc.
Special games and toys.

Life by touch

How do people who are deprived of hearing and vision at the same time feel? The ways we interact with the world and other people are limited only by touch, smell and taste. Those who have lost these functions during life also retain memories of phenomena that they saw or heard earlier.

The tactile method of reading and writing (Braille) comes to the aid of deaf-blind people. They perceive vibrations from external signals.

Unfortunately, most of these people also turn out to be mute, because not being able to hear speech, they do not know how to reproduce it.

It is extremely difficult for people with such disabilities to adapt to the world, but there are many examples of how deaf-blind people were able to not only get an education, but also successfully interact with others, master several languages, and write more than one book.

Creating a family, career and fulfilling life for blind people

Despite the fact that blind people have disabilities, many of them try to feel completely ordinary and lead an active lifestyle.

Of course, educational and work activities have many restrictions for the blind. Special working conditions, special equipment, a flexible schedule, and the presence of mentors are required. The range of specialties for people deprived of vision is extremely limited. But modern enterprises are creating more and more opportunities for people with disabilities (including those with vision) to feel like full-fledged employees. Special programs, developed in the state, also contribute to this.

Most blind people strive to create families and successfully create them. Quite often, marriages are concluded between people suffering from a similar defect. But there are many families in which only one of the spouses is blind. Of course, families expecting a child experience great anxiety. Future parents worry about whether their baby will be able to see. Moreover, the probability of having a sighted child in families where only one of the parents is blind is very high. This is also possible in marriages where both parents are blind (if the spouses suffer different types blindness).

Many blind people adapt quite well to the world around them and strive to be treated as ordinary people without physical disabilities. Therefore, they do not even always need help, and excessive attention to themselves and overprotection from others can offend them. The most important thing is not to ignore people who are blind, but by any means to let them know that they are full members of society, to communicate with them as equals and to provide help and support to the extent that they request it.

If at some party we meet a person wearing sunglasses and holding a cane, it will immediately become clear that he is blind. Vision loss is most often caused by disease, but it can also be congenital. When meeting such a person, for some reason you want to talk to him louder.

Some people suggest letting someone touch their face so that the blind person has a rough idea of who they are dealing with. Others recall recently read articles about restoring vision using folk methods, suggesting that they familiarize themselves with this material.

It must be said that such behavior is not entirely adequate. Thanks to cinema, television, and the media, we form strange myths about blind people. They themselves are depressing by this state of affairs. We will try to consider the most common incorrect statements about blindness.

Myths about blindness

People who see poorly also hear poorly. This myth leads to people trying to talk to a blind person loudly, while pronouncing the words clearly. But there is no need for this unless the person has obvious hearing problems. Nobody likes screaming, including people with poor eyesight.

People with poor vision develop superpowers. People like Daredevil are a fairytale character. It's impossible to be a blind superhero. But there is some truth in this myth. It's just that blind people are forced to rely more on other senses to obtain information about the outside world. This is why they develop a more acute sense of smell, touch and taste.

Blind people feel their faces to understand who they are talking to. This method of dating is considered the main one for blind people. In fact, the idea of feeling the faces of other people even for the blind themselves seems strange. These people are the same social norms, like all. They don't want their hands on a stranger's face. Many blind people believe that dating using this method does not provide complete and necessary information about a person’s appearance. Exceptions are allowed for close family members and romantic partners. Blind parents can use their hands to become familiar with the faces of their children, which is very important.

When talking to the blind, you should avoid the words “seek” or “see.” It is believed that these words may offend people with vision problems. In fact, you should take a simpler approach to the situation, most people don’t care. These words are freely used in communication by the blind themselves. So saying goodbye, “See you later,” is completely normal.

Blind people have no chance of finding a job. In the modern world there are many examples of how blind people achieve success. Richard Bernstein was blind from birth, but managed to become the Chief Justice of Michigan. Michael Calvo founded and heads Serotech, and Russell Shaffer is a senior manager of corporate affairs at Walmart. With the proper training and equipment, blind people can excel in many industries. In the West, blind people work as programmers, teachers, cooks, bartenders, marketers, social workers, actors and waiters, and open their own businesses. With us this is more difficult; blind people are trusted with mostly simple mechanical work. But gradually the situation is changing.

Blind people cannot see anything at all. Interestingly, most people who fall into the category of blind are not completely blind. They retain some elements of peripheral vision, and the picture of the world simply appears very blurry. Even those who cannot see anything at all often still react to shadows and determine light and darkness.

Blind people cannot take care of themselves or live independently. Being blind does not mean you stop living fully. You just have to learn to do some things differently. Blind people can take care of themselves, live on their income and even lead a full-time life. family life. There are special technologies for reading; a dog can help you navigate the city or travel. This will compensate for the lack of vision.

All blind people use a white cane. Among people with low vision, there is a fear of being judged by others if they use a white cane. Those who retain some of their vision may be accused of deception. As a result, semi-blind people do not use a cane, although it could really help them. And all so that others do not think badly of them. In this matter it is worth relying on facts. The American Foundation for the Blind estimates the number of people completely blind at 18%. This means that most people can see something depending on the position and light source, but they need help. And this is where a white cane comes in handy. With it, people with glaucoma or retinitis pigmentosa can identify objects using their peripheral vision to use or avoid them. People with cataracts or diabetic retinopathy may be able to use a cane to identify objects in their path or climb stairs. So, when you see a person with a cane, you should not rush to draw conclusions about his vision or despise him if it turns out that it is only partially absent.

All blind people have guide dogs. Guide dogs are great companions, but they are not for everyone. Some people don't want to take on the responsibility of caring for an animal, while others simply can't get along with a dog. Many guide dog owners are disappointed with the effect. People they meet are more interested in the amazing dog than in the person in need of help.

All blind people are looking for cures. It seems that all visually impaired people are constantly looking for a cure, so they need new recipes. But not everyone will appreciate such care. Many blind people, especially those who have lived in this condition most of their lives, do not think about any medicine. They have accepted this state of affairs and simply want to be treated with respect, like other members of society.

Incredible facts

According to the World Health Organization, in 2013 there were 39 million blind people on our planet.

These are the people who wake up every day and look at life without the help of their eyes.

In truth, every blind person has behind him amazing story, but there are such unique individuals with whom incredible things happen.

10. The Blind Film Critic

By it's nature film is a visual medium.

One might assume that an art form designed primarily for the eyes would not be of interest to a blind person, but not in this case.

Not only does Tommy Edison love watching movies, he also reviews them on YouTube. Although he was born blind, Edison always liked watching movies.

Since he started writing reviews three years ago, his videos have attracted hundreds of thousands of viewers.

Edison watches a lot of different films, from The Hunger Games to Reservoir Dogs, but his approach to cinema completely different from how ordinary moviegoers see him.

"I'm not distracted by pretty special effects and attractive people. I watch a movie to see the action.", he once said. Because he judges films only by what he hears, Edison is not attracted to blockbusters. Although he is a fan of Die Hard.

Even more exciting than his reviews is his second YouTube channel, where he answers interesting questions from his readers. For example, how does a blind person learn to smile, can blind people understand descriptions of flowers, and would Edison want to see if given the opportunity.

Edison's simple but profound personal thoughts provide amazing insight into the world of blind people.

9. The soldier who sees with his tongue

Craig Lundberg was a 24-year-old corporal serving in Bars, Iraq, when his life changed forever. In 2007, a young soldier was seriously injured, resulting in damage to his head, face and hands. Moreover, this accident left him completely blind.

Doctors were forced to remove his left eye, leaving his right eyeball, which also completely lost its function. Suddenly Craig found himself in complete darkness.

Lundberg took a course on how to live through action guide dogs, when the Department of Defense selected him to test their fantastic the latest technology entitled BrainPort.

After putting on a pair of dark glasses equipped with a video camera, images from the camera were converted into electrical impulses and sent to a special device located in Lundberg language.

Scientists are not entirely sure what exactly was at work in this case: the signals passed through the tongue, or through the visual cortex, or through the somatosensory cortex (the part of the brain that processes touch). In any case, Lundberg can now see, in a certain sense of the word.

At that time, the sensations from the device on the tongue, according to the soldier himself, were similar to lick the battery, Lundberg can "see" two-dimensional images. He was able to identify simple shapes without making unnecessary movements.

Even more surprising is the fact that he can see the letters, which gives him the opportunity to read. While the device is under further development, it promises to give Lundberg new life. At the same time, the soldier himself says that he will never get rid of his faithful guide dog.

8. The Explorer Who Conquered the South Pole

Former Royal Navy sailor Alan Lock always dreamed of becoming a submarine officer, but during his training he lost his vision in just six weeks due to rapid macular degeneration.

Locke looks at the world through "frosted glass with white spots." However, he did not allow such a small thing as blindness to drag his life downhill. Inspired by his disability, Lock decided conquer the world.

Between 2003 and 2012, he competed in 18 marathons, climbed Mount Elbrus and became the first blind person to swim across the Atlantic Ocean. However, unsatisfied with this list of achievements, Lock decided to try something else.

With the help of two sighted friends and a guide, the 31-year-old man set out from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole. Dragging 60 kilograms of cargo on a sled and battling freezing winds, Locke and his companions spent 39 days traveling 960 kilometers, eating dehydrated foods and pieces of butter along the way.

Not only that he became the first blind man to reach South Pole, he raised more than $25,000 to help charities that help blind people.

Blind People: Incredible Features

7. The blind woman who sees movement

In 2009, 29-year-old Milena Channing suffered a stroke that destroyed her primary visual cortex. It should have caused her to go completely blind, but Channing swore that she sees the rain dripping on the ground.

She saw a car whizzing past her house, she even sees her daughter running and playing. When doctors analyzed the woman's brain, they thought Milena was mistaken.

This is neurologically impossible for her.: to see something more than a big void. They believed that young Channing might have developed Charles Bonnet syndrome, in which blind people suffer from hallucinations.

Convinced that these flashes were real, Channing met with Gordon Dutton, the only doctor who believed her. A Glasgow ophthalmologist suspected that Channing was actually experiencing Riddoch's phenomenon, a strange syndrome that causes people to see only moving figures and nothing else.

To test his theory, the doctor sat in a rocking chair and moved back and forth while talking to Channing. Suddenly she saw his silhouette.

Five years after her stroke, a team of researchers confirmed that the part of Milena's brain that processes movement was intact. Instead of sending signals to the visual cortex, her eyes sent information to the part of the brain that interpreted movement.

Fortunately, with the help of Dr. Dutton, the woman gradually learned to see things more clearly. She still can't make out people's faces because the part of her brain responsible for it is beyond repair, but the fact that she can see anything at all is a miracle.

Blind artist

6. The Artist Who Can't See His Own Art

Esref Armagan was born in 1953 in Istanbul. However, he suffered serious injuries during childbirth. Not only was the family very poor, but his eyes couldn’t even be called eyes. One was the size of a small pea, and the second did not work at all.

Despite this, Armagan was a very curious baby. Wanting to explore the world, he began to touch everything he could get his hands on and eventually began to draw. Starting at the age of six, he went from butterflies and colored pencils to portraits and oil paints.

Working in complete silence, Armagan visualizes the image and then sketches it using a Braille stylus. He then checks the pencil sketch by examining it with his sensitive left hand.

After that, he uses his fingers and paint to draw windmill, villa and even Volvo.

In 2009, the Swedish car company hired Armagan to paint their new S60. Having explored the contours of the car with his fingers, he a quick fix painted an impressive picture. Considering a person's lack of vision from birth, it's fascinating.

Armagan's paintings have been exhibited in the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, the USA and China. He even appeared in an episode of the Discovery Channel's "Real Super People."

However, the strangest thing is that Armagan has a very unusual brain. Harvard scientists asked the Turk to make several sketches, while they recorded information using an MRI scanner.

The scientists were shocked by what they saw. Typically, the visual cortex of a blind person appears as a black spot when scanned. This is exactly what Armagan's bark looked like when he wasn't drawing, but as soon as he picked up a pencil and started creating, his visual cortex lit up like a Christmas tree.

It looked like he was an ordinary sighted person. Scientists are still trying to unravel the man’s mysterious brain, but for now he transfers everything that happens in his head to paper.

5The Man Who Hacked the Phone System

Joe Engressia was a very unusual guy. He was born blind in 1949 and loved playing with telephones, dialing random numbers and listening to voices. It was the only way a boy could entertain himself in the 1950s.

He was also one of those kids who really enjoyed whistling. The combination of these strange hobbies led Joe to penetrate the secret world of the telephone system.

Joe was eight years old when he made the call and started whistling, but then the recording suddenly stopped. He tried again and realized that whenever the whistle reached 2600 Hz, the message was interrupted.

Thanks to his singing abilities, he was able to fool the system, which "believed" that Joe was the operator. His possibilities were essentially limitless. He could make free long-distance calls or communicate with several people simultaneously on a conference call.

In the end, he was so well "trained" that sent a challenge to himself across the whole world, and received it on a separate receiver.

Obviously, his actions were illegal, so Engressia was arrested twice. Later he found himself at the very center of a strange subculture. As it turns out, Joe wasn't the only one hacking into phone lines.

In the 1970s, "phreaking" (the name given to what Joe and his ilk did) was everywhere, and Engressia became one of the leaders of this activity.

Some of the tech-savvy phreaking offspring like Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, let's move on. Engressia, however, was not so lucky.

Despite the fact that he had an IQ of 172, his unsettled home life, as well as sexual abuse by a teacher as a child, completely unsettled him. In his later life, Engressia changed his last name to Joybubbles and insisted that he is only 5 years old.

Joybubbles collected toys, talked to imaginary friends, and lived under the care of a welfare organization. Sadly, Joe died in 2007, leaving behind an impressive but depressing legacy.

4The Man Who Created Cruise Control

Anyone who drives a car has Ralph Teetor to thank. In the 1940s, he invented one of the most useful features in a car - Cruise control. This is impressive considering that Ralph became blind at the age of five.

He lost his sight during an accident, however, this did not stop him from inventing and making things.

In fact, being blind even gave him an advantage that many inventors lack. Not only could he concentrate better on his tasks, he was also not limited by what his eyes told him.

He was free to create what his mind saw, and he created quite a few interesting things in his time. In 1902, a 12-year-old inventor built a car from scrap materials.

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1912, he developed a new type of fishing rod and reel, a locking mechanism, and also discovered a method for balancing steam turbine rotors in destroyer torpedo boats.

Eventually, he opened his own corporation, which specialized in piston rings. However, his greatest achievement came during World War II when he was driving a car driven by his lawyer.

As the story goes, the lawyer could not speak and drive at the same time. Whenever he started talking, the car started moving jerkily. Then he stopped and pressed the gas. This kind of driving quickly made the blind passenger feel sick.

Frustrated with his friend's inability to drive, Titor came up with the concept of cruise control. Ten years later he decided to patent his invention, and soon after this feature appeared on Chrysler vehicles.

Today, almost every car on the road is equipped with this feature, all thanks to a blind inventor and a bad driver.

Life of blind people

Have you ever heard of Laura Bridgman? There was a time when she was the most famous person on the planet. Born in 1829, Bridgman lost four of her five senses at the age of two after suffering from scarlet fever.

Left with only the sense of touch, the young girl graduated from the Peterson Institute in Boston, whose manager was Samuel Gridley Howe. At his core, he was an unpleasant person, but Laura’s case struck him very much, so when the baby was seven years old, he decided to teach Laura how to communicate with the outside world.

Bridgman learned to form letters using her fingers, making contact with the palm of her “interlocutor,” slowly creating words and sentences. She also learned to read by feeling the raised letters with her fingers.

Thanks to the hard work she put in, as well as Howe's constant reports, Bridgman became a celebrity. Thousands of fans came to her, asking for an autograph and a lock of hair.

On weekdays at 17:30, watch new episodes of the “Blind” project on TV-3. New stories await you from the life of a blind witch who comes to the aid of desperate people every day. Baba Nina lives in the wilderness of the village, but this did not stop her from making millions of people all over Russia fall in love with her. And this is not surprising, because very often people deprived of some physical capabilities - for example, deprived of vision - have a unique gift or unusual abilities.

The World Health Association estimates that there are approximately 280 million visually impaired people in the world, 40 million of whom are blind. We offer you a selection amazing facts from the lives of blind people who will make you look at their world with different eyes!

FACT #1: PLAYBOY IS FOR THE BLIND

Since 1970, the American National Library Service has published Playboy magazine in braille. True, it only includes articles from the original magazine, not pictures.

FACT #2: BLIND PEOPLE MAKE PENS FOR THE US GOVERNMENT

The US government only uses Skilcraft pens, which are hand-assembled by blind people.

FACT #3: A GREAT BLIND MUSICIAN HELPED THE DEAF

Famous blind musician Ray Charles founded a foundation to help people with hearing loss. When he was asked why hearing and not sight, he replied that music saved his life, and he does not know how he would live if he could not hear it.

FACT #4: THE MOST POPULAR WAX CRAYONS ARE MADE BY COLOR Blind People

About 2 billion wax crayons from the famous company Crayola were produced before their creator, Emerson Moser, admitted that he had color blindness, a type of color blindness.

FACT #5: THE BLIND GUIDED PEOPLE THROUGH THE DESERT

Blind guides were in great demand by caravans in the Sahara - they found the path among the dunes by the smell of camels.

FACT #6: BLIND PEOPLE PAY FOR DISCOUNTED TV IN THE UK

In the UK you have to pay to own a TV: if you have a TV, you have to pay tax, even if no one watches it. Even blind people pay, but they have a 50% discount on their television license.

FACT #7: A BLIND GUY BECAME A HACKER

19-year-old blind Matthew Weigman was arrested for hacking. Using his supersensitive hearing, he hacked phones and called the police special forces, sending them to the addresses of people he didn't like.

FACT #8: BLIND PEOPLE CAN MOVE AROUND THE CITY SAFELY

In some countries, they make special tactile sidewalks that blind people can feel with a cane and use to move around. Such sidewalks are especially effective near intersections and subways.

Relief dot tactile font, known as Braille, is designed for reading by blind and visually impaired people. It was designed by Louis Braille at the request of Napoleon Bonaparte. Initially, with its help, French soldiers could transmit and read secret messages in complete darkness.

FACT No. 10: BLIND PEOPLE ORIENTATE IN THE MOSCOW METRO

On radial lines of the Moscow metro, when moving towards the center, stations are announced by male voices, and when moving from the center - by female voices. On the Circle Line, male voices announce stations when moving clockwise, and female voices when moving clockwise. reverse side. This is done so that the blind can navigate the subway normally.

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With this article I open a series of articles about achievements ordinary people who are among us. They are the same as us, they have the same desires and opportunities, they set the same goals for themselves.

Only to achieve them they need to make a little more effort, it’s a little more difficult to overcome themselves, it’s a little more difficult to prove their right to.

And when it’s hard for me, when I give up and it seems that the movement towards the goal has stopped or even turned back, I remember these stories, these people, I feel ashamed of my weaknesses and I move forward further.

I hope they will help you overcome difficulties on the path to your personal success and give you a boost of energy.

A loved one told me this story, coming one day after a lecture with great enthusiasm. We were sitting at a lecture in the library for the blind, he said, the lecturers replaced one another.

It was very interesting. Among the lecturers, a young man in a neat, elegant suit was waiting to speak. He didn’t stand out among the others in any way and we didn’t pay any attention to him at all, but then it was his turn.

He stood up and confidently walked to his place in front of the audience and told us what the possibilities were modern technologies exist for blind and visually impaired people, and specifically about opportunities in the Internet. At the same time, he actively and deftly showed how his own personal gadgets work.

Then he had to show how a desktop computer works. He walked into another room and confidently sat down at the computer and very quickly, sliding the fingers of his right and left hands over the keys, walked through various sites, showing us Internet resources for the blind.

How blind people live. Blindness is not a hindrance to success

Our surprise was great when we realized that Sasha was the name young man, he himself is completely blind, that is, he does not see anything. He doesn’t even sense light, that is, he can’t approach the window based on the light source, only by hearing and with the help of a cane.

What does a blind person see? Try it, blindfold your eyes with a thick cloth, and you will understand how a blind person feels. Black haze.

Somewhere in Europe there is a restaurant where people sit and try to eat in complete darkness.They say few people survive until the end of the meal, but Sasha lives like this all the time.

We were shocked how he walked alone, without the help of other people. Our surprise became even greater when we learned that he lives very close, at the other end of our city of a million people, and every day he travels from home to work with two transfers.

How he does this is beyond my comprehension. We were just complaining to each other about how hard it was for us to get to the lecture venue in the cold, how slippery it was, how hard it was to walk over the snowdrifts after an overnight snowfall.

How could he, a blind man, overcome all this? Our complaints now seemed ridiculous to us. Everyone became quiet and began to listen to Sasha’s story with respect.

Life of blind people. The story of a blind guy

Sasha went blind at the age of 12, after an absurd accident when he was playing with firecrackers with other boys. An explosion occurred and Sasha received severe burns to both eyes.

Along with his vision, he lost two fingers on his right hand. The question arose of how to live further. Together with his parents, he decided not to give up, but to become educated person and take advantage of all the opportunities of modern civilization.

“Yes,” says Sasha himself, it was very difficult. At first, I was completely attached to my parents. They met and escorted me to and from school.

But by the age of 16, I realized that if this continues, then I will remain attached to someone, will not be able to live my own life, become independent and will not achieve success.

I set myself , achieve everything that ordinary people want to achieve and help other blind people achieve their goal. I decided to start with the simplest goal for all other children, but very difficult for me - to become a person free in my movements.

And one day, getting up early in the morning, while my parents were still not up, I quietly got ready and went to school on my own, which I had never done before. As it turned out later, my mother heard everything, but, understanding my idea, she made an effort and did not stop me.

She was just watching me from the window. This was also a victory for her, because it is very difficult to let go of your partner in such a situation. loved one, understand and give him the opportunity to go towards his goal in achieving success.

Without disturbing me, my mother supported me in difficult times.”

In front of Alexander there was a picture, like a photo, of what he would like to achieve and he decided to go to this picture, to this happy photo. Blind people dream differently than sighted people; their dreams seem worthless to healthy people.

And for them, just walking down the street is akin to a feat.

Strength of will. Life of a disabled person and life with a disabled person

Sasha reached school. This was his first small victory, his personal success, the first step in his long and complex ladder of success.

But I wasn’t going to stop there, Sasha continues, I’ve always been fascinated by computer technology. I spent a lot of time at the computer while I was sighted.

And I went to college information technologies and finished it. Became the chief IT technology specialist in a library for the blind. I also work on the Internet, using its enormous capabilities.

Recently I got my wife involved in this. By the way, she has a webinar this evening, he admits. In general, she is a massage therapist, but she does not work in her specialty yet and I attracted her to .

Very comfortably. She sits at home, but does not turn into a housewife, but works and feels confident. Well, that’s the answer, we thought, probably his wife is helping him after all. But, to our greatest surprise, it turned out that the wife is also blind and they live separately from their parents.

By the way, we earned money for the apartment ourselves and bought it. They also recently had a child. He is sighted, and of course, his parents will do everything to make him successful.

And how could it be otherwise when such parents are in front of your eyes? This is such a family, such a path to success.

So, friends, nothing is impossible. If you want something, set goals, one after another. Build your own . Go to them without giving up. Use all your capabilities 100%.

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