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The most visually challenging stretch on the Kalalau Trail on the island of Kauai. It is not as dangerous as it appears; If you slip, you would most likely just fall on your butt and stop. There are many other places along this trail which have the illusion of looking less dangerous, however, one slip in those areas and you will slide/fall to your death. -The humble opinion of a Na Pali Coast goat hunter.
22-year-old Azer Ćatović was born in Mostar, and has been living here for 14 years. Azer grew up with a sight defect, but by secondary school, he had become fully independent thanks to his education.
As he awaits the start of the second academic year, he spends his summer break doing running training sessions, reading, and taking walks. He does most of his running sessions on a treadmill in the fitness hall of the Center for Blind and Visually Impaired Children and Youth.
The centre was recently renovated by UNDP and offers full time support in learning and other skills like mobility, self-care, and sight exercises for the visually impaired, use of teaching aids, playing games, going out to town and attending events.
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Photos: Sulejman Omerbašić/ UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal, Lisboa. Visually handicapped residents of the Convento dos Cardais have a good time in the São Bento swimming pool. 05 March 2008. Photography by Ernst Schade
Visually I get a big kick out of mixing people with machines, and wanted to draw a non-conventional method of movement for a double-hip amputee.
Graphite on paper (2 hours) and colored in Adobe Photoshop (9 hours).
Angkor Wat is visually, architecturally and artistically breathtaking. It is a massive three-tiered pyramid crowned by five lotus-like towers rising 65 meters from ground level. Angkor Wat is the centerpiece of any visit to the temples of Angkor.
At the apex of Khmer political and military dominance in the region, Suryavarman II constructed Angkor Wat in the form of a massive 'temple-mountain' dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu. It served as his state temple, though the temple’s uncommon westward orientation has led some to suggest that it was constructed as Suryavarman II’s funerary temple. Other temples of the same style and period include Thommanon, Banteay Samre, Wat Atwea and Beng Melea, which may have served as a prototype to Angkor Wat.
Angkor Wat is surrounded by a moat and an exterior wall measuring 1300 meters x 1500 meters. The temple itself is 1 km square and consists of three levels surmounted by a central tower. The walls of the temple are covered inside and out with bas-reliefs and carvings. Nearly 2000 distinctively rendered apsara carvings adorn the walls throughout the temple and represent some of the finest examples of apsara carvings in Angkorian era art. But it is the exterior walls of the lower level that display the most extraordinary bas-reliefs, depicting stories and characters from Hindu mythology and the historical wars of Suryavarman II. It is in the viewing of the bas-reliefs that a tour guide can be very helpful.
The northern reflecting pool in front is the most popular sunrise location. For sunrise, arrive very early, well before sunrise begins. The sun will rise behind Angkor Wat providing a silhouette of Angkor’s distinctively shaped towers against a colored sunrise sky. Some of the best colors appear just before the sun breaks over the horizon.
The visual impact of Angkor Wat, particularly on one's first visit, is awesome. As you pass through the outer gate and get your first glimpse, its size and architecture make it appear two dimensional, like a giant postcard photo against the sky. After you cross through the gate and approach the temple along the walkway it slowly gains depth and complexity. To maximize this effect you should make your first visit in optimal lighting conditions, i.e. after 2:00PM. Do not make your first visit to Angkor Wat in the morning when the backlighting obscures the view.
The first level of is the most artistically interesting. Most visitors begin their exploration with the bas-reliefs that cover the exterior wall of the first level, following the bas-reliefs counterclockwise around the temple. Bas-relief highlights include the mythological Battle of Kuru on the west wall; the historical march of the army of Suryavarman II, builder of Angkor Wat, against the Cham, followed by scenes from Heaven and Hell on the south wall; and the classic ‘Churning of the Ocean Milk’ on the east wall.
The temple interior is not as densely carved as the first level exterior, but still sports hundreds of fine carvings of apsaras and scenes from Hindu mythology. A guide can be quite helpful in explaining the stories of the various chambers, statues and architectural forms to be found in the interior. At the upper-most of your tour of the temple, the central tower on the third level houses four Buddha images, each facing a different cardinal point, highlighting the fact that though Angkor Wat was constructed as a Hindu temple, it has served as a Buddhist temple since Buddhism became Cambodia’s dominant religion in the 14th century. Some say that it is good luck to pay homage to all four Buddha images before departing Angkor.
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The Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired (DVI) partnered with the Wilmington Police Department in February to provide visual impairment sensitivity training for about 65 police officers at the Walnut Street precinct. Activities included hearing from Patti Addison and Frederick Noesner, who have visual impairments, and being blindfolding and provided with a white cane and sighted guide in order to navigate the halls, stairs, and the outside front area of the Justice of the Peace Courthouse in Wilmington. With the success of the training, conducted by DVI certified orientation & mobility therapists Heather Dougherty and Maria Lepore-Stevens, additional training dates have been scheduled for March.
There's nothing particularly visually interesting about this hotel in Philadelphia. However, I had a interesting stay here over a bitterly cold Presidents Day weekend in 1996.
A few months earlier I had great stay at a boutique hotel in San Francisco. It was the first time I had stayed at a boutique hotel so I made a reservation at this place, which I think was called the Walnut Street Hotel, because it advertised itself as a "boutique" hotel.
An indifferent college student checked me in at the front desk and I headed to my room. I dropped my luggage off and went out for dinner. When I came back I noticed that it was kind of chilly in the room. At the time I had a little thermometer zipper pull on my suitcase and it was not only kind of chilly it was all of 54 degrees.
I went downstairs to complain to the indifferent college student. He remained indifferent, saying the heat was not working and wouldn't be fixed until the next day.
He did give me an extra blanket though. The extra blanket was the most threadbare blanket I'd ever seen. I put it on my bed, along with all the towels and my parka and, wearing my clothes, I managed to sleep most of the night.
I spent the next day working at the convention center. When I got back to my room that evening it was no longer 54 degrees. Quite the opposite as it was 94 degrees! Opening a window made the room livable and I didn't dare complain for fear that they would turn the heat off.
In addition to the heat and cold problem there was the bathroom, specifically the toilet. The toilet was set off from the shower in this little alcove. The alcove was narrow and wedge-shaped. It was so narrow that my shoulders touched the walls when I sat down and to sit down I literally had to take my pants off beforehand and back into the space. TMI!
To end this story on a good note the hotel television had a Drexel University cable channel that was showing some pretty obscure stuff. One movie was "My New Advisor" by a guy named Jim Bihari, who was an Ohio State University student at the time. It is a feature length movie made for a few thousand dollars about a graduate student and his new advisor going to a conference, mainly by driving back and forth on rural central Ohio roads. It was really funny and had a great soundtrack. I haven't seen it since that stay but I just noticed the whole thing is on YouTube.
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Since light travels faster than sound,
people appear bright until you hear them speak -osman-
Location: Klang
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Seattle's library for the visually impaired is a stunning example of Streamline Moderne - oh, the irony.
First time doing a ghost hunt with "Ghost Hunts USA" at the Sheboygan County Insane Asylum , I caught this in the tunnels. I am still a skeptic but this I cannot explain because there was nobody around for 10 minutes. Five minutes before hand, I caught a ghostly figure leaning against the door in the foreground. Went back a week later with "Fox Valley Ghost Hunters" and when in the same area, we had a voice box and I asked a question 'You know I caught you with my camera, did you mean to get caught?" Out of the 9 questions that were asked, mine had the only response: "HELL NO". I didn't catch anything else the rest of the night. Never did visually or hear anything, only caught on camera.
Item on display at the “Multisensory Exhibition for the Blind and Visually Impaired Persons” that shows how visually impaired persons experience artwork via tactile plates and audio guides.
Curated by art historian and art educator Nataša Jovičić and the Modern Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia, the exhibition also sensitizes others to how people living with limited vision experience the world.
The exhibition was held on the sidelines of the Assemblies of WIPO Member States, which met from September 24 to October 2, 2018. WIPO co-organized the event with the government of Croatia.
Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Violaine Martin. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License.
**Visually Describe a movie still (not a moving picture), like 1 frame of a movie and include these words: cybergoth::5 marvel character::4 battle-droid 80's style::6 SciFi::6 Dramatic::5 space::4 syd mead::3 highly detailed scifi movie still::7 --ar 16:9 --v 5.2 --w 3 --style raw** - Image #4 <@477744869264195594>
Neha, a 13-year-old Indian visually impaired girl, smiles, as her face filled with colour, during the celebration of India’s colour festival, “Holi”. Holi festival, that have spiritual, historic and traditional values for Hindus.The festival's preamble begins on the night of the full moon. Bonfires are lit on street corners to cleanse the air of evil spirits and bad vibes, and to symbolize the destruction of the wicked Holika, for whom the festival was named. The following morning, the streets fill with people running, shouting, giggling and splashing. Marijuana-based bhang and thandai add to the uninhibited atmosphere.
A visually erratic Snow geese in flight video, taken at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The geese lifted off and resettled after a bald eagle flew over.
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Visually stunning, anthropologically profound, exotic and remote. Especially still the latter in 1993.
"與立法會議員暢談"—立法會綜合大樓午間音樂表演（表演學校：心光盲人院暨學校）
"与立法会议员畅谈"—立法会综合大楼午间音乐表演（表演学校：心光盲人院暨学校）
"Meeting with Members"—music performance at the Legislative Council Complex (Performing school: Ebenezer School and Home for the Visually Impaired) (2017.10.20)
A visually stunning cross between a panino and a savoury tart, made from hollowed round bread and filled with a plethora of different colours and tastes including artichokes, sundried tomato, mozzarella, chargrilled mushroooms, basil pesto and cipolline borrettane.
Visually styled after a generic sedan, no make and model in particular. Seats three.
More details on Brickshelf: www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=404587
The South Carolina State Library is pleased to host a free workshop on the Great American Eclipse 2017. This interactive and hands on training is specifically designed for visually impaired individuals and those who work with visually impaired populations, including special education teachers, early childhood specialists, teacher aides, paraprofessionals, tutors, counselors, and those in higher education.
Join us on July 26 to learn more about the historical event taking place on August 21, 2017 as a total solar eclipse sweeps across the entire United States, from Oregon to South Carolina.
Attendees will gain knowledge on the uniqueness of this eclipse, why eclipses occur, cultural connections, history, and safe viewing techniques. Discussion topics include NASA, solar systems, gravity, distance and scale, and geometry. All participants will receive a tactile book, digital materials and training resources. This workshop is free, however, registration is required to ensure seat availability.
The workshop instructors are Cynthia Hall, from the Lowcountry Hall of Science and Math (LHSM) and Dr. Cassandra Runyon, from the SC NASA Space Grant Consortium. This workshop is specifically designed for visually impaired individuals and professionals who work with this population and is designed as an educational program based in science, specifically astronomy and geology. Mariah, a visually impaired student at the College of Charleston, is also assisting with this workshop. Service dogs are welcome!
Cynthia Hall serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Geology and is Director of the Lowcountry Hall of Science and Math, the education arm of the School of Science and Math at the College of Charleston. She teaches courses in Environmental Geology, Earth System Science for Teachers, and Marine and Coastal Science for Teachers. Through the Hall, she serves as a critical bridge between science and math faculty and educators in the region, as well as, develops and implements STEM professional development opportunities for educators and designs and develops curricula using effective pedagogical strategies and focusing on STEM-related content.
Dr. Cassandra Runyon is Director of South Carolina NASA Space Grant Consortium and Associate Professor at the College of Charleston in the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences specializing in Remote Sensing, GIS, Geomorphology, and Planetary Geology.Dr. Cassandra Runyon is Director of South Carolina NASA Space Grant Consortium and Associate Professor at the College of Charleston in the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences specializing in Remote Sensing, GIS, Geomorphology, and Planetary Geology.
Date:
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Time:
9:00AM - 1:00PM
Campus:
South Carolina State Library
Location:
Learning Lab
little larger for the visually impared and old gits: www.flickr.com/photos/asboluv/4312967519/sizes/l/
Grafik Warfare @ Graffik Gallery
Under the title of ‘HAZARDOUS WASTE’ the artists will transform the gallery space into a toxic waste dump incorporating artwork from all artists in the crew including original canvas pieces, limited edition prints, black book sketches as well as boundary pushing mediums and installations typically associated with this unique crew. Graffik London is delighted to be hosting this exhibition for such a promising collective of graffiti artists. The show will
run from February 26th until February 28th with the buyers’ night on the February 25th (invite only)
Snub23 www.flickr.com/photos/snub/
Defacto www.flickr.com/photos/ashab23/
Hutch www.flickr.com/photos/streetkonst/
Isthisyou? www.flickr.com/photos/isthisyou/
FarkFK www.flickr.com/photos/farkfk/
Mishfit www.flickr.com/photos/mishfit
Foundry www.flickr.com/photos/foundry5
DeLarge www.flickr.com/photos/delarge
Sinna www.flickr.com/photos/sinna1/
Germ www.flickr.com/photos/germ/
The Lover www.flickr.com/photos/streetpunks/
OrticaNoodles www.flickr.com/photos/orticanoodles/
LukeDaDuke www.flickr.com/photos/lukedaduke/
Orco www.flickr.com/photos/mynameisneale
Farm www.flickr.com/photos/farm_csk/
Asboluv www.flickr.com/photos/asboluv/
Leeks www.flickr.com/photos/observatoryleak/
Stickee www.flickr.com/photos/stickee/
Eyesaw www.flickr.com/photos/eye-saw/
Dan K www.flickr.com/photos/dankitchener/
M Squires www.flickr.com/photos/msquires/
Limbo www.flickr.com/photos/welcome-to-limbo/
Avian Security www.flickr.com/photos/jeepers/
Mono www.flickr.com/photos/lord_breakfast/
14BOLT www.flickr.com/photos/14bolt
To complete the Library of Congress - National Library Service project from earlier this year, we created this tactile floor plan map in partnership with LightHouse for the Blind - San Francisco Bay Area. LightHouse created the 3D print map on acrylic, and we fabricated the custom freestanding table display in house. This map will replace an outdated sign in their main lobby, and will be used to direct visually impaired visitors in Washington DC.
2/90 Sign Systems
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA
Visualization has the power to reaveal things that are hidden and generate new insights.
Theyrule is a perfect example. It allows you to visually map the kieretsu-like relationships between board members of major publicly-traded companies.
I used theyrule to make the map above, which shows how the boards of Microsoft and Xerox are connected via General Electric.
The data was collected from company websites and SEC filings in early 2004, so it may not be completely accurate - companies merge and disappear and directors shift boards.
"Thomas can't see colours, but he can hear them and smell them and touch them and taste them."
"Red is sour like unripe strawberries and as sweet as watermelon. It hurts when he finds it on his scraped knee."
(from: The Black Book of Colours by Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria)
I ordered this book last week and it arrived yesterday. It's a very special book. It's called "The Black Book of Colours" and it's completely black, but it's about colours - about the way blind people experince colours. The book is written in Braille and it has black illustrations that you have to explore by touch. Of course, there's the white text for people to read, too, and the illustrations are visible, as well. The book connects the world of the blind and the world of the sighted people. It's fantastic! I just wish there were more such books available!
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Submitted by: Albino Mahumana
Country: Mozambique
Organisation: Dossiers &facto news leter
Category: Professional
Caption: visually impaired learning ornamentation, in the background other visually impaired people singing on the left side people enjoying items made by disabled visuais.Maputo-Mozambique
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Photo uploaded from the #StrongerTogether Photo Competition website (photocomp.iapb.org)
The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament is the brainchild of several employees of the Iowa City VA Medical Center, along with two visually impaired Iowa Veterans. These visionaries created the TEE Tournament, an acronym standing for TRAINING, EXPOSURE and EXPERIENCE. In 2008, it became one of VA's six national rehabilitation programs for Veterans. The event expanded to include not only blind Veterans, but amputees, wheelchairbound Veterans, and those with other life changing disabilities. It takes place each year in Iowa City.
Visually distilling what a family get-together can look like, for me.
Canon 5D Classic + Canon EF 50mm F1.8 v1
On October 15, blind and visually impaired students took to the streets to raise awareness of pedestrian safety.
On October 15, blind and visually impaired students took to the streets to raise awareness of pedestrian safety.
The South Carolina State Library is pleased to host a free workshop on the Great American Eclipse 2017. This interactive and hands on training is specifically designed for visually impaired individuals and those who work with visually impaired populations, including special education teachers, early childhood specialists, teacher aides, paraprofessionals, tutors, counselors, and those in higher education.
Join us on July 26 to learn more about the historical event taking place on August 21, 2017 as a total solar eclipse sweeps across the entire United States, from Oregon to South Carolina.
Attendees will gain knowledge on the uniqueness of this eclipse, why eclipses occur, cultural connections, history, and safe viewing techniques. Discussion topics include NASA, solar systems, gravity, distance and scale, and geometry. All participants will receive a tactile book, digital materials and training resources. This workshop is free, however, registration is required to ensure seat availability.
The workshop instructors are Cynthia Hall, from the Lowcountry Hall of Science and Math (LHSM) and Dr. Cassandra Runyon, from the SC NASA Space Grant Consortium. This workshop is specifically designed for visually impaired individuals and professionals who work with this population and is designed as an educational program based in science, specifically astronomy and geology. Mariah, a visually impaired student at the College of Charleston, is also assisting with this workshop. Service dogs are welcome!
Cynthia Hall serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Geology and is Director of the Lowcountry Hall of Science and Math, the education arm of the School of Science and Math at the College of Charleston. She teaches courses in Environmental Geology, Earth System Science for Teachers, and Marine and Coastal Science for Teachers. Through the Hall, she serves as a critical bridge between science and math faculty and educators in the region, as well as, develops and implements STEM professional development opportunities for educators and designs and develops curricula using effective pedagogical strategies and focusing on STEM-related content.
Dr. Cassandra Runyon is Director of South Carolina NASA Space Grant Consortium and Associate Professor at the College of Charleston in the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences specializing in Remote Sensing, GIS, Geomorphology, and Planetary Geology.Dr. Cassandra Runyon is Director of South Carolina NASA Space Grant Consortium and Associate Professor at the College of Charleston in the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences specializing in Remote Sensing, GIS, Geomorphology, and Planetary Geology.
Date:
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Time:
9:00AM - 1:00PM
Campus:
South Carolina State Library
Location:
Learning Lab
The South Carolina State Library is pleased to host a free workshop on the Great American Eclipse 2017. This interactive and hands on training is specifically designed for visually impaired individuals and those who work with visually impaired populations, including special education teachers, early childhood specialists, teacher aides, paraprofessionals, tutors, counselors, and those in higher education.
Join us on July 26 to learn more about the historical event taking place on August 21, 2017 as a total solar eclipse sweeps across the entire United States, from Oregon to South Carolina.
Attendees will gain knowledge on the uniqueness of this eclipse, why eclipses occur, cultural connections, history, and safe viewing techniques. Discussion topics include NASA, solar systems, gravity, distance and scale, and geometry. All participants will receive a tactile book, digital materials and training resources. This workshop is free, however, registration is required to ensure seat availability.
The workshop instructors are Cynthia Hall, from the Lowcountry Hall of Science and Math (LHSM) and Dr. Cassandra Runyon, from the SC NASA Space Grant Consortium. This workshop is specifically designed for visually impaired individuals and professionals who work with this population and is designed as an educational program based in science, specifically astronomy and geology. Mariah, a visually impaired student at the College of Charleston, is also assisting with this workshop. Service dogs are welcome!
Cynthia Hall serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Geology and is Director of the Lowcountry Hall of Science and Math, the education arm of the School of Science and Math at the College of Charleston. She teaches courses in Environmental Geology, Earth System Science for Teachers, and Marine and Coastal Science for Teachers. Through the Hall, she serves as a critical bridge between science and math faculty and educators in the region, as well as, develops and implements STEM professional development opportunities for educators and designs and develops curricula using effective pedagogical strategies and focusing on STEM-related content.
Dr. Cassandra Runyon is Director of South Carolina NASA Space Grant Consortium and Associate Professor at the College of Charleston in the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences specializing in Remote Sensing, GIS, Geomorphology, and Planetary Geology.Dr. Cassandra Runyon is Director of South Carolina NASA Space Grant Consortium and Associate Professor at the College of Charleston in the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences specializing in Remote Sensing, GIS, Geomorphology, and Planetary Geology.
Date:
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Time:
9:00AM - 1:00PM
Campus:
South Carolina State Library
Location:
Learning Lab
Mayor Eric Adams tours the headquarters of the Lighthouse Guild to learn about their suite of services for people who are visually impaired. West 64th St, Manhattan. Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
When I started my South Bay project there were no eastern reaches of Mt. Eden Creek, the creek itself having been truncated by salt pond impoundments. Tidal flow ended near the historical site of Eden Landing. As the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (ELER) project progressed into Phase I, plans were made to reconnect areas of the former Baumberg Salt Plant, once the eastern end of Mt. Eden Creek, to tidal flow. These were to become the Mt. Eden Creek Marsh and Mt. Eden Creek Muted Marsh. In 2008, a tidal flow was restored to the area by the removal of a dike that paralleled the current day bridge at the Eden Landing Kayak Launch dock.
Just a year earlier, tidal flow was restored via Old Alameda Creek and North Creek to the former southern complex of Baumberg crystallizer beds. This area, just west of the Eden Shores housing development, was named North Creek Marsh. The marsh nomenclature was apt for the northern reaches of the area as it does now sport marsh vegetation. The southern portion has remained a visually intriguing mudflat.
These new tidal areas in ELER’s Phase I are interesting to track as they progress from the dusty, barren plains of disused salt works to established marsh and mudflat. Every year shows a bit of progress.
I am taking these documentary photographs under a Special Use Permit from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife. Kite flying is prohibited over the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve without a Special Use Permit.
"與立法會議員暢談"—立法會綜合大樓午間音樂表演（表演學校：心光盲人院暨學校）
"与立法会议员畅谈"—立法会综合大楼午间音乐表演（表演学校：心光盲人院暨学校）
"Meeting with Members"—music performance at the Legislative Council Complex (Performing school: Ebenezer School and Home for the Visually Impaired) (2017.10.20)
Submitted by: Bruce Redman
Country: Australia
Organisation: Brien Holden Vision Institute
Category: Professional
Caption: A visually impaired Ugandan baby girl is tested at a hospital screening project.
Photo uploaded from the #VisionFirst! Photo Competition (photocomp.iapb.org) held for World Sight Day 2019
The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament is the brainchild of several employees of the Iowa City VA Medical Center, along with two visually impaired Iowa Veterans. These visionaries created the TEE Tournament, an acronym standing for TRAINING, EXPOSURE and EXPERIENCE. In 2008, it became one of six VA national rehabilitation programs for Veterans. The event expanded to include not only blind Veterans, but amputees, wheelchairbound Veterans, and those with other life changing disabilities. It takes place each year in Iowa City.