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Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2016, the Virginia Commission for the Blind building is significant for its architecture and association with Lucian Louis Watts for his work in the areas of Health/Medicine and Social Welfare. The building was designed by prominent Richmond architects J. Binford Walford and O. Pendleton Wright of Walford & Wright, Architect. The building served for some 40 years as the principal administrative offices for statewide services for the blind, as well as provided vocational training, an ophthalmological clinic, and a regional Braille and “talking machine books” libraries. The success of the school would not have been attainable without its significant associated with Lucian Louis Watts. Watts’ efforts and achievements in his life were addressing the social welfare of the blind population of the Commonwealth. Watts was acknowledged as a leader in demonstrating the ability of a state agency to deliver a wide range of services to blind adults and children. Watts was involved in the founding of state and national organizations for the blind, namely, the Virginia Association of Workers for the Blind (now Virginia Industries for the Blind), the Virginia Commission for the Blind (now the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired), and the American Foundation for the Blind. His work influenced educational and training opportunities for blind Virginians for more than 30 years, and his legacy has continued to the present day.
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Marilyn Rushton, a well-known Burnaby citizen, is awarded with the province’s newest honour, the Medal of Good Citizenship.
Rushton is honoured for her for inspirational life of service to the visually impaired community, her contributions to families with blind and visually impaired children, and her energetic support for the musical community.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016IGR0025-001407
BERLIN, CHARLOTTENBURG, GERMANY - 2021 NOVEMBER 30, Beijing 2022 Qualification Tournament, Second Game, Slovakia vs Norway, im Bild The Man of the Match Team Slovakia, Peter Kascak (27, Slovakia)
Photo by: Joachim Sielski/DBS
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BERLIN, CHARLOTTENBURG, GERMANY - 2021 NOVEMBER 30, Beijing 2022 Qualification Tournament, First Game, Italy vs Japan, im Bild The Team of Japan before the Game
Photo by: Joachim Sielski/DBS
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Disability Sports Events, Stanley Park Stadium, Blackpool. 4/7/09
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I'm having great fun creating things with my Braille slate and stylus :-)
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A couple of weeks ago I ordered two new books: a novel and a children's story. You might think that ordering some new books is nothing special. Well, it is pretty special if the books are in Braille. There are several reasons for this. First of all, Braille books are hard to get. You can't buy them in every bookshop, you can only order them either directly from Braille printers' or from some special online stores. Secondly, Braille books are very expensive. It costs more to print them, so the end price is much higher than for regular books, too. Finally, Braille books are LARGE - and I mean REALLY LARGE. The novel, for example, comes in 5 volumes (= 5 books), each larger than a standard A4 format - and that's in double-side-page printing (single-page printing would take 10 volumes!!!) And, no, it's not a really long novel, but just a Braille transcript of a regular paperback novel with 384 pages. My Braille novel therefore came as a separate package in its very own box!
Well, that's my new reading material for December :-)
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Marilyn Rushton, a well-known Burnaby citizen, is awarded with the province’s newest honour, the Medal of Good Citizenship.
Rushton is honoured for her for inspirational life of service to the visually impaired community, her contributions to families with blind and visually impaired children, and her energetic support for the musical community.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016IGR0025-001407
# in explore on July 13, 2007 #
this is not a typical chess board for everyone.. it is different ... this board has to be felt by touch... and then imagine and find opponent's position and then think of your next move and put that into the right place...
Do you think it is easy ? well for them, chadrasekhar or subbu , it is pretty easy... they are visually impaired but they are the most hardest players amongst all ...
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Last time I posted a photo of how I use Flickr despite visual impairment. You probably thought that the 800% magnification was HUGE. Well, it might seem huge to you, but that doesn't make it any less difficult to use for me. The truth is that a computer screen can be very difficult to use when you are visually impaired. So, at the moment, I'm learning to use a program called a Screen Reader. This wonderful tool translates everything on my screen into speech, so I can navigate my computer without using my sight. I'm using the fantastic program called NVDA (which stands for Non Visual Desktop Access), which is absolutely awesome! However, in order to be able to use it as quickly and as efficiently as possible, it's good to learn some keyboard shortcuts. This photo shows just a very small part of all the shortcuts that I'm currently learning and memorizing. Once I learn them, computer use will be so much easier! And I don't need screen magnification any more, since I can listen to the commands being read out loud by the program :-)
And today I'm starting another thing. As you might imagine, photos as visual objects are pretty much inaccessible for the blind and visually impaired. However, there is a way to make them a bit more accessible: text. So, I would like to ask you all for a big favour:
Please, make your beautiful work accessible for the blind and visually impaired, too! It will only take a minute of your time to provide a short description of every photo that you post. It doesn't have to be long. Just mark it with the name "Description of photo" or "Alternative text" (or in another way that clearly indicates that the text will provide a description of the photo) and then describe briefly what the photo represents. Perhaps describe some details, colours, light or things that stand out and make the photo special. This way, people who can't see your photos can still enjoy them by using Screen Readers or Braille Displays. Thank you!
Description of the photo:
The black-and-white photo shows a computer screen with a magnified table of Screen Reader commands.
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Some time ago, I posted an image of my own adaptation of a Rubik's cube into a tactile cube for the blind.
Well, today I got this brand new Rubik's Cube. It's a cube that is intended for the blind and visually impaired, but can be solved by the sighted, too. It's got its usual coloured tiles with the addition of the 3D shapes on them, so it can be solved visually or just by touch. It's absolutely fantastic! And what I like most about it is that this cube can connect blind and sighted people in a fun activity!
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A blind man relaxes in the foyer of Unión Nacional de Ciegos del Perú, a social club for the visually impaired in Lima, Peru. Unión Nacional de Ciegos del Perú, one of the first societies for disabled in Latin America, was established in 1931 to provide a daily service for blind and partially sighted people from the capital city. The range of activities includes reading books in a large Braille library, playing chess or using a computer adapted for visually impaired individuals. As the majority of the blind does not have a regular job, the UNCP club offers them an opportunity to learn and lately, to provide massages to the club visitors and thus generate some income. © Jan Sochor Photography
BERLIN, CHARLOTTENBURG, GERMANY - 2021 NOVEMBER 30, Beijing 2022 Qualification Tournament, First Game, Italy vs Japan, im Bild The Team of Japan after the Game
Photo by: Joachim Sielski/DBS
BERLIN, CHARLOTTENBURG, GERMANY - 2021 NOVEMBER 30, Beijing 2022 Qualification Tournament, Second Game, Slovakia vs Norway, im Bild The Man of the Match Team Slovakia, Peter Kascak (27, Slovakia)
Photo by: Joachim Sielski/DBS
BERLIN, CHARLOTTENBURG, GERMANY - 2021 DEZEMBER 01, Beijing 2022 Qualification Tournament, First Game, Norway vs Italy, im Bild Both Teams before the Game start
Photo: Joachim Sielski/DBS
BERLIN, CHARLOTTENBURG, GERMANY - 2021 NOVEMBER 28, Beijing 2022 Qualification Tournament, Third Game, Italy vs Slovakia, im Bild Alessandro Andreoni (27, Italy) challanges Marian Ligda (11, Slovakia)
Photo by: Joachim Sielski/DBS
BERLIN, CHARLOTTENBURG, GERMANY - 2021 NOVEMBER 30, Beijing 2022 Qualification Tournament, First Game, Italy vs Japan, im Bild Gregor Baumgartner and the Man of the match Team Japan, Nao Kodama (70, Japan)
Photo by: Joachim Sielski/DBS
BERLIN, CHARLOTTENBURG, GERMANY - 2021 NOVEMBER 27, Beijing 2022 Qualification Tournament, First Game, Slovakia vs Japan, im Bild The Team from Slovakia celebrate after the game
Joachim Sielski/DBS
BERLIN, CHARLOTTENBURG, GERMANY - 2021 NOVEMBER 26, Beijing 2022 Qualification Tournament, Second Game, Sweden vs Slovakia, im Bild David Korman (98, Slovakia), Martin Joppa (25, Slovakia), Miroslav Stasak (7, Slovakia) and Miroslav Kardos (85, Slovakia) celebration after the goal 0:1
Photo by: Joachim Sielski/DBS
BERLIN, CHARLOTTENBURG, GERMANY - 2021 NOVEMBER 25, Beijing 2022 Qualification Tournament, Team photos Sweden, im Bild First row (l - r): Niklas Ingvarsson (3, Sweden), Rasmus Lundgren (11, Sweden), Robin Meng (10, Sweden), Peter Nilsson (6, Sweden), Ulf Nilsson (5, Sweden), Anders Wistrand (19, Sweden), Johan Strandmark (37, Sweden), Maximilian Dickson Gyllsten (93, Sweden), Christian Hedberg (15, Sweden), Peter Ojala (18, Sweden), Per Kasperi (8, Sweden), second row: Equipment Manager Hampus Nilsson, Assistant Coach Daniel Tjernqvist, Coach Timo Lahtinen, Assistant Coach Jorgen Lundgren, Physiotherapist Tim Prantner, Team Manager Allan Kasperi
Photo by: Joachim Sielski/DBS
BERLIN, CHARLOTTENBURG, GERMANY - 2021 NOVEMBER 26, Beijing 2022 Qualification Tournament, Second Game, Sweden vs Slovakia, im Bild Marian Ligda (11, Slovakia) challanges Rasmus Lundgren (11, Sweden)
Photo by: Joachim Sielski/DBS
About two weeks ago, after seenig a TV documentary on blind people and literature, I became interested in Braille. When I studied it more closely, I came to the conclusion that it's a genius way of writing information: computers complicate with a bunch of zeroes and ones: when I wrote my name that way, I used up 2 pages. Braille, however, only takes a few dots. I therefore decided to learn Braille. I looked up a tutorial on the internet and went to work. I memorized the alphabet, the numbers and a few symbols in a couple of hours. I also practiced reading and writing by drawing the dots on paper. A couple of days ago I went to Ljubljana and bought a Braille slate (it's the silver plate on the photo), which is used to write proper Braille as little bumps on paper. Before, I learnt Braille visually by looking at the dots, but now I'm learning it properly: blind writing and reading by touch. The writing must be done in the negative: you have to write from right to left and mirror the letters, so that when you turn the page over everything is written correctly and you can read from left to right. I'm pretty good at writing already and I actually find it easier to write with my eyes closed, just feeling the cells and the dots. Reading, however, is trickier, mainly due to the fact that my feeling of touch is not particularly sharp yet, but I can recognize the letters and words by feeling the bumps already. Practice makes perfect, right? ;-)
I intend to introduce as many people as I can to Braille. This way, people will get to know each other better and start living together, not just existing side by side. The world will be a better place then, I believe... :-)
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Marilyn Rushton, a well-known Burnaby citizen, is awarded with the province’s newest honour, the Medal of Good Citizenship.
Rushton is honoured for her for inspirational life of service to the visually impaired community, her contributions to families with blind and visually impaired children, and her energetic support for the musical community.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016IGR0025-001407
Many people think that blindness is something scary and horrible and that blind people can't have fun. However, that's totally wrong! Sometimes, all that's needed are a few small adaptations...
I love Rubik's cube. It's a great way to unwind the daily stress in a just a few minutes. However, a typical Rubik's cube is a strictly visual toy: you have to see the colours to be able to arrange them. But if you make a few small adaptations to this classic toy, you can still have fun even if you can't see. I made this one myself. I used little glittery studs and glue to write "RUBIK" on 5 sides of the cube in Braille and I left the sixth side of the cube empty. However, there are other ways to make a Rubik's cube for the blind: you can use little squares of different materials for every side of the cube (for example, wood, metal, foam, etc.); you can paste different shapes on every side (one side would have squares, one would have circles, etc.); you can use different sizes of beads for every side of the cube; etc. This way, playing with a Rubik's cube is possible just by touch.
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This is the first time I tried the two-drop peyote technique and it's great. The sewing is much quicker than with the classic peyote and I like the result very much.
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Marilyn Rushton, a well-known Burnaby citizen, is awarded with the province’s newest honour, the Medal of Good Citizenship.
Rushton is honoured for her for inspirational life of service to the visually impaired community, her contributions to families with blind and visually impaired children, and her energetic support for the musical community.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016IGR0025-001407
BERLIN, CHARLOTTENBURG, GERMANY - 2021 NOVEMBER 30, Beijing 2022 Qualification Tournament, First Game, Italy vs Japan, im Bild Alex Enderle (2, Italy) challanges Yoshihiro Shioya (40, Japan)
Photo by: Joachim Sielski/DBS
I got an interesting question the other day: "What is it like to use Flickr and see photos with such a high degree of vision loss?" The answer to this question varies from person to person. It depends on the type of visual impairment a person has and on how your vision changes over time. At the moment I'm still using the built-in feature of my Windows: the Magnifier. I have it set on 800% magnification. As you can see, I can only see small parts of the normal screen at a time. The magnification follows my mouse cursor, so I move the mouse slowly around the screen to get the whole picture. It takes much longer to go through all the photos of my contacts and to comment and fave the photos I like. However, all the beautiful photos here and the inspiration I get from other photographers make it all worth while!
If you want to experience how somebody with vision loss uses their computer, just go to settings on your computer and turn on the magnification feature. Then, just play around with it and try to do some task with various features of your magnifier turned on or off. You'll get a pretty good experience of what it's like for a visually impaired person to work on a computer.
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