#blindness is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 12 people shared 66 posts with it — around 2 a day. Activity is up 53% versus the previous week, peaking on Sep 1 with 7 posts.

Posts with #blindness

Mark

@ferl67.bsky.social

3 months ago

Blind People Offered Hope of Seeing Again After Stem Cell Breakthrough Remakes Retinal Blood Vessels www.goodnewsnetwork.org/b…. #Health #Blindness

www.goodnewsnetwork.org

Blind People Offered Hope of Seeing Again After Stem Cell Breakthrough Remakes Retinal Blood Vessels

When injected into mice with retinal disease, the special retinal blood cells integrated into the damaged tissue to regenerate blood vessels.

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Evan Sullivan

@evanpsullivan.bsky.social

about 2 years ago

I am loving the 3D image of my book! Constructing Disability after the Great War has arrived in the warehouse and will be shipping soon. Pre-order your copy! #dishist #disability #veterans #war #blindness

A promotional flyer for my book. It shows the cover, depicting a blind veteran and a woman sitting side by side.

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Ranaroth

@ranaroth.bsky.social

6 months ago

Bob Shaw, Night Walk, Corgi, 1977. Cover: Vicente Segrelles. #BobShaw #VicenteSegrelles #blindness

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The Orion

@gettheorion.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

This is so cool. found on IMGUR. I dont think ive ever seen anything like this used in the US, but I could be wrong. I hope this becomes a thing. #blind #visuallyimpaired #lowvision #blindness #disabilityawareness

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Chris Simms

@chrisnsimms.bsky.social

11 months ago

Sight has been restored in people with previously incurable vision loss. A tiny wireless chip implanted in the back of the eye and a pair of high-tech glasses have helped people with advanced age-related macular degeneration read again. #science #blindness 🧪 www.newscientist.com/arti….

www.newscientist.com

Eye implant and high-tech glasses restore vision lost to age

Age-related macular degeneration is a common cause of vision loss, with existing treatments only able to slow its progression. But now an implant in the back of the eye and a pair of high-tech glasses...

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Nicci

@colebear06.bsky.social

about 1 year ago

Happy Disability Pride Month!!! I'm no longer allowing others to shame me for my mobility aids. This is my life. These are my illnesses. Be proud of me or bounce! #cushingsdisease #adrenalinsufficieny #blindness #mentalhealth The Disability Pride Flag created by Ann Magill #disabilitypridemonth 🌻

[Image Description: Muted shades in a diagonal stripe pattern make up the Disability Pride Flag:
•Green represents Sensory Disabilities
•Blue represents Psychiatric Disabilities
•White represents non-visible and undiagnosed Disabilities
•Gold (yellow) represents Cognitive and Intellectual Disabilities
•Red represents Physical Disabilities. End ID].

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Lisa 🍉

@remembory.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Happy #FallFriday kids, here’s the greatest Peel session ever recorded 🙏 #Blindness #TheFall #MES youtu.be/CAHbSAJjTls?...

youtu.be

The Fall - Blindness (Peel Session version)

YouTube video by Eric Davis

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🌿🌲cedar 🫒🍉

@antlerlad.bsky.social

10 months ago

are you interested in writing or illustrating a blind character? check out this guide from my tumblr mutual and Actual Blind Person, awpie @actingwithportals.bsky.social ! #accessibility #blindness #disability 1/4

A screenshot of a tumblr post from user actingwithportals. It reads: Alright, because clearly some people need it, let's talk about writing blind characters (again).

So. You want to write a blind character for your story or AU, but you yourself are sighted and don't know any blind people irl. The media is not your best outlet for finding good or accurate portrayals of blind people, and you're a little stumped on doing your own research. Maybe I can help fill in a few gaps?

(Note: I AM a blind person but I am only one blind person with one blind experience. There will be others with different backgrounds, different acuity levels, different overall conditions, different points in their lives of when they lost their vision, all of these things that will color how their blindness impacts their lives. Please when doing any research into representing a minority group ALWAYS seek out multiple experiences to gain a better, fuller understanding. I will be offering a viewpoint as someone who was born blind (ocular albinism), uses a cane, grew up relying on old school screenreading and magnification tools (and mainly just uses magnification now), reads and writes Grade 1 Braille (but has begun Grade 2), and has participated in many blind programs and communities since I was a young teenager. There is no "correct" way to be a blind person, there are just "different" ways, and they are all equally true and valid.)

First things first, canes:

Give your blind characters a cane!!! Most blind people are very interested in being self-sufficient and independent, and one of the best ways for us to achieve this is the freedom to navigate our own surroundings. Your cane is your best tool for this!

A lot of blind folks will also want a guide animal and that does take place of a cane, but also there will be a lot of instances where you will not be using your guide animal! They will take breaks!! They will need to sleep or rest!! They will not be suitable for every outing or excursion! Blind folks, even with guide animals, will still own a cane for these instances.

(There is also an instance where a blind person will want to use sighted guide. It's most comfortable doing this with people you are familiar with, but it works in a pinch with strangers too who are willing. However, a lot of folks don't know how sighted guide works. So to explain, essentially all it entails is the blind person will hold onto the space just above your elbow, and will walk about half a step in pace behind you. You do not need to do anything with your arm besides leave it relaxed (do not fold it up), and give out some verbal cues of changes in direction, warnings of upcoming steps up or down, or pauses for other passerbys or traffic. Reading out signs or keeping the blind person informed of what street you're on might also be helpful, but ask the individual what it is they desire from the sighted guide. Sometimes we don't need much, just someone to keep us from running into things if the sun is in our eyes.)

(Relatedly though do not do not DO NOT grab a blind person without their consent. DO NOT grab them, move them around, or any other nonsense like this. Do not TOUCH THEM without asking first, and if they say no, that means FUCKING NO.)

Now, how do canes work?

Most blind folks will use a white cane that is about to the height of reaching your chin standing up straight, so that when you extend it outwards it will reach far enough ahead of you to anticipate things at a distance (and you can also just as easily pull your cane in a little more to better reach things closer up).
Canes are most commonly made of metal or fiberglass, and these days a lot of them are folding canes (easy for stowing away while in transit on a car or bus or when seated anywhere).
The grip is soft with a cord hanging from its top that is used to loop around and hold in place the cane when folded, and when you are holding your cane outward in use your pointer finger will extend downward for best control over your tool.
The tip is made of hard plastic that can be slipped on and off because it will need to be regularly replaced as frequent use will wear it down, and these tips can come in a number of shapes, but the most popular you will see are a marshmallow tip (large and, well, shaped like a marshmallow), or a pencil tip (long and thin, this tip is my preference). People might switch out which tip they use depending on the terrain as well.

When in use, you hold your cane extended outward in front of you, and while you want the tip on the ground to be angled centered to your body, you are going to want the grip resting somewhere off to the side around your hip or just above (this way if you encounter a crack or something else in front of you that your cane will snag on, you will not wind up stabbing yourself in the gut with the grip. That shit hurts, avoid at all costs).
Depending on your specific needs, the terrain, and other factors such as lighting, crowds, or space available, there are a few different ways you'll actually use the cane. You can either have it running straight in front of you, tapping to the sides of you at 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock, or shorelining (where you keep a regular tap at your center and then at whatever edge your are walking by, whether it be the edge of the sidewalk or a wall, etc). When at rest, your cane should be pulled to stand up straight and held close so that it does not become a tripping hazard for others.

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† Kira Shiffer †

@dementra369.bsky.social

2 months ago

† Eye challenge: Blindness † † Character: Daring Doo † I guess it was terrible experience for her... She got trauma in one of her adventures 💀 #painting #mlpfim #illustration #fanart #blindness #art

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University of Colorado Anschutz

@cuanschutz.bsky.social

almost 2 years ago

BREAKING: We are thrilled to announce that a #research team led by #CUAnschutz will receive up to $46M in federal funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to advance pioneering eye transplantation research aimed at curing #blindness: bit.ly/4f3VABz

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo

@0lsi.bsky.social

8 months ago

🌍✨ The #WHO has just released new data showing that the number of people exposed to #trachoma worldwide has fallen below 100 million, down from over 1.5 billion in 2002 📉, signaling an extraordinary reduction in the world’s leading infectious cause of #blindness 👁️🚫.

www.who.int

Global population requiring interventions against trachoma falls below 100 million for the first time

The number of people requiring interventions against trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, has fallen below 100 million for the first time since global records began.

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Arie Meadowlark /I\

@ariefarnam.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Yes, I walk around. I see vague shapes, but not details. Recognizing faces requires seeing detail. I live in a world of unknown people saying hi. Please say your name. #disability #disabled #blind #blindness #blue #FBR #unite #solidarity #TruthWarriors #resist #AntiFascist #organize #SocialJustice