[Blindtlk] Wanting to See

[Devin Prater]

Well, there's always the vOICe,
Seeingwithsound.com

It takes images, and transforms them into sounds, following rules, so that 
you can, in theory, see with sound. There are only a few who have gotten 
very far with it, as it takes lots of patience to learn to see, but thanks 
to seeing with sound, there is a blind photographer, can't spell his name 
though, something like Pranav Lall.

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On January 5, 2017 10:34:42 PM Jude DaShiell via blindtlk 
<blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Sight sure would have been helpful running a microscope in Biology
> class.  To the best of my knowledge no adaptation that would allow
> independent use of a microscope exists.  It Certainly didn't back in
> 1972 when I went through High School Biology class.
>
> On Thu, 5 Jan 2017, Jen via blindtlk wrote:
>
>> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 20:30:05
>> From: Jen via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org, nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Jen <spiderweb1 at sbcglobal.net>
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Wanting to See
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> As I posted on my "driverless cars" thread, I'm totally blind from birth.
>>
>> I have always been interested in visual things. They include
>>
>> * pictures, especially pictures of pictures
>> * colors
>> * the sky
>> * videos
>> * light and the various ways it can be manipulated, like with shadows and
>> optical illusions
>> * rainbows
>>
>> ... and so many others.
>>
>> Now here's my question. I wish I could see sometimes. Is this normal for a
>> blind person? I'm not consumed by these feelings. I don't feel sorry for
>> myself for being blind, and I have incorporated alternative techniques into
>> my life. So personally, I consider myself as a well-adjusted blind person.
>> At the same time though, I wouldn't want my sight back because, since I've
>> never had it, everything would be too much clutter for me. Also, I have my
>> own pictures of visual things in my mind's eye, and I wouldn't want to ruin
>> them.
>>
>> My family and friends, who are sighted, tell me it is normal to have these
>> feelings. But it would be great to get some feedback from my fellow
>> Federationists.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
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