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THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT BLINDNESS

Added on: 31st Jul 2016

 

MONKEYS HAVE ACTUALLY HAD THEIR

COLOUR-BLINDNESS CURED WHEN DOCTORS

INJECTED CONES INTO THEIR EYES. ONE DAY,

THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE DONE IN

HUMANS AS WELL

Monkeys have actually had their colorblindness cured when doctors injected cones into their eyes. One day, this could potentially be done in humans as well

 

 

DURING ONE OF THE FIRST NUCLEAR WEAPON TESTS

IN NEW MEXICO (TRINITY) A BLIND WOMAN NAMED

GEORGIA GREEN SAW A BRIGHT FLASH…FROM 50 MILES AWAY.

During one of the first nuclear weapon tests in New Mexico (trinity) a blind woman named Georgia Green saw a bright flash...from 50 miles away

 

 

SINCE JD SALINGER DIED WITHOUT GIVING UP THE RIGHTS

TO AUDIOBOOK VERSION OF THE CATCHER IN THE RYE,

THE ONLY WAY TO GET A LEGAL AUDIOBOOK VERSION

IS TO RECEIVE CONFIRMATION FROM A DOCTOR SAYING

THAT YOU ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND THEN TAKING

THAT TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. THIS IS BECAUSE

US COPYRIGHT LAW ALLOWS THE LIBRARY OF

CONGRESS TO MAKE COPIES OF ANY WORK

AVAILABLE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Since JD Salinger died without giving up the rights to audiobook version of The Catcher in the Rye, the only way to get a legal audiobook version is to receive confirmation from a doctor saying that you are visually impaired and then taking that the the Library of Congress. This is because US copyright law allows the Library of Congress to make copies of any work available for the visually impaired.

 

 

IT WAS ONLY AFTER HAVING MADE NEARLY 2 BILLION

CRAYONS THAT THE CHIEF CRAYON MAKER AT

CRAYOLA, EMERSON MOSER, ADMITTED TO BEING

COLOUR-BLIND

It was only after having made nearly 2 billion crayons that the chief crayon maker at Crayola, Emerson Moser, admitted to being colorblind

 

 

BLIND PEOPLE HAVE MORE NIGHT MARES THAN

PEOPLE WITH REGULAR VISION…UP TO 4 TIMES MORE!

Blind people have more night mares than people with regular vision...up to 4 times more!

 

 

IF A BLIND PERSON IS AFRAID OF DOGS, OR

ALLERGIC TO THEM, THEN HE OR SHE CAN

BE ISSUED A GUIDE HORSE!

If a blind person is afraid of dogs, or allergic to them, then he or she can be issued a guide horse!

 

 

GUIDE DOGS CAN'T ACTUALLY TELL IF THE WALK

SIGNAL IS RED OR GREEN SO VISUALLY IMPAIRED

PEOPLE HAVE TO RELY ON AUDITORY CUES TO

CROSS THE ROAD. IF A CAR IS COMING, HOWEVER,

THEIR GUIDE DOG WILL REFUSE TO MOVE

Guide dogs can't actually tell if the walk signal is red or green so visually impaired people have to rely on auditory cues to cross the road. If a car is coming, however, their guide dog will refuse to move

 

 

SALTY AND ROSELLE WERE TWO GUIDE DOGS THAT

RECEIVED MEDALS FOR LEADING THEIR BLIND

OWNERS OUT OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTRES ON 9/11

Salty and Roselle were two guide dogs that received medals for leading their blind owners out of the World Trade Centers on 9/11

 


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