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I am a 50 year old man, and was diagnosed with autosomal recessive RP in 1993. At first the symptoms were poor dark adaptation and peripheral vision, although my visual acuity subsequently began to deteriorate. However in 2000 (during a particularly stressful period in my life) I began to suffer from photopsia (ie flashing lights), and since then ( Read more... )

Here's the description for gdf_inc, which I just created:

This community is for prospective students, students, graduates, staff, and other members of the GDF community. Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc., is a guide dog school in Smithtown, NY, on Long Island. This LJ community is NOT sponsored by Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc., nor does ( Read more... )

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Crossposted to blindpeople, vi_place, and guide_dogs.

( An e-mail from Michael Jones, President, National Federation of the Blind of Alabama. )

Today I had the most scariest traveling experience of my life! I was wondering if other vi and blind people have had the same thing happen to them. I hate how people force themselves to try and help someone with a disablility even if they don't need it or the person can be too aggressive and forceful or even careless in the way they are helping ( Read more... )

Accessible Music download sites or
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Don't you hate it when people take advantage of someone with a visual impairment. I am visually impaired and have had that happen several times by sighted friends. Please don't get me wrong I am not saying that all sighted people are like this I just want to know your comments ( Read more... )

silly_singer posted this on her LJ and on on blindpeople community. It's lengthy so it's under a cut. The author of the email is asking all blind and visually impaired people (even sighted for that matter) to pass this along.

( Quet Cars Equals Frightening )