The World from PRX

blindness

Man wearing a blue coat and sunglasses holds his head up to the sun with a snowy mountain in the background
Lifestyle
Zhang Hong becomes the first blind person from Asia to climb Mount Everest
Ahmet Ustunel paddles his kayak solo
Leaders
New technology to help ‘The Blind Captain’ kayak across the Bosphorus in a solo journey
A girl named Kajal walks during mobility training at the Bihar Natraheen Parishad, or Bihar School for Blind Girls, in Patna, India, in 2009.
Technology
How do you make walking easier for people who are blind? Put submarine tech in a cane
Parán resident Lorenzo Torres walks to the town center to buy food; Torres is blind, and the walk usually takes him about two hours.
Health & Medicine
Everyone in this small Peruvian town knew about the men who go blind by age 50. Then they found out why
Environment
Mainstream tech opens doors for blind people
Teaching Blind Children to ‘See’ With Their Ears
Downgrading Wolf Protections
Health Note/Blind and Fat
Health Note/Averting River Blindness
Lifestyle & Belief
Treating blindness in Africa