There have been many advances in technology over the last 50 years making the life of a blind person today very different.

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Approximately 11.4 million Americans are blind or visually impaired, according to the World Health Organization, and one person goes blind every 11 minutes.

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And whether you're the type of person who cried when Blind Faith broke up or if you're just a horological enthusiast who doesn't know Jack Bruce from Lenny Bruce, on June 5 Christie's New York will be auctioning off 25 watches from Clapton's personal collection.

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Our fascination with romance, one of the most marvelous aspects of our lives sends even the most sensible person into a state of blind denial.

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But progress isn't pretending to be color blind, it's not being blinded by the person's color.

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According to the laws of physics, an invisible person would necessarily be blind.

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Posner believes his car could affordably reach the showrooms in 10 or 15 years, but that a fully blind person still wouldn't be able to drive it.

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What good is a reader to someone who is blind if it requires a seeing person to get to the first page, let alone turn that page?

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If we will have driverless cars in the future, why are we spending time and money developing a car that a blind person can drive?

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But I prefer that to rigid values that blind and deafen, or individual visions that might not be as smart as the person offering them thinks (lunar base, anyone?).

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