The Ethiopian National Association of the Blind helped write a training document on how to include blind people in education projects.

VOA: special.2011.06.29

Each year an estimated two hundred fifty thousand to half a million children go blind from vitamin A deficiency.

VOA: special.2011.03.01

The woman of action was ordered to remain quiet for months in a dark room, or become blind.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

There are also documents written in Braille, a method used by blind people to read and write.

VOA: special.2010.07.09

He suggested the Kellers get a teacher for the blind who could teach Helen to communicate.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

Scientists have found a new species of blind lobster and giant bacteria, to name a few.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

An estimated forty-five million people are blind, and India is home to ten million of them.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

They say the new technology offers many possibilities for other projects to help the blind.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

But it was painful to her family to see their deaf and blind child punished.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

"Now the question is: Do blind people have that same or similar functional organization, that these modules actually stay put and just get rededicated to touch and hearing?

VOA: special.2010.10.13

The car provided directions to the blind drivers.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

"So what we're hoping to do is build this device that would transform basically visual information into auditory information and then tap this amazing reservoir of the blind brain to process sounds and tactile information."

VOA: special.2010.10.13

"Even though I'm blind I love to go see movies. Some theaters have these transmitters that you can check out at the front desk where you buy your tickets, and there is an audio track that provides description for the movies.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

It is called "telemedicine" and it is increasing access to care in a country that is home to the world's largest number of blind people.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25