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Being blind to something means not understanding or being aware of it. A " blind spot " is an area where someone cannot see: for example, where a car driver cannot see because parts of his car's bodywork are in the way; metaphorically, a topic on which an individual is unaware of their own biases, and therefore of the resulting distortions of ...
The majority of studies on blindsight are conducted on patients who are hemianopic, i.e. blind in one-half of their visual field.Following the destruction of the left or right striate cortex, patients are asked to detect, localize, and discriminate amongst visual stimuli that are presented to their blind side, often in a forced-response or guessing situation, even though they may not ...
Blind experiment (single-blind or double-blind), a procedure to reduce bias in scientific experiments Blind hole , a mechanical engineering term for a hole that does not come out at the other side Blind via (electronics) , an electrical term used in printed circuit board
Telebraille does not have a computer communications modem, but does have a TTY (TDD) modem. It was designed as a TTY for deaf-blind people and is also useful for face-to-face conversation. It has two components: The sighted component is a modified SuperCom TTY device. It has a qwerty keyboard and a single-line LED display.
The first school for blind adults was founded in 1866 at Worcester and was called the College for the Blind Sons of Gentlemen. Georgia Academy for the Blind, Macon, Georgia, US, circa 1876. In 1889 the Edgerton Commission published a report that recommended that the blind should receive compulsory education from the age of 5–16 years.
The outfield players must be classified as “completely blind” – meaning they have “very low visual acuity and/or no light perception” – but all of them must wear eye patching and ...
The ballot marking device is one of the best kept secrets of our election system, and as a leader in the National Federation of the Blind, I want to shout it to the world that no one should ...
Childhood blindness is an important contribution to the national prevalence of the disability of blindness. [3] Blindness in children can be defined as a visual acuity of <3/60 in the eye with better vision of a child under 16 years of age. [ 4 ]