The Blind Experience

Category: Blindness

  • Silence is Golden

    1st So Much Noise Modern life is just so noisy. Sirens, barking dogs, phone notifications, blaring music, streaming videos, and video games are just some of the constant sounds that make up a normal day. And, these noises are constant background noise that we just can’t escape. In fact, we can feel uncomfortable when we…

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    Sometimes, as I begin my journey without sight, I feel and notice really big absences in my life. Things like my work that I’ve done for over 22 years, or not being able to see the faces of my loved ones. These are big dramatic things that if I think too much about them, it…

  • OneCourt; A Tactile Homerun

    One of the biggest losses that I have experienced after becoming fully blind is losing the ability to watch sports, especially baseball. It is just a beautiful game to watch, and I love practically everything about it, from the uniforms to the spectacular defensive plays and everything in between. Thankfully, there are tremendous radio announcers…

  • Life’s Curveball: My Journey from Sighted to Blind Baseball Fan

    Life’s Curveball: My Journey from Sighted to Blind Baseball Fan

    Life’s Curveball: My Journey from Sighted to Blind Baseball Fan Ball is life. And when I say “ball”, I clearly mean baseball. While I enjoy the occasional basketball game and will watch the NFL when it is in season, baseball has always been it for me. My earliest sports fandom memories are all baseball related.…

  • The Invisible Grind: How Blindness Can Make Every Day Feel Like Groundhog Day

    The Invisible Grind: How Blindness Can Make Every Day Feel Like Groundhog Day

    Having some usable vision is, in my experience at least, had some similarities to being sighted. Of course, it is all how you define usable vision. In my case, while fully blind in one eye, I could still see well enough to use a computer with magnification, enough to follow a baseball game on TV,…

  • Flushed Away: A Blind Experience Review of Public Restrooms

    This is part of a series of posts on various experiences that are vastly different for the blind and low vision versus for those who are fully sighted. As part of this process, I will also rate these experiences on a 5-star rating scale, as inspired by noted author and content creator John Green and…

  • My First Audio Description Movie Experience

    My First Audio Description Movie Experience

    Movies. I used to really enjoy them. Television too. My particular favorites were typical for the nerdy guy that I am, science fiction, fantasy, and action flicks. Unfortunately, as my sight has worsened, I really don’t invest much time in them anymore. While I can still see somewhat, any fast-paced, action movie was just confusing…

  • Do Blind People Have Superpowered Senses?

    Do Blind People Have Superpowered Senses?

     The short answer is no, but then I cannot speak for all blind people, just myself, it is entirely possible that there is someone out there with Daredevil-like super-senses but alas, that person is not me. However the long answer to this question is still no, but also, maybe? This is one of those questions…

  • I Am Blind. But I Can See. It’s Complicated.

    I Am Blind. But I Can See. It’s Complicated.

    I Am Blind. I have been for most of my life in fact. But, according to some, I am not blind, but something else. Perhaps blind-ish? Visually-impaired? Vision deficient?  What I have come to realize, after a lifetime of dealing with my low-vision and others perceptions of it, is that blindness, like so many disabilities,…

  • Take Up Space

    Take Up Space

    “You deserve to take up space, just like everyone else.” I heard this said on a podcast that I was listening to the other day. The podcast is called Be My Eyes. It is produced by the folks behind the Be My Eyes app. This app is used to connect the blind with volunteers who…