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Topic: blind
Definition:

  • people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
  • "he spent hours reading to the blind" a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
  • "he waited impatiently in the blind" a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
  • "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
  • "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"
  • "the holding company was just a blind" render unable to see make blind by putting the eyes out
  • "The criminals were punished and blinded" make dim by comparison or conceal unable to see
  • "a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision"--Kenneth Jernigan unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
  • "blind to a lover's faults"
  • "blind to the consequences of their actions" not based on reason or evidence
  • "blind hatred"
  • "blind faith"
  • "unreasoning panic"

    Related tag cloud:

  • visually impaired
  • braille
  • blindness
  • disability
  • deaf
  • disabled
  • sehbehindert
  • low vision
  • disabilities
  • handicapped
  • accessibility
  • vision
  • visual impairment
  • handicap
  • blind melon
  • impaired
  • rehabilitation
  • blinds
  • education
  • behindert
  • partially sighted
    • Resources:

    American Council of the Blind
    Includes forums, radio stations, news and resources.
    http://www.acb.org/

    National Federation of the Blind
    Resources for the blind: Services, technology news, visual aids and research information.
    http://www.nfb.org/

    American Foundation for the Blind
    Nonprofit organization provides information and referrals about living with visual impairment.
    http://www.afb.org/

    Recording For The Blind and Dyslexic
    Educational library for people with print disabilities, with a 77,000-title library of taped textbooks, reference and professional materials for people who cannot read standard print because of a disability.
    http://www.rfbd.org

    Royal National Institute for the Blind
    Helping people with serious sight problems in the UK. Information about their services, publications, products and information about their rights.
    http://www.rnib.org.uk

    Blind Guardian Official Homepage
    News, discography, lyrics, and sound files.
    http://blind-guardian.com

    SEI Data Inc. Network Services
    Internet Services Provider for Southeastern Indiana and Kentucky.
    http://www.seidata.com