Job hunting and money hacks for less-than-shoestring budget while returning to school? Help me not become a fatality of class warfare. Very complicated and snowflakey stuff inside.
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posted by Ephelump Jockey
on Jan 1, 2013 -
20 answers
Do you know some
professional writer who is blind from birth?
posted by -
on Nov 15, 2011 -
11 answers
Idea(s) for a tattoo: Stories, myths, folklore, symbols/icons, quotes, lyrics, that deal with blindness or feature blind characters. In the case of a quote, it doesn't necessarily have to be by an actual blind person.
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posted by Venadium
on Sep 14, 2011 -
34 answers
Descriptive video for the blind and visually impaired... for videogames? Does this exist? I’d like to do it. I know there are a million videos of people playing videogames around, but I'd like to do ones tailored for people who can't see.
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posted by marble
on Jul 27, 2011 -
7 answers
I'm a blind person, and being around people who see makes me feel uncomfortable. Help me figure out strategies for how to fix this.
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posted by Net Prophet
on Jul 9, 2011 -
31 answers
Do you know of any interesting examples of visual art that focus on the experience of blindness? It seems to me that it would be an interesting paradox to make a visual statement about a lack of seeing.
posted by mortaddams
on Jan 23, 2011 -
13 answers
A friend had some devastating news this week: she is losing her sight and (symptoms indicate) it's due to multiple sclerosis. I am young enough that I haven't yet helped friends through serious illness and lifelong physical disabilities, and I would really appreciate some advice on how I can give her the support that she needs, both in terms of practical matters and the realm of feelings. Much more detail inside.
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posted by foxy_hedgehog
on Jan 18, 2011 -
7 answers
I am already blind in one eye, and blindness is slowly progressing in the other eye. I can still see, but I'd like some tips on how to prepare myself for total blindness.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 29, 2010 -
20 answers
Any suggestions to help my (unemployed, uninsured, high-risk) mother get insurance or assistance with apparent macular degeneration? Difficulty: she's in California, I'm in Oregon and we're both broke.
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posted by geckoinpdx
on Oct 20, 2010 -
6 answers
In the U.S. slavery system, how did blind slaves work?
posted by coizero
on Feb 15, 2010 -
10 answers
I know YANMED (you are not my eye doctor) but why the hell is it harder for me to see after my prescription was updated?
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posted by orville sash
on Nov 28, 2009 -
10 answers
Cat in recovery from suspected poisoning. Came out of post-seizure coma, now has suspected blindness, partial paralysis. What do we do next?
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posted by geekgirl397
on Jul 23, 2009 -
20 answers
I have some long term degenerative eye problems that may result in blindness over the next 10-20 years. What are some fields in which I could prosper despite this potential handicap?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 16, 2009 -
7 answers
How do I rationalise the prospect of suddenly going completely (and permanently) blind?
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posted by parjanya
on Apr 1, 2009 -
31 answers
As a Type I diabetic, the two risks of 1) passing the genes for diabetes through the population and to your child at a 100% greater risk than in the general population and 2) pregnancy-induced retinopathy (which could eventually lead to blindness) make me seriously doubt whether pregnancy is a viable option. How did other people think about these issues, and what made the difference in making this choice?
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posted by mccn
on Jan 30, 2009 -
17 answers
When and why did it become the convention that blind people would wear dark glasses? Would the purpose be to hide the eyes or to act as a signifier of blindness? Is it something that is done less these days and what are the reasons why?
posted by Artw
on Aug 10, 2008 -
12 answers
Are there any famous or not-so-famous epidemics with blindness as an indicative symptom? If so, which? How and/or why?
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posted by srs
on Jul 6, 2008 -
14 answers
Is my cat abnormally stupid, or is she a little blind? (note: I'm leaning towards that she is stupid)
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posted by gwenlister
on Jun 16, 2008 -
44 answers
best surgical procedure for extreme near-sightedness (-12 diopters) + mild astigmatism?
best doctors in sf bay/napa area?
your own "blind but now i see (or dont, as the case may be)" cautionary tale?
thank you as always excellent mefite mind.
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posted by oigocosas
on Jul 31, 2007 -
18 answers
I learned in various sex-ed classes that some STD's, if undiagnosed or improperly treated during a pregnancy, can cause blindness in infants. Can you tell me more about this?
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posted by BE ADEQUITE
on Jun 8, 2007 -
19 answers
WTF-Filter: The left side of my visual field is being overtaken by what can only be described as... a crawling anomaly. If you imagine the sorts of random colors and shapes you see under certain circumstances with your eyes closed, or in the dark, it's like that... except there is also a feeling of movement... as though everything is sort of undulating kaliedscopically. The anomaly tracks along with my eye movement... so I can't look at it... it's always in my periphery.
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posted by phrontist
on May 31, 2007 -
27 answers
This research claims that there aren't any blind schizophrenics. Basically, it says that blindness could protect against schizophrenia, but because of typically later age of onset for blindness (mostly results of glaucoma and macular degenration), I wonder if schizophrenia could somehow protect against blindness.
Does anyone have an opinion on this?
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posted by srs
on Nov 3, 2006 -
15 answers
For most people, physical attraction is visual. So how do Blind people become attracted to someone in the absence of visual stimuli?
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posted by jason's_planet
on Aug 30, 2006 -
13 answers
My brother-in-law's sister has a beautiful six month old baby that was recently diagnosed as blind.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 1, 2005 -
6 answers
This has puzzled me for a long time. People who've been blind since birth - how can they dream images? Do they? Without a visual history for reference, how can it happen?
posted by davebush
on Jan 31, 2005 -
7 answers
