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An Amazing AI-Equipped Backpack for the Blind

Many cultures have the saying that when one sense is taken, the others are sharpened. There is a new backpack for the blind that will address the independence factor for blind people. People who are blind often have keener senses compared to people who can see. This intuitive gift is often supplemented with service dogs ...

Jack Roberts

AI engineer Jagadish Mahendran.

A Black Cow Gives Birth to a White Calf: A Test of Faith

In ancient China in the state of Song, there lived a family who tried to maintain faith in themselves and others and followed the principles of kindness and justice for many generations. They always put these principles into practice in their daily lives. One day, a black cow they owned gave birth to a white ...

Tatiana Denning

A white calf in a meadow.

Egypt’s Inspirational Blind Women’s Orchestra

We have many legendary people who, despite their handicaps, have managed to make themselves immortal via their craft. Egypt’s blind women’s orchestra is one such inspiring group. In the world of music, Beethoven is a name that even a non-music person has heard of. His story of overcoming deafness to become a great composer is ...

Armin Auctor

Egypt's blind women's orchestra.

An American Academy That Teaches Music to the Blind

AMB is a music academy in California that is pretty unique when compared to other music schools — it is the only academy of music in the U.S. that is completely dedicated to teaching music to blind students. David Pinto, the founder of AMB, has even developed special software to help the students learn music ...

Jessica Kneipp

A young child playing a piano.

Master Ho Helps Li Zhou See Through His Blindness

God is sacred. We must hold this belief inviolable and worthy of veneration always and under all circumstances. Otherwise, even if what we do is unintentional, divine retribution will eventually befall us and possibly even our family. The following traditional story about Master Ho and Li Zhou illustrates this. My name is Li Zhou, from ...

Emma Lu

A lotus flower.

Are Blind People Immune to Schizophrenia?

For a long time, scientists have noted something curious about schizophrenia — there are almost no blind schizophrenics. The latest research now suggests that blindness does indeed protect a person from this psychological condition. Blindness and schizophrenia Researchers looked at data from about 467,945 kids born between 1980 and 2001 in Western Australia. Almost 1,870 ...

Armin Auctor

A blind man walking with a cane.