Ever think about how a blind punk fan handles a mosh pit? Boy do I have stories... This is available now. I published a month ago, but there’s a paywall for 1 month for people supporting this project. #Blind #Blindness #Disability #Disabled #Punk #PunkRock #Music
Text version: https://deepsy.net/p/six-tips-for-blind-moshing-54d
Podcast version: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/six-tips-for-blind-moshing/id1831543927?i=1000727250269
Exploring cortical connectivity of visual prosthesis users: resting-state study https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/81/1/20 "This study reveals significant changes in cortical connectivity before UEA [Utah Electrode Array] implantation and after its explantation." #BCI #NeuroTech #blind #blindness #neuroscience
Exploring cortical connectivity of visual prosthesis users: resting-state study www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/81... "This study reveals significant changes in cortical connectivity before UEA [Utah Electrode Array] implantation and after its explantation." #BCI #NeuroTech #blind #blindness #neuroscience
(video) NOVA: Artificial vision using brain implants https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nvbs-sci-artificialvision/artificial-vision-using-brain-implants-nova/nova-premium-collection/ on the Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP) of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).
"People used to think, well, we need to recreate the signals from the eyes into that same neural code. But we’ve seen examples where if you establish an interface with those areas, and you give them a consistent input, the brain will adapt and interpret those as best as it can."
Asking for help is something disabled people think about constantly. Who to ask, when they’ll be available, what will they be willing to do, etc. But airports are a different story. I know exactly who will help me, where to find them, and what they will do. The question becomes how to deal with the widely varying and wildly inappropriate quality of help I get. Read along as I ask things like “Why is it hard to understand that blind people don’t need a wheelchair?” And “Who told you blind people have to walk at the speed of 95-year-olds?” And “Why exactly are you snapping on rubber gloves in this bathroom?” https://deepsy.net/p/the-bewildering-world-of-disability-f8a #Blind #Blindness #Disability #Disabled #Travel #Humor #Comedy
Session for the Blind at Sunderland Museum (ca. 1913).
Source: Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums / Flickr: The Commons
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/dd602dcd-fe0d-451d-be13-02ef5b3781ba
Digital Seams: Image descriptions on Bluesky. “What percentage of Bluesky images have image descriptions? I checked 2.8 million image posts and their user-provided image descriptions to find out.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/08/digital-seams-image-descriptions-on-bluesky/
OK. If you are on the #autism spectrum, what's one book you'd recommend a neurotypical person should read to get some idea of what you go through? And yes, that may be impossible. As a #blind person, I can't think of one book about #blindness that I like enough to recommend to sighted people. Most fall into the inspiration porn category. LOL #ASD
I have had two white canes 
completely destroyed by passersby, one guy who tripped on it, and one who ran it over with a car. Both immediately fled the scene. This post is partially about how I got home, which in one case involved divine intervention. It's behind a paywall now, but free in a month, like all my posts. That's how I'm trying, for the moment, to make this new thing I'm doing sustainable. https://deepsy.net/p/why-you-must-always-carry-a-spare-fa3 #Blind #Blindness #Disability #Writing #Humor #Comedy
Tip for blind news readers: Nothing in the Washington Post is behind a paywall for us. For whatever reason, the overlay that prevents cited people from seeing paid articles does not prevent screen readers from accessing the “listen” button that reads the article out loud with TTS. You’re welcome, and happy listening! #Blindness #Blind #Disability #News #WashingtonPost #WAPO
This is fantastic. Molly Burke talks about things she’s amazed that people can see.
She’s so funny 
20-minute video from 2022: https://youtu.be/pcYy47_Vw1g
AI is going great for the blind
One of UBL’s Founder Graeme Innes AM was interviewed about leadership on ABC Radio National. Listen to the interview at the following link. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/changing-australia-graeme-innes-on-disability-and-leadership-/1055345
With help from master gardeners, blind students are growing confidence one seed at a time https://www.allforgardening.com/1425266/with-help-from-master-gardeners-blind-students-are-growing-confidence-one-seed-at-a-time/ #Blind #blindness #ColoradoCenterForTheBlind #ColoradoStateUniversity(CSU) #FortCollins #garden #gardening #GardeningAustralia #LifeAndCulture
Molly Burke on how technology, rather than things like retinal transplants or other medical Hail Mary procedures, are the way to deal with blindness for a lot of blind people.
The video of her in a Waymo driverless car is ace. So happy 
She also talks about the assistive features of Vision Pro like devices.
20-minute video: https://youtu.be/_1OvPXplyH0
Today in The Medium Newsletter, featured stories include:
• Responses to CEO @coachtony on how #writers can use #AI to tell human stories
• Blind photographer Lawrence Lazare on #photography challenges and workarounds
• #HBOMax #ProductDesign VP @mmcwatters on #prototyping and #VibeDesign
• Ruchama on how her dad’s fabricated stories shaped her
• Pavel Samsonov on strategy for #writing online
https://medium.com/blog/what-medium-writers-think-about-ai-tools-1d8cb03c21f6
1. Using colour alone as a #visual #indicator is not a good idea as many people won't be able to read the menu correctly. 
2. With this specific colour choice in particular, it becomes almost impossible for people with red-green #colour #blindness to read the menu.
3. The paper chosen to print the menu has a rough texture and a light brown colour. Combined with the dim lighting in the restaurant, it is almost impossible to understand the icons.
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Opting for a Neuralink Blindsight brain implant is a serious decision, with significant unknowns and risks https://www.artificialvision.com/neuralink.htm
Neuralink for visual prosthesis https://neuralink.com/trials/visual-prosthesis/ "If you're interested in participating in our future clinical trials for visual prosthesis, join our Patient Registry."
High-level visual representations in the human brain are aligned with large language models https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-025-01072-0
News release: Using AI to "see" what we see https://nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2025/08/07/using-ai-to-see-what-we-see/
AI may hallucinate things that aren't there, or skip items in a scene description that would interest you as a blind person. Still, "These new technologies could also one day help develop visual prostheses for people with significant visual impairments."
(flashback 2006, LA Times) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jul-03-he-lab3-story.html "But when they use The vOICe to create a soundscape of a rooster image, the visual region in their brain lights up instead - even though they're actually hearing sounds." #neuroscience #blindness
