The island of the colour blind by oliver sacks the story of the small pacific atoll of pingelap where a congenital mishap led to most of the island s inhabitants being color blind.
Leisure activities for blind adults.
Common adaptations for activities such as games or reading include large print braille or audio versions.
However as with social interaction skills visually impaired students need help identifying the array of choices available to them in this area and must be taught how to perform leisure skills that most students learn through observation.
Recreation and leisure skills may include traditional as well as adapted physical education activities.
There are many activities for the elderly and blind to engage in to fill their time and improve their quality of life.
Many recreational activities can be adapted to suit a person who is blind or has low vision.
The library of congress offers a free braille and talking book program that sends out a special player with a memory stick and a catalog regularly.
Woodworking is a popular hobby that uses hand or power tools to transform wood into objects.
The support of family and friends can make life more enjoyable for the elderly and blind.
A variety of leisure activities for the blind are available in terms of computer games.
Recreation and leisure activities can reduce isolation and encourage independence in children who are deaf blind.
Practice imagining physical space can give blind people an advantage in crafting intricate models or building mechanical and electrical devices.
Vision loss organisations such as vision australia have a wide range of recreational equipment available.
The blind can do activities that focus on the movement of their bodies too such exercising walking and hiking swimming or martial arts.
If there are support groups or clubs for the blind in your area it can be helpful to spend time with others who are in similar situations.
This factsheet describes strategies for promoting recreational activities and setting the stage for successful participation.
Some games can be played over the web while others have a screen reader with a speech synthesizer to read the screen.
Nightwatch by errol broome little girl chippy attends the local school.