For those who are not blind or visually impaired, you can now "see" what a visually impaired person sees that has one of the following conditions: Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Glaucoma, Hemianopia or Retinitis Pigmentosa. Click on the following website Lighthouse International - Vision Simulator and while listening to the Lighthouse Vocal Ensemble click on the Vision Disorder box to see what someone with one of the above diseases sees. This is a great tool for helping...

Now there is a Guide for Parents and Loved Ones of blind and visually impaired children and young adults to learn more about the sport of Judo and the benefits to be gained for all who want to build confidence and enhance independence. You can just imagine the concern of a parent when their child says they want to learn Judo. All sorts of thoughts permeate a parents mind especially as it might concern "falling." Judo is about "falling" and any parent would be protective of...

Bruno Carmeni, the past President of the International Blind Sports Association for Judo and his wife Aida Guemati, a 3rd Dan and European Judo Veterans Champion both from Italy returned to Cahill's Judo Academy in San Bruno, CA to continue their support of The Blind Judo Foundation http://www.blindjudofoundation.org

The Mission and Goal of the Foundation is to support, encourage and train blind and visually impaired children and young adults in the sport of Judo. The main goal...

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The white cane used by blind and visually impaired individuals is a symbol of independence by blind people. On October 6, 1964 a joint resolution of the Congress with HR 753 was signed into law authoring the President of the USA to proclaim October 15 of each year as White Cane Safety Day. The resolution read "Resolved by the Senate and HR 753 that the President is hereby authorized to issue annually a proclamation designating October 15 as White Cane Safety Day and calling upon the people...