Sunday, 28 July 2013
World's Five Extraordinary Blind People Having Exceptional Skills
Physical disability is a problem several people are currently
facing worldwide. This disease is like a curse, which leaves a person in
despair. It is very hard to overcome from it and to live like a normal person;
however, few people fight against this situation and fortunately come out as a
winner. Moreover, their struggle makes
them famous worldwide, and people see them as an inspiration.
This all happens when people practice a lot. Here I am going
to tell you amazing stories of five blind people who amazed the whole world
through their extreme talents.
A blind women who participated in Olympics
Well-known athlete Marla Runyan was only 9 year old when she
became blind. It was unfortunate for her but she never stopped believing in
herself, and that confidence forced her to join San Diego University. While
studding in the college she started her journey to become famous athlete by
joining several sports events.
She won many medals in college sport events, which elevated
her confidence a lot. Her career, however, boosted up when she won four gold
medals in summer Paralympics 1992, and one silver and gold medal in Paralympics
1996. Besides, she won other famous national and international events, which
are described below.
- · She participated in Pan America where she won 1,500 m race.
- · Best achievement in her career was the participation in Sydney Olympics as a legally blind athlete in 1,500 m race, in which she got 8th place.
- · She won three consecutive 5000 m national championship.
- She has written her story in her biography “No Finish Line: My Life as I See It”.
A blind who can
paint amazingly
John Bramblitt is known for painting without having ability to see what actually he is painting. His paintings have been exhibited in more than 20 exhibitions. A short film was also made based on him, which won many awards in world film forums. He was also awarded US Presidential Awards for Volunteerism as he voluntarily hosted many art workshops for untouchables.
Earlier,
He lost his sight after several seizures, in 2001 that made him depressed and
hopeless. After struggling a lot, he decided to live courageously, and to do
so, he selected painting as a career. He actually developed a distinct skill to
recognize colors though touching. He told the media that each color feels him different;
for instance, white color feels him thick.
A Blind Who Drives
Car
It’s not surprising if we see someone is driving a Ford
Escape on Daytona International Speedway; however, what about if the person you
are watching is blind? Yes, it will
definitely be shocking for you. I am not talking hypothetically because a blind
Mark Anthony Riccobono has done this many times.
Mark Anthony Riccobono could see only 10% of normal vision
since the age of five; moreover, the percentage has been decrease over times.
His car driving is not a stunt; instead, it’s a display to encourage blinds to
live with fun.
Mark Anthony
Riccobono uses two mazor technologies while driving; one is DriveGrip and
second is Speedstrip. In DriveGrip Technology, driver wear two special gloves that
send vibrations over the knuckles so as the driver would guess how much to
turn. Besides, Speedstrip is a technology, in which a cushion is used to
indicate how much to accelerate.
A blind who is a well
known photographer
Everything was normal in Pete Eckert life until he lost his
sight. He was trained in Sculpture and Industrial Design and was planning to
study architecture in Yale. His life changed when his doctor told him he will lose
his sight gradually due to ‘Retinitis Pigmentosa’. It took almost two years to
decide what things he could do to make his life pleasant. During this hard
time, her girlfriend supported him a lot and encouraged him to stand up again.
He, therefore, began taking pictures, which he earlier liked
the most. He takes pictures of ethereal double exposures and vivid light
paintings using his Mamiyaflex camera. Moreover, he uses his ability of
visualization to create a picture, and the sense of sound help him to add
attractive elements in it.
A Blind Who is a
Professional Surfer
Derek Rabelo is famous for its surfing, though he is blind since
he got diseased by congenital glaucoma, his blindness couldn’t stop him from
learning swimming, skateboarding, surfing, and biking. He is not an ordinary surfer; instead, he surf
as good as other professional surfers. He was born in Brazil and started
playing with sea waves when he was only three year old.
His skill to surf was improved in Hawaii where he was
adopted by local surf community. Because of his surfing, he became very famous worldwide,
and even a documentary is being filming based on him.
The above are world’s most famous blind people who have
proved that if you want to do something good, you can do it even if the
conditions are contradicting. Apart from the blind celebrities described above,
there are few more incredible people living in this world. For instance,
·
- Christine Hà, a blind woman, became famous by winning 2012 Master Chef TV Show. She can cook delicious food using her sense of smell and Taste.
- · Christopher Downey, who lost his sight in 2008, is famous for his architectural ability to design elements of buildings. Earlier, he was reputed architecture, planner, and consultant.
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