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The Blind Man Who Taught Himself to See (2011)
- hydrox24 11y agoHe actually did a TED talk two months ago at TED2015. It's from 4 years after the article above was written, and it's one of those talks that leaves you with lingering thoughts for days afterward. https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kish_how_i_use_sonar_to_navigate_the_world?language=en https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kish_how_i_use_sonar_to_nav...
- kinleyd 11y agoThanks for the link. Daniel Kish's story is inspiring.
- Retric 11y agoI actually tried to do this as a sighted kid. I got good enough fairly quickly to find the doorway in a dark room. Which might not seem like much, but it more or less removed my fear of the dark which is probably a useful thing.
- dazc 11y agoPrevious discussion: (Batman) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8908296 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8908296 A truly inspiring story.
- djtriptych 11y agoThis kid has been doing it since age 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1QaCeosUmw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1QaCeosUmw