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Coming Full Circle – the Gift of Mobility

Prabath Wickramanayake lives a full and free life – and he a…

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Orientation and mobility

Coming Full Circle – the Gift of Mobility

Millie, a 12-year-old Black girl, smiles while using her BrailleDoodle device

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BrailleDoodle: a New York Teacher Invents Something to Change Everything

Maddie, a young white woman with short brown hair, sits outdoors and smiles for the camera

Self-determination and self-advocacy

The Youngest in the Room: My Life with Glaucoma at 20

Frankie Ann stands among towering sunflowers, holding her mobility cane and smiling broadly for the camera

Self-determination and self-advocacy

Looking at Life through a Rose-colored Cane

Visual artist Ne'Vaeh Brooks, a young Black woman with her hair in short, beaded twists, smiles for a selfie.

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Art, Through my Eyes

A selfie of David Yerks-Young, a white man with white hair and a white beard wearing glasses, looking serious for the camera

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Making Social Connections on my Journey to Blindness

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Self-determination and self-advocacy

Living with CVI: What is the Definition of Blindness?

Blind photographer Max Fulham, behind the lens, captures the action during the World Cup in Amstelveen, Netherlands | Photo credit: Alwyn Robinson

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The Irony of Being a Blind Sports Photographer

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MrBeast, Welcome to the #BlindNewWorld

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Art, music, and entertainment

The Blind Woodsman’s Creative Vision

Richie Kahn, in dark glasses and a backwards baseball cap, is ready for a run in athletic gear and a bib that reads "Blind."

Self-determination and self-advocacy

Diary of a #Glaucomaniac

Visually impaired comic book artist Doug Knight, at his art showcase at Fountain Bleu Toronto, put on by RAW Artists Canada, gazes critically at some of his work

Art, music, and entertainment

Cross Eye Comics: Terrible Sight, Great Vision

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Prabath Wickramanayake lives a full and free life - and he attributes that to the orientation and mobility (O&M) training he received at @VisionAustralia. Now, he wants to give that same gift back to other blind and visually impaired folks who may not have access. Get to know him in the #MyBlindStory post at BlindNewWorld.org (link in bio). #BlindNewWorld
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Image: @PrabathWickramanayake stands outdoors on the steps of a wooded trail covered in autumn leaves, holding his mobility cane. Text above his photo reads, "#MyBlindStory | Coming Full Circle - The Gift of Mobility by Prabath Wickramanayake." The BlindNewWorld logo is in the lower-left corner of the graphic.
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#GivingBack #GivingBackToTheCommunity #GivingBackFeelsGood #OrientationAndMobility #WhiteCane #MobilityCane #YesWeCane #RockTheCane #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #DisabilityAdvocate #DisabilityRights #RetinitisPigmentosa #BlindNotBroken #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MidweekMood #MidweekMotivation ...

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Oh this? Just a braille appreciation post. 💁 #BlindNewWorld
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#Repost @AmbiguouslyBlind

Image: A quote from Stephanie Jones, co-founder of @Menus4All: "I use Braille because the words I touch, touch me back." The Ambiguously Blind podcast logo is in the upper left corner of the graphic.
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#braille #BrailleLiteracy #BrailleMatters #BrailleIsBeautiful #AmBlind #Menus4All #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MondayMood #MondayMotivation ...

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Blue sky, white cane - ready for the weekend. ☀️ 🦯 #BlindNewWorld
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#Repost @BendyBlindBlonde: "Caption this photo."

Image: Monica, a white woman with long blonde hair, stands confidently on a rocky cliff facing away from the camera toward a vibrant blue sky. She's wearing a green two-piece swimsuit and holding her white cane in her left hand.
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#IbizaStyle #IbizaLife #BeachVibes #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #WhiteCane #MobilityCane #OrientationAndMobility #RockTheCane #YesWeCane #deafblind #UsherSyndrome #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #WeekendVibes #FridayFeeling #FriYay ...

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Hope you're having a "super" week. 🦸 #BlindNewWorld
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#Repost @KymPossibleXOXO: "I think we can all agree on which one of us is the sidekick and which one is the real super hero in this Super Duo! 💜🦮🦸🏼‍♀️💜 @CourageousComics 🌟 "
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Image: A sketch of Kym, a white woman with long, blonde hair, in superhero form, wearing a purple, blue and white super suit with pulsating lasers of power radiating from her hands. Beside her stands her heroic yellow lab guide dog, dressed in a matching superhero suit. Together, they look ready to save the world!
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#Superhero #Superheroes #SuperheroArt #WebComic #ComicArt #ComicArtist #GuideDogs #GuideDogsOfInstagram #GuideDogsOfInsta #DogsOfInstagram #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MidweekMood #MidweekMotivation ...

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