Mastodawn

Daily Times - Latest Pakistan News, World, Business, Sports, Lifestyle [Unofficial]5d ago

Zil Hajj moon sighted, Eidul Azha to fall on May 27

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1495077/zil-hajj-moon-sighted-eidul-azha-to-fall-on-may-27/

Show thread

Manny Dexter May 12

@weirdmustard @WeirdWriter

In the #blind community, I'm sighted.

In the #sighted community, I'm blind.

So, I'm one of those sighted people who uses #AltText. I use it a lot.

Mark May 9

People who are #blind from birth never develop #schizophrenia – what this tells us about the #psychiatric condition

In 1950, two researchers noticed something that didn’t quite add up. Hector #Chevigny, a writer who had lost his sight in adulthood, and #psychologist Sydell #Braverman were studying the #psychological lives of blind people when they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern ...

#MentalHealth #ScienceMatters #medical #brain #sighted #sight #research

[1/2]

Willing to cut a deal. . .May 8

RE: https://disabled.social/@vlrny/116540812062829077

Not voting, as I was born #disabled

In the #blind community, I was #sighted, although I was born with #cataracts and have always been #LegallyBlind. My dad was blind, and navigated everywhere with his #whitecane. He ws part of an #advocacy #organiztion, and he traveled around the #US by air. His sister, my Aunt Buffy, was a #COBOL #programmer for Sears in #Chicago. She took me to her work once. We rode the #El with her #GuideDog, Ginger.

This meant that it was tough to get away with "Blind kids can't. . ." unless I'd actually *tried*..

#RepresentationMatters.

Смерть Окупантам Mar 15

I #do #not #understand the #urge to #put a #hashtag in #front of #random #words in #toots.

#Besides the #fact that it is a #pain in the #ass for #screenreader #users, #most of those #hashtags are just #useless and do #not even #help to #reach a #bigger #audience.
On the #contrary, even for #sighted #folks it's #hard to #read, so they #probably #ignore the #post and just #continue #scrolling.

#JustSaying.

Zach Bennoui Jan 20

Ok, question for all my #sighted friends on here. Why are you guys seemingly obsessed with app icons? Apple announced their new Creator Studio bundle last week, and everyone is upset because the app icons look bad I guess? Like why do you care, it's like me getting mad because the app name is stupid or something. I don't get it.

TJ Olsen Dec 2

#Blind friends. It is long since time we took our responsibilities far more seriously and ensured our #sighted friends are more aware of where they are, where they are going and even where it is they hope to get. Next time an over eager person with sight approaches you, stop and ensure they know where it is they are, which direction they are traveling and even if they know what their destination is. when you encounter one who does congratulate them and see them on their way. #blindtravel #a11y

Show thread

The vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺Sep 22, 2025

EU projects:

#SIGHTED: reStoring sIGHt wiTh a neuroprosthEsis for the blinD (2025-2027) https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101212687

#POSITIONED: PrOstheSIs to resTore vIsiOn iN thE blind https://neurotech-nl.com/project/positioned/ "fountain probe"

Cf. John Pezaris' work at https://sight2blind.org and his TEDx talk on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29aKusFQ83A

reStoring sIGHt wiTh a neuroprosthEsis for the blinD | SIGHTED | Project | Fact Sheet | HORIZON | CORDIS | European Commission

SIGHTED aims to deliver a breakthrough neural implant to restore functional vision in patients who have lost their sight, enabling them to regain autonomy. Building on the ongoing FET-Open NeuraViPeR project (https://www.neuraviper.eu/), which concludes in February 2025...

CORDIS | European Commission

Show thread