What can blind people do?

last SG · 2006-06-22T23:17:37+00:00

actually i m wondering do blind ppl have dreams? i mean when they sleep, do they dream?? if they dun even noe how the world looks like, how do they dream? an...

mhcampboy SG

Is watching a show now abt a blind guy. He said something about wad else can a blind man do except selling pens. This got back at me.

I may be naive or what...but seriously it has caught me thinking. What can blind man do? What other jobs are there for them? How about education? Is there any diploma or degree friendly for the blind?

Im sure there are intelligent blind ppl ard as they are as normal as u and me. But is there opputinities that allow them to fulfill their dreams? Confused

Diesel_Dimension SG

playing instruments at orchard...... Rolling Eyes

mhcampboy SG

thats very common right to see the blind busking on the roads. its very sad to see them that way. not having enough chances to excel in their academic.

mystiv SG

think Kelvin Chen Laughing

well, though blind people may be restricted in many areas, there are still areas that they can work in..some operator assistant, perhaps

yeswing SG

Yah, it is sad to see them that way.. however, it is a good thing that they are willing to earn a living on their own, which is wad i admire of them - their willing to nv give up, even though they cant see... well... wad can blind people do? this question indeed makes me think a while... actually, like wad mhcamboy had said, they dun have enough chances to excel in their academic... that's the sad thing... however, i guess there should be things which they can excel in bah...

FireIce SG

massage
and they are good!

Classyfied SG

later they grab wrong part Shocked

chanff8 SG

I have a feeling its a 9pm show on Channel 5. Its a life story of weilian right? Rolling Eyes

mhcampboy SG

it is...

Ito_^ SG

u can join superstar and be a blind idol. Laughing

RaaRaa SG

Think about marie curie the scientist. She was hearing impaired too. Rolling Eyes

MooKu SG

hmmm lots I guess.

they may make better musicans than the usual folk...
or they could work as call centre operators...

but more importantly, they need to be given a little bit more chances than the able-folk.

rathcycle SG

I don't think he is really 100% blind, i think he's just acting... his fans please don't come flame me.. its just what i think... See he can learn things, he know whats this and that, he can even promote some facial stuffs... if you are blind you think you know ??? When you are blind you think you know how to obey the dentist ?? P.S he recently went to the dentist to correct his teeth.

crushedhearts SG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_blind_people

there are actually numerous great blind people in the world. they include: Esref Armagan the painter (i dunno how he colors)
http://www.armagan.com/paintings.asp
the famous greek writer Homer, Helen Keller and many musicians like the tenor Bocelli

Wanda SG

In the local context, I have known of 2 blind ppl employed by a co to be telephone operators for 10 over years already, and they are very good at it. I think the co probably chose not to have direct tel lines, so that they would still have their jobs.

DailyFreeGames.com SG

Massage is a suitable job. There was this movie, "At First Sight", a touching movie about a blind man who was having a decent happy life, despite being blind until he met this girl, who wanted him to go for a eye corrective surgery. After the surgery, he could see, but this doesn't make him happy, in fact it makes him depressed because since he was blind for so long, he cannot associate vision with things, he doesn't know how an apple looks like, but he knows what an apple is from feeling it. So while he can see, he is still handicapped in some way. In the end, he goes blind again and well, he's happy that way so I guess life is about a person's attitude rather than what the haves and haves not.

MosPyramid SG

Gain pity from others,
go take part in singing competition,
sing like shit,
by luck or sympathy win the competition,
signed up by some records company,
enjoy his god damn life Laughing

joker21 SG

lol dey grab ure bre*st

pwnz0r SG

To the person who disparages Weilian, I know nothing about except he won some chinese singing competition.

With regards to the blind, you must remember that to be considered legally blind, it doesn't mean no light can be see through the lens. It could be someone with severely imparied vision, to the point of unable to make out images clearly. Extremely, extremely blurred vision with minor colour recognition. That is enough to prevent a person from having a normal life.

In the US, I've heard of blind people being computer programmers through the use of braille computers.

nightzip SG

hmm...let's see...common jobs a blind person can do:
1). Street buskers - singing
2). Factory operator - those that you just sit there and doing monotonical stuff
3). Masseaur
4). Admin - secretary (see a tv programme about a blind gal working as a secretary)
5). Fortune teller
6). Work in a temple, church or mosque - to help clean the area, facilitate the worshippers
7). Give inspirational talks Laughing
Cool . Do volunteer work in centres - like as in point 6.
9). Study braile and work normally?

Razz