Coming from the category of "Whoda thunk it?", is the news that your eyes don't actually see, it's really your brain that interprets whatever your eyes happen to send it, so you can replace the input to your tongue!
A device called the BrainPort allows blind people to place this sensor on their tongue, and it will send information to their brain that allows them to "see" someth
Aaron Golub, a 17-year-old in Newton, Mass., plays high school football.
The thing that makes him different than most other high school football players is that he's legally blind.
Golub hasn't let that stop him from working towards his dream of playing Division I football in college, though.
WGRD highlighted a very talented young man in a previous post, named Tony Gebhard. Tony lost his sight many years ago and instead of letting it beat him down, he decided to beat some ass and learn how to completely shred a guitar and melt brains with his rock...
Meet Tony. He's your average 15 year old. He leads the life of every other ninth grader on the planet. He can do things to a guitar that NO other 15 year old can... OH and he's completely blind. Please check out his band I Among Giants and support this phenomenally talented guy!