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Blind Martial Arts Champion Has Future as Scrimshaw Artist
By David Moye - AOL NewsJim Stevens is proof of what can be accomplished if a person doesn't give up. It's not like he didn't want to give up (he did -- many times), but his daughters wouldn't let him. Good thing he listened to them because Stevens is the only legally blind man and the oldest man to ever win the men's fighting competition at the martial arts Tournament of Champions -- an event with martial artists from across the country. Jim Stevens Jim Stevens may be blind, but that didn't stop him from becoming a martial arts champion or a world-respected scrimshaw artist. Not only that, but he's ...
Artist Creates Sexy Lingerie Pictures for the Blind
By Monica Garske - AOL NewsTo many of us, a picture of lacy lingerie is no big deal. But if you're blind, an image of sexy panties may be a lot more thrilling -- perhaps even downright touching. For the past year, Toronto artist Lisa J. Murphy has carried out a quirky creative vision: to create racy, arguably pornographic, art for the visually impaired. Murphy made headlines earlier this year when she released a handmade book titled "Tactile Mind," featuring raised, 3-D images of naked people and private parts sculpted onto thermoform plastic pages -- the same material used for Braille. Lisa J. ...
Blind Man Barred From Dubai Flight Over Disability
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Oct. 5) - A blind American traveler says he was stopped from getting on a flight in Dubai on Tuesday because of his disability -- a decision the government-run airline insists was a mistake it regrets. Zuhair Mahmoud, of Arlington, Va., told The Associated Press he ran into problems when he went to check in for a 10:10 a.m. flight on FlyDubai to Amman, Jordan. He was planning a brief stay in the Jordanian capital before heading back to the United States. Farhad Berahman, AP A blind American man, Zuhair Mahmoud, says he was stopped from getting on a flight in ...
Rick Warren Recovering; Burned Eyes 'Just A Little Fuzzy,' Says Wife
By David Gibson - Politics DailyMega-pastor Rick Warren, who last week alarmed followers when he asked for prayers to recover his sight after his eyes were burned by sap while clearing brush, is making a speedy recover, according to his wife. "His eyes are just a little fuzzy," Kay Warren on Monday told Christianity Today, the leading evangelical periodical. She said her husband is able to drive and hasn't been in pain since Friday. Last Thursday, Warren sent out a Tweet saying only that his eyes had been "severely burned by a toxic poison" on Monday and that he had been blinded. "Excruciating pain. Now home. Pray my ...
Rick Warren Blinded By Firestick Plant: 9 Other Potential Toxic Blinders
By David Knowles - AOL News(July 22) -- On Thursday, Rick Warren, the best-selling author and pastor at Saddleback Church, posted a disturbing message on his Twitter feed. Warren, who founded the evangelical Southern California mega-church 30 years ago, has more than 118,000 Twitter followers who may have been a tad distressed when, in 21 words, the pastor described being blinded on Monday after some sort of accident involving toxic poison, and he reported being taken to a hospital. .bbpBox19255010240 {background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/29222256/twitter-rickwarren_4.jpg) ...
Mom Regains Sight, Sees Daughter for First Time
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW YORK (Dec. 19) - Cassy Rivera calls it "a Christmas miracle." A disease, uveitis, blinded Rivera two years ago. Now, surgery has repaired one eye - allowing the Brooklyn mom to see her toddler for the first time. Rivera tells the Daily News it was like "touching the stars and the clouds and the moon." Rivera's 7-year-old is her biggest fan. Alayza said she didn't need presents - she just wanted her mom to see again. The chance of success was about 50/50. When the bandages came off, Rivera was so scared that she kept her eyes shut for 10 minutes. Then she screamed with joy. After ...
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