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| Alsatian |
one of a breed of large dogs having a thick brownish or black coat, often used as guard dogs and as guide dogs for the blind; German shepherd. |
| Anne Sullivan |
a U.S. educator who pioneered techniques for teaching the blind, deaf-blind, and visually impaired through her work with Helen Keller (b.1866--d.1936). |
| Ate |
in Greek mythology, a personification of humans' wicked folly or blind ambition, that is punished by Nemesis. |
| blinding |
the act of causing to be blind. [1/3 definitions] |
| blindly |
in a blind or unseeing manner. [1/2 definitions] |
| Braille |
(often l.c.) a writing and printing system for blind persons, in which raised dots are grouped into different patterns to represent characters, which are read by touch. [1/2 definitions] |
| eyeless |
unable to see; blind. [1/2 definitions] |
| German shepherd |
one of a breed of large dogs having a thick brownish or black coat, often used as guard dogs and as guide dogs for the blind; Alsatian. |
| gravel-blind |
almost, but not completely, blind. (Cf. sand-blind, stone-blind.) |
| grope |
to feel about or feel one's way with the hands, as if blind. [1/5 definitions] |
| guide dog |
a specially trained dog used by a blind person as an aid and companion; seeing-eye dog. |
| Helen Keller |
deaf-blind pupil of Anne Sullivan who became a celebrated U.S. author, lecturer, and social activist (b.1880--d.1968). |
| jalousie |
a shutter, blind, or window with overlapping horizontal slats that can be tilted to admit more or less light or air. |
| point system |
a system of writing or printing for the blind, such as Braille, that uses an alphabet of raised dots or symbols. [1/4 definitions] |
| purblind |
suffering from very poor eyesight; nearly blind. [1/2 definitions] |
| sand-blind |
somewhat blind; having weak eyesight. (See gravel-blind, stone-blind.) |
| Seeing Eye dog |
trademark for a dog trained by Seeing Eye, Inc., to guide blind people in walking about. |
| sightless |
incapable of seeing; blind. |
| stone-blind |
thoroughly and completely blind. (Cf. sand-blind, gravel-blind.) |
| straw man |
a person used as a cover for the questionable activities of another; front; blind. [1/4 definitions] |
| talking book |
a recording of a book or magazine read aloud, esp. for use by the blind. |
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