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Archive for November, 2007

 Police in Estonia have asked a court to seize a car. It is owned by a blind man who was caught twice in one week driving drunk.

It is legal for a blind person to own a car.

The first time the owner was stopped, a 16-year old boy (without a driver’s permit) was guiding the driver. The second time the driver had 3 fellow passengers in the car and they were giving him instructions.

The car was being driven in an erratic manner which led to the police stopping the vehicle.

Read the entire story here:

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22248263-5002700,00.html

The zebrafish may be a small and insignificant fish in some circles but it could hold the key to restoring sight to the blind.

Thezebrafish is a tiny tropical fish, named after its distinctive striped markings.  It has long interested scientists because of its unique ability to repair damaged and diseased cells in its own eyes.

Researchers in Britain have shown for the first time that the special cells which restore sight in zebrafish can also be found in the human eye.

These findings have enormous potential for treament in any diseases where the neurons are damaged, which is basically nearly every disease of the eye."

Diseases damaging the retina, including macular degeneration and glaucoma, account for three quarters of cases of blindness.

Read the full story here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=472220&in_page_id=1770

As succcessful online marketers we were happy to meet online and work with a wonderful apprentice, Donald Brown, Jr.  Donald has been a big help to us on many projects and he has been able to learn much by working with us.

During a conversation, Donald was telling us of his struggles of getting employment due to his being legally blind.  He said there were many others out there like himself who are smart and motivated yet are unemployed or under-employed.  We offered to open the apprenticeship to other blind and visually impaired people who are interested in finding out more about marketing online.

It is fitting that the newly expanded member’s site and blog launches today since today is Donald’s birthday.  Happy Birthday Donald!!

We have been blessed to meet so many wonderful people through this program and it has been a pleasure working with them.  On this blog we will be sharing success stories of both our members and others who are blind or visually impaired.  We’ll also cover many topics and news items of relevance to our members.