Blind Jack statue at Christmas, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Street sign of blind person crossing road with white stick, Taroudant, Sous Valley, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

White eyed moray eel (Siderea thysoidea) blind in one eye, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hunting blind made from ice blocks at the Floe edge, the junction of sea ice and the ocean, Herbert Island in the background, Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Young man stirring milk for chai, with blind man sitting beside him, roadside chai stall, Dangiyawas, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Close up on hands of blind girl reading braille book, Center for Blind Children, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

San Stefano arcade, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

White and grey uniform facade of old apartment block, Berlin, Germany, Europe

A flowering blind pricklypear cactus (Opuntia rufida), Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States of America, North America

Young man and blind man stirring milk for chai, roadside chai stall, Dangiyawas, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Xingu tribesman, Suya, Brazil, South America

Xingu tribesman, Suya, Brazil, South America

Suya Indian dressed for dance, Brazil, South America (1971)

Portrait of a Suya Indian man with lip plate, Brazil, South America (1971)

Lace curtains and a lace-trimmed roller blind in typical window in Ennistymon (Ennistimon), County Clare, West of Ireland

Traditional French house at Chemire-Sur-Sarthe, France

Shop fronts of butchers shop with shutters drawn in Bilbao, Basque country, Spain

Ritz Hotel awnings in Place Vendome, Paris, France

A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

Vietnam crs (catholic relief service) work with people with disabilities extends into the college system with a project of inclusive education. at the hanoi college of it, shown here, there are 25 students with disabilities and 15 visually impaired. crs provides special mobility equipment such as wheelchair ramps, and with a joint grant shared by other funding agencies, provided an elevator at the college (seen here), so that wheelchair bound students could move easily to other floors of the building

Ghana abiba zakariah (62), a blind woman who is suffering advanced. She is at the sheikhinah clinic in tamale.

Ghana abiba zakariah (62) who is blind and hiv+ at sheikhanah clinic, tamale

Ghana idi adama (), nurse visiting abiba zakariah who is blind and hiv+ at sheikhanah clinic, tamale

Vietnam children of blind school, phuxuyen

Social worker (left) visiting blind woman with aids, tanzania. Musoma

Ghana idi adama (), nurse visiting abiba zakariah who is blind and hiv+ at sheikhanah clinic, tamale

Ghana abiba zakariah (62), a blind woman who is suffering advanced. She is at the sheikhinah clinic in tamale.

Spain, Madrid, Dog Leading A Blind Man

Slovenia, Maribor, Jugenstil (Art Nouveau) Facade

UK, London, Give For The Blind

UK, London, Give For The Blind

LutherÌs Partner Goby (Cryptocentrus lutheri) Lives in partnership with the snapping shrimp Alpheus djiboutensis. One of many Goby/Shrimp partnerships, The goby always choosing to pair with the same species of shrimp. The goby keeps a watchful eye for the almost blind shrimp, in return for sanctuary in the hosts burrow. The shrimp digs constantly and maintains contact with the goby at all times via antennae. Red Sea.

Newly hatched blue tit chicks and adult in a nestbox

A cycling safety initiative highlighting the dangers of undertaking lorries at a junction in the driver's blind spot, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Newly hatched blue tit chicks and adult in a nestbox

A warning for blind people crossing the road, Windermere, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Overweight businessman with fingers in ears in flooded city

Caucasian woman with freckles leaning on window

Gray striped bedding on bed in modern bedroom

Rehabilitation Of The Blind

Blind Person

Blind At School

Blind Person

Rehabilitation Of The Blind

Blind Person

Rehabilitation Of The Blind

Blind Person

Blind At School

Rehabilitation Of The Blind

Rehabilitation Of The Blind

Japanese woman holding a bottle of water and smiling at camera

Japanese woman looking away near the beach

Portrait of a Japanese woman eating shaved ice

Kyoto, Japan

Shopping street in Capri city, Capri, Campania, Italy

Guests in restaurant Proto in old town in the evening, Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva county, Dolmatia, Croatia

Street Cafe, Les Ponchettes, Flower Market, Cours de Saleya, Cote d Azur, Nice, Provence, France

Shopping street in Capri city, Capri, Campania, Italy

Reflection, Piazza San Marco, flood water, Aqua Alta, Venice, Italy

Blind old man sitting in front of a blue gate having a cigar, Havana, Kuba

Guests in restaurant Proto in old town in the evening, Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva county, Dolmatia, Croatia

Yellow canvas blind at a bar, San Remo, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Pavement restaurants in old town in the evening, Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva county, Dolmatia, Croatia

Harbor promenade, Hvar town, Hvar, Split-Dalmatia, Croatia

Reflection of snowy mountains on a window pane, Alto Adige, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Lady Justice, bronze statue, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Sculpture of Lady Justice in front of Brazilﾴs supreme court, Brasilia, Brazil. Architect: Oscar Niemeyer

Sculpture of Lady Justice in front of Brazilﾴs supreme court, Brasilia, Brazil. Architect: Oscar Niemeyer

Aid for the blind on a traffic light in the Neustadt district, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Pay window with closed shutters at the Westfalenhalle venue, Dortmund, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

The headquarters of the Bayer AG company, automatic blinds on the windows, Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Bas-relief "L'Impero fascista", the fascist empire, by Quirino Ruggeri, 1941, on the northern blind head of the Palazzo dell'INA, with a Rome, Italy, Europe

The Z-UP office building for Reader's Digest Germany, developed by Professor Kergassner, Best GmbH publishing house, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Day of Blind Football in front of the German Reichstag building, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Small circular lake with reflected trees and raised hide between meadows and a beautiful sunset, Adelschlag, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The Z-UP office building for Reader's Digest Germany, developed by Professor Kergassner, Best GmbH publishing house, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Yellow trip boat at Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain

SGP Singapore: Ministry of Information Communication an the Arts MICA. Coloured window shutter. |

Goetzberg Mill, historic windmill, dutch style with venetian blind style wings and a wind rose, Goetzberg, Henstedt-Ulzburg, Segeberg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Green roller shutter

St. Lawrence healing a blind man, detail from the Heiligentaler altar, St. Nicolai church, Lueneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Traditional blinds in the old town of Ghadames Libya

City scape of Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain

Cityscape of Benidorm with the beach Playa de Levante, Costa Blanca, Spain

Neon signage in a window, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Sunrise, hunting hide among grape-vines Burgenland, Austria

SGP Singapore: Ministry of Information Communication an the Arts MICA. Coloured window shutter. |

Playa de Levante, Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain

Rastro market, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Cityscape of Benidorm with the beach Playa de Levante, Costa Blanca, Spain

View over Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain

Memorial to the blind poet Petronella Moens, 1762-1843, Aardenburg, Netherlands, Europe

Graffiti, Gran Via, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Hunter's blind at the edge of the forest in morning fog, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Sculpture and flags at the European square, Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain

View over Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain

Playa de Levante, Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain

Hunter's blind at the edge of the forest in morning fog, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Building in the old part of town, with many red window blinds, Utrecht, Netherlands

Blinde Ezelstraatje, street of the blind donkey, historic centre of Bruges, Unesco World Heritage Site, Belgium, Europe