Stories
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Navigating in a connected world
Alex Lee ponders the promising ideas, stalled projects and pricey gadgets that aim to help visually impaired people get out and about. But it seems that an actual human could be the essential ingredient.
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Bringing Braille back to the modern world
For anyone who thinks Braille is so last century, read on. New tech is helping dust Braille down and bring it to today’s visually impaired people.
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The joys and failures of audio description
Audio description enhances the experience of watching a film or TV show for people with a visual impairment, but it's not widely available in the UK. Alex Lee explains why.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
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Nocturnal revels: or, a general history of dreams. In two parts. Shewing I. the Nature, Causes, and various Kinds of Dreams and Visions: And of the Nocturnal Communications of the Soul with Good and Evil Angels. With several Examples of Dreams, both Divine and Humane, Ancient and Modern, that have been Remarkably Accomplish'd. II. Shewing the Signification of all manner of Dreams whatsoever, according to Aristotle, Themistius, Artimedorus, Cardan, and other most Approved Authors. Comprising all that has been hitherto written upon this Nice and Curious Subject. Alphabetically Digested, for the more easie finding out of any Dream.
Date: 1706- [1707]- Books
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An help for the more easy and clear understanding of the Holy Scriptures: being the Revelation of St John the Divine, Explain'd after the following Method, viz. I. The Original or Greek text amended according to the Best and most Ancient Readings. II. The common English translation render'd more agreeable to the original. III. A paraphrase, wherein not only the Difficult Expressions and Passages are explain'd; but also the whole Book is divided into Proper Sections and Paragraphs; with a Synopsis of the Contents of the said Book subjoin'd to the End of the Paraphrase. IV. Annotations, relating (as Occasion requires) to the Several Particulars afore-mention'd. To the Whole is prefix'd A Table of the Synchronism of the Visions or Prophecies of the Seald Book, as also of the Open Little Book. By Ed. Wells D. D. Rector of Cotesbach in Leicester-Shire.
Date: 1717- Books
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The beatific vision: a poem.
Codrington, Samuel.Date: MDCCXXXV. [1735]- Books
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The invisible geography of the world, or An explanation of the Bible, continued by the explainer of the vision to Ezekiel. Book III.
Author of the Explanation of the vision to Ezekiel.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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The temple of fame: a vision. By Mr. Pope.
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.Date: 1715