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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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- Books
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Several sermons preach'd by the late Reverend Mr. Samuel Bourn, of Bolton, Lancashire. I. The Transforming Vision of Christ in the future State, from 1 Joh. iii. 2. II. The Believer's Hope of this Transforming Vision, the Reason and the Motive of Real Holiness in the present State, from 1 Joh. iii. 3. To which is subjoin'd, a character of the late Reverend Mr. Samuel Bourn, in a Discourse preach'd at Bolton by his son Samuel Bourn, soon after his Father's Decease. With the Reverend Mr. Tong's recommendatory preface, and a brief account of the author's life.
Bourn, Samuel, 1648-1719.Date: 1722