852. How does it feel to be blind? (Article & Vocabulary)

How does it feel to have a visual impairment? How do blind people navigate the world? How do other people treat you, if you are blind? And, how do we talk about blindness and other forms of disability in English? This episode is inspired by a listener called Hafid, who contacted me recently. I talk about the subject of blindness and disability in general, read an article written by a partially sighted person, and explain a list of words and phrases we should use when describing different forms of disability. Also includes various medical vocabulary such as the different parts of the eye and other related topics.
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  • @polvorosablanco
    @polvorosablanco

    Hi Luke I'm in Spain 🇪🇸 I'm a baker, I make custom cakes, and I wanted to share with you and your followers that I made a cake a few years ago for a blind woman, the cake was for her husband and she described me what she wanted, it was a viking ship. So I decided to put a lot of textures, made the water liquid with jelly, put chocolate textured like wood, I put so many details, the cake was really amazing and she was exited about it and touched everything, she told me that she loved it and that she could feel the details and 'see' the ship. I felt so grateful that she enjoyed so much that cake.

  • @ritvapeltomaki2976
    @ritvapeltomaki2976

    Here is a blind woman from Finland. I am 60 years old. I have been listening to your bodcasts for about 3 years. You have become like a friend. I lived with you when a baby came into your family and it's like I knew your brother and your parents too. I often still listen at night when I go to bed, and I often fall asleep and wake up and hear it again when you are talking to your father, mother or brother. When I'm sleepy, I think "oh, Luke's dad has come over" 🤣🤣🤣.

  • @user-vt8yi4yr9k
    @user-vt8yi4yr9k

    I am disabled person, I can't do anything by myself really I'm in wheelchair. I use the pc with my eyes.

  • @andreyvasenev2
    @andreyvasenev2

    Hello, Luke!

  • @nalanakpinar
    @nalanakpinar

    Thank you for this sensitive episode. When I read it's title, I remembered a true story about a person's unhappiness in being able to see after eye surgery. He went to the park again and instead of trying to see the statue he liked, which required a serious effort to learn colors, shapes and seeing in 3 dimensions, he closed his eyes and touched the statue as before, and then calmed down. That scene changed my perspective on disabled people. They have their own style and taste in living their life. They're not disabled, they're just different. We must be more sensitive and not hinder them in order to create an environment that is easy for them to live in and is not dangerous. I must mention the name of the author of the story (and many other great stories), Oliver Sacks, a neuroscientist.

  • @gabikastner2366
    @gabikastner2366

    Hallo ! I am from Austria and I am learning English ! Great Channel !

  • @suhedasnck
    @suhedasnck

    Hi Luke!

  • @Hananh92
    @Hananh92

    Great channel and special episode. Thank you, our dear teacher, your blind student🤓👍

  • @hibaallhalgomaa2655
    @hibaallhalgomaa2655

    I am from Syria I love learning with you❤🎉

  • @kamranmoosavi1141
    @kamranmoosavi1141

    The way you teaching language is the best to me…

  • @kayrogabriel2155
    @kayrogabriel2155

    Hello Luke,i am from Brazil , and you have been my teacher for 3 month`s /Thank You

  • @VijiBiju-yb3xo
    @VijiBiju-yb3xo

    Good morning dear friend 😊....lot of medical words....it's helped me a lot..,thank u so much.....❤....

  • @YogaSaludPostural
    @YogaSaludPostural

    Thank you Luke, I'm refresing my English and I discover you 🙂.

  • @pietrosacconi4408
    @pietrosacconi4408

    Hi Luke,

  • @user-hw7nr7lq4i
    @user-hw7nr7lq4i

    Дорогой Лука. Спасибо. Очень трогательно. Постараюсь слушать Вас почаще. Познавательные и полезные передачи. Дай Бог Вам и всем близким здоровья и благополучия

  • @medoalnaseer6514
    @medoalnaseer6514

    Always thank god for everything

  • @conibarbariol2014
    @conibarbariol2014

    What a wonderful way to start this Wednesday… a new episode in Luke’s English Podcast to keep me company through the day. The title sounds very promising!!! 🙌🏼✨🙏🏻 I’m diving in…

  • @newbury1506
    @newbury1506

    Always best ❤️❤️❤️👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

  • @carolinarojas265
    @carolinarojas265

    You are awesome Luke, you are a so kind and sensible teacher.

  • @mionszdd6100
    @mionszdd6100

    I don’t know why but going blind terrifies me, like I can imagine myself being deaf but not blind. Kudos to people with disabilities who keep joy of life and remind me to be grateful for what I have 🙌🏻