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He Survived the Khmer Rouge and Built a Musical Legacy

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025MIKE IVESComments Off on He Survived the Khmer Rouge and Built a Musical Legacy

Kong Nay, a blind lute player who endured the horrors of a totalitarian regime, exposed a new generation of Cambodians to their country’s traditional music.

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A Rescue Center for Small Wild Animals Looks to Place a Blind Moose Calf

July 19, 2025IAN AUSTENComments Off on A Rescue Center for Small Wild Animals Looks to Place a Blind Moose Calf

There is an ambitious long-term plan for Cedar, who cannot be released back into the wild even after his leg injury mends.

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David Paton, Creator of Flying Eye Hospital, Dies at 94

April 25, 2025April 26, 2025Michael S. RosenwaldComments Off on David Paton, Creator of Flying Eye Hospital, Dies at 94

An idealistic ophthalmologist, he came up with an ingenious way to treat blindness in far-flung places: by outfitting an airplane with an operating room.

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Amadou Bagayoko, Half of Malian Duo Who Went Global, Dies at 70

April 6, 2025April 6, 2025Alex TraubComments Off on Amadou Bagayoko, Half of Malian Duo Who Went Global, Dies at 70

As Amadou & Mariam, he and his wife were improbable pop stars on two counts. Their style was venturesome and eclectic, and they were blind virtuosos.

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Gazans With Disabilities Face ‘Impossible Times’ of Chaos and War

December 5, 2024Adam Rasgon and Bilal ShbairComments Off on Gazans With Disabilities Face ‘Impossible Times’ of Chaos and War

A family fled carrying a 9-year-old girl for hours on their backs. Sisters with visual impairments pleaded for help as Israeli airstrikes fell. “It’s a nightmare,” one wheelchair user said.

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Gazans With Disabilities Face ‘Impossible Times’ of Chaos and War

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024Adam Rasgon and Bilal ShbairComments Off on Gazans With Disabilities Face ‘Impossible Times’ of Chaos and War

A family fled carrying a 9-year-old girl for hours on their backs. Sisters with visual impairments pleaded for help as Israeli airstrikes fell. “It’s a nightmare,” one wheelchair user said.

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The Quiet Collaboration Between Paralympic Athletes and Their Assistants

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024Elena BergeronComments Off on The Quiet Collaboration Between Paralympic Athletes and Their Assistants

For competition partners who share the mutual goal of winning medals, eye contact or a simple touch can be all the communication that’s needed.

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An English Shepherd Dog Went Blind. Now She’s Helping Other Pups Avoid Her Fate.

August 16, 2024Amelia NierenbergComments Off on An English Shepherd Dog Went Blind. Now She’s Helping Other Pups Avoid Her Fate.

Shola, who assisted with search-and-rescue operations in the U.K., has moved to her second act: saving other English Shepherds from blindness.

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Women and Leadership: 7 Women Discuss Their Journeys

November 27, 2023November 28, 2023THE NEW YORK TIMESComments Off on Women and Leadership: 7 Women Discuss Their Journeys

Leaders from around the world explained how they took their passions and concerns and turned them into action.

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A Canadian Family Is Seeing the World Before Their Children’s Vision Falters

October 7, 2022MIKE IVESComments Off on A Canadian Family Is Seeing the World Before Their Children’s Vision Falters

A Canadian family is on a yearlong journey across Asia and Africa because three of their four children have an eye condition that causes blindness.

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Exxon Sues California Over New Climate Disclosure Laws

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Pope Leo’s Permission for Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Gives Traditionalists Hope

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‘It’s Got to Be an Inside Job’: Jewelry Thieves Weigh In on Louvre Heist

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