blind
- noun
- /blaɪnd/
- Volunteering at the Service Center for the Blind has given Anna valuable skills for independence.
- school for the blind
- services for the blind
- education for the blind
Examples
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Every year on or near October 15, our school, the California School for the Blind, celebrates National White Cane Day.
Academic text (2008) -
Organizations like the National Federation for the Blind aim to advocate for the rights of visually impaired people.
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First Schools for the Blind in the United States
Academic text (2015) -
Oh, I joined the Library for the Blind.
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And I doubt the Postal Service's "Free Matter for the Blind" is going to apply here.
Fiction book (1998) -
The use of tactile experience in teaching the blind is not a new idea.
Academic text (1991) -
The Indiana School for the Blind offers residential and day educational programs for visually impaired children.
Academic text (1990) -
Julie Dahlberg is an orientation and mobility specialist at the Oregon School for the Blind in Salem.
Academic text (1996) -
The New York Institution for the Blind (NYIB) received a charter in 1831 and initiated instruction in March 1832.
Academic text (2015) -
The Library for the Blind provides resources specifically designed to help individuals who cannot see.
Idioms
- Informal
Being without enough information or clear instructions in a difficult situation
- Informal
So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are
- Informal
To confuse someone by using many technical words they do not understand
A situation where people without experience guide others like them
- Offensive
A joking phrase people use after 'I see' to show they do not believe someone
Compounds
- Specialized
A test in which neither participants nor researchers know who gets the treatment
- Specialized
A way to give money or property to someone else who manages it without the owner's knowledge
A window covering made of horizontal slats you tilt to control light and privacy
- US
Not treating people differently because of their race when choosing people for jobs or schools
- US
A policy or attitude that does not consider people's race, often hiding unequal treatment
- Specialized
An experiment where neither participants nor researchers know who gets the real treatment or a fake one to avoid bias
- Specialized
A small area in the eye where the optic nerve enters and you cannot see
A window covering of long vertical slats that you turn to control light and privacy
A corner on a road where drivers cannot see around because something blocks the view
- Archaic
A plane landing using only instruments because the pilot cannot see outside
- Specialized
A bar under a vehicle that turns to support wheels but does not drive them
A North American wildflower with tube-shaped blue, white, or purple flowers that stay mostly closed
- Specialized
A disease in horses and cows that makes them walk unsteadily and fall often
- Specialized
A sewing machine that joins fabric so the thread is not seen on the outside of clothes
- Specialized
An experiment where neither the people nor the researchers know who gets the real medicine
- Specialized
An experiment where neither the participants nor the researchers know who is in which group
- UK
A window covering made of fabric that moves up and down to block light and give privacy
- UK
Unable to see for a short time because bright light from snow bounces into your eyes
A small, slender snake that lives underground in the western United States deserts and has very poor sight
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blind used as a noun comes from the same old word for 'unable to see', and people began to use it to name the group of those who cannot see. So when we say 'the blind' we mean people who cannot see.