The Benefits of Being Legally Blind

VIP perks!! Who knew? Speedy recovery on your surgeries

Brilliant introduction. I wish you all the best in your recovery. Your attitude to being legally blind says a lot about the kind of person you are. A highly inspiring video. Jay

Great video and very nice view to, have a great health Sri David. Hope you have a great day.
From Malaysia.

David, I hope you feel much better soon! When the weather is this awesome you need to ride!

Glad you got the skin thing taken care of David. I have to watch it as well, as my cancer chemo regime made me more sensitive to sun exposure.
While your eyesight technically is more limited than normal (whatever that means), I think in many ways you see more than most.

I too have discovered the flip side of "disability" and airports. I can no longer walk through them, but who really likes navigating through the crowds and obstacles anyway? Ditto driving. It's only fun in stupid TV commercials; in truth, driving is a minefield. Stop for a minute and consider how many close calls you have just making a trip to the grocery store...

David, you continue to inspire. Your attitude and view of life is absolutely awesome. Love your sense of humor. God bless you and thank you!

Hope you heal quickly David. I have a dermatologist appointment tomorrow. It's my 6 month checkup. I have an older brother who has melanoma and I've had basil cell carcinoma removed. Therefore, I go every 6 months to see the dermatologist.
As a physically handicapped person, I can relate to some of the "positive" aspects of such a diagnosis. Hang tough... And Keep on Triking!

2 of those perks also can be applied for people with educational disabilities like dyslexia we are not great readers but we can access books on cassette tape, now digital from many audio libraries, plus we can get media digitized if it is not already. I can read well enough for anyone else to understand, but the mechanics required blocks my understanding of what I just read aloud!

We may be able to access the dictiphone tech for museums, I used that tech at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, which was available free to Landmark College Students.

Hello David, some of the benifits you mentioned exist for non-blind disabled people as well (airport assistance etc., free or cheaper access to meuseums etc., sometimes with a guest you bring along for assistance etc.). Guess you already know that, just wanted to mention. In Europe you get a special key that opens public toilets for disabled (free access) that are usually clean and often non-occupied. Also tax privileges exist for disabled in Europe. Free public transport (Metro, Busses, Trains) is also availbale in Germany (with the exeption of high speed trains that are not free for disabled). It is worth to get advice for these things. Wish you good health and safe rides, Carsten

I mean it’s not like you don’t see anything. I have close to the same vision as you do. And even for people that have way less vision I still can’t understand why other people think this is worse than anything else. In my opinion the only thing that’s been a struggle is the whole transportation thing and of course wanting but not feeling comfortable with riding bikes. And where I live it isn’t easy to just get a tricycle. I honestly can think of way more difficult disabilities.

Since you’re legally blind, can you safely operate a recumbent trike?

Hello David Thank you for your inspiration. I too am complicated medically. I was born legally blind (20/200 in one eye) as well as an inherited kidney disease that forced me on dialysis for a year and a kidney transplant. I had a heart attack at 60 and a stoke in February. Watching you ride gives me hope. Now there is another benefit to being legally blind TAXES. You can chose to file legally blind on your taxes and it saves you money 💴

Thank you for this info. I had no clue it was like this. I too am legally blind. 20/300. Done from here on. Airport is the one . Right on David.

This is so difficult for me. I los my freedom. I dnt know how to get help.

If the program you’re talking about is BARD, then I can say that I 100% agree. I love that book service.
EDIT: it is extremely important for us blind people to inform the airport staff that we do not need wheelchair assistance. If you tell them you do not need the wheelchair, it will help educate them so that they don’t offer it to people who are fully capable of walking independently.
Of course to it. I’ve been told by people that work at airports that the training they receive on persons with disabilities is on a very general level and doesn’t really teach them about how to handle specific disabilities like blindness.

Hey, nice video I’m new to being legally blind. How can I find out about the audiobook? I would love to get that information.

Thank you for this list.

I think grappling is a great physical activity for visually impaired people. I know of many people who excelled in Jiu Jitsu, wrestling, Judo, etc. while being visually impaired. Also they should expand what qualifies as legally blind beside just taking into account refractive power and peripheral vision field. There’s so many more aspects to vision than those. The quality of my vision is horrendous but I wouldn’t qualify as legally blind which is alright because I don’t need special treatment or want it from others.

Where did you live ? It's so beautiful .

Corretive lenses still kinda work for me but I learned people had faces as a kid 😂I needed to know these benefits existed. I miss reading books and that sounds awesome. Grr… I should voice type but I’m thinking this is coming out ok

Hello from Georgia! ❤❤🖐🖐

Thank you! I am also legally blind. I did not know a lot of this. God Bless you 🙏🙏🙏