I'm Blind But I'm Not…

Brit Winner and Julian Vargas share their stories of triumph and finding purpose in their work as they navigate life without sight.

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[staciestreck]

Going blind is literally my biggest fear. Strength to these people.

[sonastysorude]

Why did they choose a thumbnail with her eyes closed when she clearly has her eyes open normally... 😬

[VluggeJapie]

"Sight" Is one of the most underrated things ever.

[asinechick]

That makes me so angry that the poor girl gets groped cause the attackers know they can get away with it 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

[Amikyoq]

One day I woke up in June I was 90% blind in one eye it lasted for a year, then both went blind but I now have vision in my left eye again for some reason!!

[susanwilliams]

"It's just a headache" 
As someone else who is functionally blind due to a migraine condition, it is so good to hear this talked about. Migraine can cause a lot of complications, and needs to be taken a lot more sereiously.

[walrusnom]

“But you’re so pretty, that can’t be (blind).”
What?!?!
That’s like saying “you can’t be deaf, you’re too tall”

[thecookingnerd]

She should sue that person that gave her the surgery

[christalmb]

My niece was born with no eyes (she’s almost 8 months) and it’s been a challenging few months. She’s the happiest baby I’ve ever met ❤️ loves music and she listens to cartoons and laugh! I think we were more upset with the doctors, no one told my poor sister that her baby had no eyes until her birth :( I’ll still remember that day 💔
My oldest(5) is still having a hard time understanding that his cousin can’t see what he sees, but we keep reminding him that she can still enjoy whatever it is he wants to do with her but in a different way. We adore you Scarlett ❤️❤️❤️

[bayleewinkler]

I've been blind in my left eye for over a year due to my lupus. I was actually just talking to someone about this a few minutes ago. So strange this just popped up.

[Drirton]

Gotta say- for someone who's blind- she's really good at tracking where the camera lens is at all times.

[CurlyHijabi]

Everything she said about being taken advantage of is so true. I was born blind in my left eye and poor vision but correctable with glasses in my right.

[clarizamaldonado]

I teach Braille to vision impaired and blind students at my local school district. This job is so rewarding! The students are like regular people, just like you and me. They are very resilient!

[trivia]

That girl sounds like she hold her tears but I can't 😭

[sairaloredo]

When he said he didn’t want to discourage anyone from helping. I was impressed by the way he thinks. He is kind, considerate, strong, patient, and generous. Wow, he is teaching them something with great value. I hope whoever fully capable person/s he comes in to contact with. Will become more aware and that the experience will affect them for the better.

[TheUnknownMiss]

My friend is blind, I'm visually impaired, both since birth. We talked about how our blindness/impaired vision made us who we are and we would also say that it makes you a different person. You get to know a lot of things you otherwise wouldn't know - good and bad things.
For her bachelor thesis she interviewed me and asked about situations I felt discriminated against. And besides that I feel that people sometimes assume that I'm less intelligent, we also talked about something that I called "positive discrimination" or "discrimination with good intentions". This could be helping a blind person over the street or (what happened to me) that a friend of mine took coins from my purse to give it to the cashier without me asking for it while I myself was looking for the right coins. Everyone behind us starred at me and I felt really uncomfortable about that situation. I know it's well meant but it was not wanted. If we need help we will ask for it - we know the best what we can do and what we can't. You can always ask if we want help, we will tell you if we need/want it.
Just ask 😉

[confuciobl]

Julian is an adorable person, he sounds really friendly and I felt really close to him during this video, idk why

[duchi]

*Blind Person:* You look nice today!


*Me:* Why thank y- _hold up..._

[cassandramayo]

Im 46 and have been visually impaired for 24 years. I’m half way through my PhD programme and a Professor in Health Management. Wouldn’t have ever thought I’d achieve so much, but God has been gracious!!! I can relate to people yelling at me and being dragged across the street. There’s a lot of education to provide to the world.

[brandonh]

I’ve had little to no vision in my right eye for my entire life and there’s a possibility that later on in life I could lose the vision in my left eye. Honestly it’s scary thinking that I could be completely blind at some point in my life. If any of you have any questions feel free to ask, I’m happy to talk about it