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January 2019
January 2019, page 44

44 JANUARY 2019 WHEN? 1 mile 5,000 Jan. 4 1.4 billion HOW LONG? HOW MANY? HOW MANY? The US Government has rigorous specs for the pens it buys. They have to be assembled by blind people. The pens must be able to write for a mile and in temps 160°F to -40°F, and fit undetected into uniforms. They should be able to stand in for a two-inch fuse, and should be able to be used for an emergency tracheotomy. After making 1.4 billion crayons , the senior crayon maker for Crayola admitted that he was color blind. Blind hiker Bill Irwin completed the Appalachian Trail with the help of his seeing eye dog, after falling 5,000 times . Braille was originally created as a way for Napoleon’s spies to read documents without needing any light. It was Louis Braille that pointed out the flaws of the code which created the version we use today. World Braille Day is celebrated on January 4th , Louis Braille’s birthday. Jan. 4 World Braille Day is celebrated on undetected into uniforms. They should be able able to be used for an emergency tracheotomy. DID YOU KNOW? 4121 N. 44th St., Phoenix Burgers, Dogs, Burritos! Scrumptious Fish & Chips! Best Chicken Nuggets & Tenders! Fresh Breaded Onion Rings! Children’s Menus at All Locations! Drive Thru/Take-Out is Our Specialty! 20% off any order over $8.00! Offer expires 1/31/19. Valid with coupon only. Present coupon at time of purchase. May not be combined with any other offer. 1 coupon per person. Valid at all 8 locations. No cash value. Coupon cannot be reproduced. Phone orders taken till 10:00pm Monday thru Saturday. 602-840-0630 P R E S C H O O L - E L E M E N T A R Y open house CCS Educating the WHOLE Child Mind Spirit H e a r t

45 JANUARY 2019 BLIND SEARCH Blind people can get issued a guide horse. Miniature horses are used instead of guide dogs if the person is afraid of, or allergic to, dogs. No one born blind has ever developed schizophrenia. Red color blind monkeys who underwent gene therapy by having their eyes injected with a red cone had their color blindness cured, potentially opening a door for curing color blindness in humans. Blind people have four times more nightmares than sighted people. One time, the US Army used color blind people to spot camouflage colors that fooled those with normal color vision. BLINDNESS BRAILLE CAMOUFLAGE CANE COLOR BLIND CONGENITAL CRAYON DOG ECHOLOCATION EYE HAPTICS IMPAIRED NAPOLEON PEN SEEING SIGHTLESS VISION VISIONLESS FACTS ABOUT THE BLIND SAY WHAT? ECHOLOCATION IN HUMANS People exist who can locate objects through echolocation, making it possible for blind people to ride bicycles through traffic. A blind American man named Daniel Kish taught himself to navigate using echolocation. His hobbies include hiking and mountain-biking, and he has now trained over 500 students in his “tongue-click” technique. DID YOU KNOW?