6 Activities You Can Do Even If You Are Blind or Visually Impaired

[@bettyvisocan8815]

Stumbled on your KZbin while searching for fun activities for my husband who became suddenly severe low vision in 2019. He was an active gigging musician before losing his sight, and with an eSight headset he has begun to read music and play trombone in a community band for seniors, but it is not the level of skill he once had. Still, it is great to be among old friends and make music again. He was an avid golfer and has been to the driving range a few times and still has good skills, so friends are going to help him play this year. He was an award winning pastel artist before vision loss, but he has not been able to get started painting again. Your idea about trying pottery has merit for him. We just got a puppy and he will be involved in training classes. Already, by carrying the puppy in public to socialize it, he has made many new acquaintances! Vision loss is so isolating, this puppy is going to be a great, natural way to interact with people. He walks 4-5 miles for fitness most days and carries an identification cane for safety if alone. He took a year of online instruction to learn Tai Chi for visually impaired to improve balance and strength and it has really helped him have fewer falls! He really enjoys it and now practices at least 3 hours a week using DVDs on a big screen to guide his further learning. He always loved to cook, especially smoking and grilling. With help from a Low Vision Therapist he learned knife safety and many tricks in the kitchen to help him get cooking again. He uses a talking thermometer quite a bit too. His Grilled Salmon recipe is so delicious! He makes wonderful steaks, crusty outside but tender and moist inside. His pulled pork is a staple at family gatherings. I help to make sure the pulling is complete because that is still hard for him. I am not a brisket fan, but he makes versions so juicy and tender that I am starting to get addicted! So while I came to see what more he could try, I realize he has a pretty full leisure schedule already. I am looking for a game he could enjoy. We used to play MahJong weekly with a group, but that is hard with his vision. I am learning cribbage and we have a giant cribbage board. He played in college, but enjoyed the speed of the game, and doesn't think he will be able to keep up. We are setting up a cribbage date with a LV friend we met through his LV/Blind Spt group so we will give it a try.

[@OntheFritz]

That’s so awesome! Yes, make sure to look into tactile games! Lots of card games, board games options and they even have a tactile rubix cube now! You could also try Goal Ball which was deigned specifically for people with a vision impairment! The sky is the limit 🥰

[@Le_Kret]

Hi, I lost my sight 6 years ago. Until then I started making leather wallets and backpack, I also in cheese making, and home brew alcohol, liquors, beer and wine. I am also in BB gun shooting, with special audio equipment for blind sharpshooter. To be honest only sky is the limit. I know also a blind woodturner, he has a KZbin channel theBLindWoodturner. I am in love in making stuff. I am also an HAM operator, I am using Kenwood TS 590S with voice prompts. I have my KZbin channel, and last year I started psychology studies to help people that struggle with loosing sight. Nice movie. Thanks

[@OntheFritz]

Thank you! Yes, the sky is the limit! I also love the blind woodturner! ❤️

[@sharonspears5866]

Ty for sharing. I have lost most of my sight and found out a week ago that my sight is going faster than they thought. So, i am reasearching what i can do to practice so it won’t be a harder on me. Thank so much for helping with this motivation.

[@UncleMikeDrop]

I have gotten into fitness(weight lifting, hit cardio, fitness challenge classes, a running class, etc.).I actually did a 5k a couple months ago and had someone follow me on a bike who gave me directions(where to turn, problem terrain alerts, collision avoidance, etc.).

[@OntheFritz]

Wow!! That’s so amazing!! 🎉

[@eroane84]

I’m so thrilled to have found this video…^___^ Thank you so so much!! I have keratoconus which I had a cornea transplant which has taken a toll on my vision and my artwork as since after my birth I’ve been many eye muscle surgeries and again I my teens…and in my mid 20’s I was then diagnosed with keratoconus and up until now I have been using magnifying glass and lamp when drawing and paintings…now it has been a tough for my eyes and am now sitting in the dark…Love this video…*^___^

[@MariaRosa1972]

At the moment I help out at our local kids church, play music, right, do yarn crafts ride tandems, along with many other things I have recently started a KZbin video so that’s another thing that I believe we can do as one people.

[@barryallen8887]

My mother is blind and i am trying to find ways to do some activities she can participate in too. Thank you so much for this video you’re an inspiration. You’re helping a son bond with his blind mother. You’re making a difference! Thank you!

[@OntheFritz]

Aww I am so glad!! 💜

[@reaverofjillsandwiches]

As a visually impaired person my main hobby is doing video game let's plays. I've even had a friend who is also visually impaired on several videos.

[@cyndypendley7906]

You have always been my inspiration. Love you always. I have always been amazed that you taught yourself to Irish dance.

[@OntheFritz]

cyndy pendley love you too! Yeah I miss those days lol

[@FallingStar44]

This is so great. Very insightful. Playing by ear is tough. I love drama too. KZbin has helped me develop personally. Like, practice dealing with people on film. Lol.

[@OntheFritz]

Definitely true! Keep it up! 😊

[@urgon6321]

I'm one-eyed, and visually impaired (glaucoma). I design stuff and cut it with CNC mill. I also did some KZbin videos with VFX (I'll be doing more of that in near future). I also fix and build electronics, despite the fact I often have to use soldering iron by feel. I also do some photography from time to time, including editing. And to help others visualize, how bad is my sight, while I'm writing this on my PC, with 19" 1440x900 monitor, my nose is actually about 0,5-1,5cm ( about 1/4-1/2 of an inch) away from the screen... I stumbled upon this video while looking for some PC games I could play, as I no longer can play Warframe...

[@LiveAccessible]

What a great video! All those things are a lot of fun still I'm not very good with drama. I always like to be, but my drama teacher didn't think so. Hahaha. I'm not sure what kind of talent I have to do a video, but I'll think about it! ☺️

[@OntheFritz]

Aww i bet you are great at drama! If you have fun, thats what matters! The video can include just a hobby or activity you love!

[@ARPRASHANT123]

Proud of you 😍

[@TheBlindTreasureHunter]

Great video! Great collaboration idea, I will get a video to you. Thanks blast from the Cass

[@OntheFritz]

See it my way 1 thank you! I cant wait to see your video! 😃

[@analisis6870]

Thank you for your video!!

[@ridrakib7388]

love your work. keep making videos.

[@OntheFritz]

Thank you so much! I’m currently working on some more ideas! 😎

[@mailywong9612]

Thank you for this wonderful helpful video

[@OntheFritz]

My pleasure! I’m currently working on some more ideas! 😊

[@thewakinghat]

I'm not blind or visually impared, but when I get migraines I become extra sensitive to light and cold light tones. Sometimes tinted glasses works to minimise the pain, however, sometimes I just want to close my eyes, or even put a blanket over my head. Nevertheless, what stopps me from doing so is that most things I tend to do to keep myself bussy are dependent on sight and I don't know what to do to not be too bored without my sight. Any tips?

[@OntheFritz]

Hey, great question! First I do want to say to please make sure you take care of yourself and take time to rest and recover :) Cold compresses over your eyes while laying in a dark room/taking a nap really help me. Second, your question! I do have some ideas if you get bored waiting on your migraine to go away. You could try listening to your favorite music, audio books are great and don't require sight and they have all different genres, and podcasts! You could learn a new language this way! For more hands on, I would suggest pottery or modeling clay, or even learning how to play an instrument. Instruments rely on feel, feel of where to place fingers and feel of the beat/mood!

[@thewakinghat]

@@OntheFritz Thank you for your answer! I haven't thought about the idea of putting cold compressions on my eyes, but that would probably be nice. I usually do crafty stuff, like sewing, knitting, or painting but I'm afraid to do something wrong without my sight, but trying something compleatly new like sculpting might work 🤔 Then I'm not as worried to do wrong, since, I also would fail a lot with my sight 😅

[@OntheFritz]

@@thewakinghat yes cold compresses work so well! The cold causes the blood vessels to shrink, improves circulation, numbs pain and minimizes swelling! They have some gel eye masks at the dollar stores and WalMart that I really like, I just keep them in the freezer and when I get a migraine or need to rest my eyes from light sensitivity. I just grab one, put it on, and rest for about 30 mins or take a nap with it on if it’s a migraine. Sculpting would be great! Don’t be afraid to make mistakes! That’s how we learn and grow 😁

[@thewakinghat]

@@OntheFritz We don't have walmart here in Sweden and dollarstores are few and far invetween, but the idea of gel eye masks is nice. 🤔 Might check if they have some in some local stores that may carry such products

[@mailywong9612]

@Thewalkinghat , please do some research on magnesium and peppermint essential oil because these two things help me a lot

[@BlindGrilling]

Thanks for sharing. Great thoughts and ideas for VIPs to get involved with. Very cool idea on the collaboration video as well. I’m just not very talented but I might send you something

[@OntheFritz]

Blind Grilling thanks so much! You should definitely send something! Cooking with a visual impairment is a talent itself! But it also seems like an activity/hobby you love, so why not share it! 😃

[@hzafary]

You rock! Keep up the great work!

[@rickhodgkins6937]

What if you're totally blind and that you have an interest in baking and pastry from scratch?. There has to be work arounds. People in the field will say, that there are not. I'm good at making custards and yeast breads, even though I would like to be able to bake and frost cakes as well as decorate them with minimal or NO feeling.

[@deannabruce6192]

I love to cook and create new recipes.

[@nikkiwunderlich3570]

OK I sent you the video hopefully you got it

[@OntheFritz]

I haven’t received it yet. Would you mind trying to send it again? 😊 Email is: [e-mail]

[@NaiaHickey-Niblett]

I have a mental illness.i use writing and art as coping skills its getting hard for me and im looking for things to do that i can do without sight

[@nikkiwunderlich3570]

Thanks

[@OntheFritz]

You’re welcome! 😊

[@davebarry9728]

Im new to sight loss n im a big gamer I so sad I wanna game but sight effectn it any tips lol

[@OntheFritz]

Hey! I would suggest looking up the channels Illegally Sighted and Sightless Senshi. They both have videos about gaming with sight loss. I know more and more games are being equipped with accessibility features which is amazing! I really hope this helps!

[@glamethyst9144]

Personally, I would recommend things like audio game hub, RS games, crafting kingdom, Timecrest and land of Livia. They’re not as action packed as typical video games, but they’re so fun and I’m addicted to most of them.

[@alexisaverett5010]

I really appreciate this video. Would you be able to assist me in finding online trivia games that are easy to use when completely blind?

[@OntheFritz]

I can definitely try! I replied to your email! 😅

[@amberkaur7305]

I will be glad to do something in IT sector. Related to MS office. Can you please tell me something in that? And yes, I am Visually impaired.

[@OntheFritz]

Sorry this is so late! Are you looking for activities that work with MS Office or a job? 😊

[@amberkaur7305]

@@OntheFritz please suggest me something for Job...

[@nikkiwunderlich3570]

Can we just email you our videos as well? Or does it have to be through we transfer?

[@OntheFritz]

Yes! You can email it if you want! Thats fine!

[@tamarapuzak8934]

hi space like doing crafts the title like Clay and his pottery and origami of course because it's so cool feeling I like doing stuff like snowflakes are flowers by using scissors to cut the shapes out of the paper it's really fun especially like woodworking as well and being able to tell which one is one it's fun, especially love my sports the music is always help me too specially painting I guess I'm happy to be someone that likes doing activities who knows maybe us getting out of our comfort zone is a good thing. I want to say thank you for opening my eyes to tell me what activities I can still do I want to say thank you my question is how does someone who cannot see to take a picture that's my question just curious. And thank you for describing the picture that the artist does that is cool.

[@OntheFritz]

Hiya! Yes all of those can be so fun! I personally believe that the blind or visually impaired can have a very interesting and unique way of “looking” at the world because we have to use our other senses more than others so we might pay attention to something a little more than someone with sight and that would be a great picture! 😉 I’ve included an article that goes into how someone who is blind or visually impaired can take pictures! I hope this helps! chicagolighthouse.org/sandys-view/taking-pictures/

[@sonalprajapati710]

Super

[@OntheFritz]

Thank you! ❣️

[@carli4117]

Great video and thank you for all that you are doing! Yoga is an amazing activity! Instructors are usually very descriptive and provide primarily verbal queues in class. I usually give them a heads up that I'm visually impaired and then they know to help me a little more if they see me doing something funny lol. It's a great way to move your body, get rid of stress, and also be part of such a supportive community . Highly recommend!

[@OntheFritz]

Thank you so much for watching! I really appreciate your support! :) And great suggestion! Yoga is definitely a relaxing and great activity for us! I really need to start doing it more lol In my newest video, I am going to do a mass collab video about people with disabilities and what activities they are involved with! I would love to include Yoga in that if you are interested :)

[@carli4117]

On the Fritz I love this idea! Thank you for letting me know. I'm a little nervous to show myself practicing yoga lol. I will think it over though.

[@OntheFritz]

I am sure you would be awesome! But some others ways you could share it would be just to make a video talking about it, or even an audio! You might could even ask the instructor if you could film a little of the class, so then you wouldn't necessarily be in the video 😉

[@carli4117]

On the Fritz thank you for the suggestions!

[@OntheFritz]

You’re very welcome! 😊

[@danabelden4492]

I love my music

[@LiveUrLyfe]

I'm legally blind and I do art digitally

[@DestineyCalhoun-iq5yo]

I ahoot a bow