Blind Man Roams the Globe: Rio
Peter White discovers what it is like being a blind tourist in Rio during the Paralympics.
When Peter White jets, sails or walks into a new city, it is the sounds, not the sights, which assail him. He sets off to Rio on the eve of the Paralympics. In Rio he finds a city poised with excitement as the Paralympics are set to begin. Like some of the arriving athletes, he is forced to navigate a strange environment without being able to see his way around: 鈥淗aving been born blind, I鈥檝e always travelled blind 鈥� and for me, sightseeing is more a case of 鈥榮ound-hearing.鈥�
(Photo: Aerial view of Christ the Redeemer, Flamengo Beach, the Sugar Loaf and Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015. Credit: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
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