“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.”
Visual-impairment may be challenging, but it is not a hinderance to creativity. Hundreds of people who have visual challenges continue to create works of art. Whether they write stories or poetry, play music, create films, shoot photos, or use their high tactile awareness to weave tapestries or throw pottery, those with visual challenges have unlocked a new world of creativity, one that is no longer limited by just one sense.
The Photography of Casey Pernell
Casey has Usher Syndrome , which causes the loss of both vision and hearing, but he loves taking images with his camera and phone. He is challenged by having barely any central vision and limited peripheral vision, but tenaciously works towards capturing beautiful pictures such as those below:
The Drawings of William Yancey
William Yancey is a college freshman with Stargardt disease. the most common form of inherited juvenile macular degeneration. The progressive vision loss associated the disease is caused by the death of photoreceptor cells in the central portion of the retina. William uses his computer and screen magnification to create his art.
