blindness

Everyday

1. Blindness is being unable to see, either completely or almost completely. tree →
2. Blindness to something means not noticing or not understanding it: «his blindness to his own mistakes». tree →
3. Colour blindness is when someone cannot tell some colours apart, often red and green. tree →

In the lessons

In science and health lessons, eyes need light to see; blindness can be from birth, illness or injury. Blind people may use a white cane, a guide dog and Braille (raised dots read with fingers). Inclusion lessons teach kind, respectful behaviour: offer help, ask first, do not pat a working guide dog. Phrases: «colour blindness», «snow blindness», «night blindness».

Examples

• Blindness can be caused by illness or injury. tree →
• Helen Keller lived with blindness and deafness. tree →
• Braille helps people with blindness to read. tree →
• Colour blindness is more common in boys. tree →
• Snow blindness happens when bright sun reflects off snow. tree →
• Guide dogs help people with blindness to move safely. tree →
• Sunglasses protect your eyes from damage that can lead to blindness. tree →
• His blindness to danger worried his mum. tree →
• “‘What is the cure for your blindness?’ tree →

Note

Uncountable. Adjective: blind; adverb: blindly. Polite language: «a blind person», «a person who is blind» or «visually impaired». Safety: never look straight at the Sun, even during an eclipse — it can damage your eyes.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The Torah names blindness as a curse for disobedience and as a blemish that makes an animal unfit for sacrifice. In Sodom it is a sudden dazzling sent by angels. In the primary lessons: In science and health lessons, eyes need light to see; blindness can be from birth, illness or injury. Blind people may use a white cane, a guide dog and Braille (raised dots read with fingers). Inclusion lessons teach kind, respectful behaviour: offer help, ask first, do not pat a working guide dog. Phrases: «colour blindness», «snow blindness», «night blindness».

Examples

• The LORD will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart. (Torah DEU.28.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• And if there be any blemish therein, lameness, or blindness, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God. (Torah DEU.15.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door. (Torah GEN.19.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said: 'Smite this people, I pray Thee, with blindness.' And He smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. (Prophets 2KI.6.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with bewilderment, and his rider with madness; and I will open Mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the peoples with blindness. (Prophets ZEC.12.4, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Uncountable. Adjective: blind; adverb: blindly. Polite language: «a blind person», «a person who is blind» or «visually impaired». Safety: never look straight at the Sun, even during an eclipse — it can damage your eyes.