{"id":1653,"date":"2015-12-09T20:47:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T02:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2015-12-18T15:38:44","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T21:38:44","slug":"blindabilitiespresents-in-our-minds-eyes-what-we-see-when-we-close-our-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1653","title":{"rendered":"BlindAbilitiesPresents, In Our Minds&#8217; Eyes, What We See When We Close Our Eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3129\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1653-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BlindAbilitiesPresents_In_Our_Minds_Eyes_-_What_We_See_When_We_Close_Our_Eyes.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BlindAbilitiesPresents_In_Our_Minds_Eyes_-_What_We_See_When_We_Close_Our_Eyes.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BlindAbilitiesPresents_In_Our_Minds_Eyes_-_What_We_See_When_We_Close_Our_Eyes.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>BlindAbilitiesPresents, an insightful look at what blind people see when they close their eyes. Do they see only blackness? Do they even see blackness at all? <!--more--><br \/>\nSit back and listen to a compilation of real descriptions of what the blind see, both with their eyes, and with their minds eye. Thanks to: LoriThompson, Moelucie, PeaceDovey, MaryK, DaveDominic, TheFonzaMundo, JoeMcCollum, iBlindTech, DoubleT And PeteLane for their candid comments, and attribution to: ABC Radio Australia, www.LiveScience.com, and BBC Reporter, Daman Rose. www.BlindAbilities.com<br \/>\n[gravityform id=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;true&#8221; description=&#8221;false&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3131\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1653-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BlindAbilitiesPresents_In_Our_Minds_Eyes_-_What_We_See_When_We_Close_Our_Eyes.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BlindAbilitiesPresents_In_Our_Minds_Eyes_-_What_We_See_When_We_Close_Our_Eyes.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BlindAbilitiesPresents_In_Our_Minds_Eyes_-_What_We_See_When_We_Close_Our_Eyes.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BlindAbilitiesPresents_In_Our_Minds_Eyes_-_What_We_See_When_We_Close_Our_Eyes.mp3BlindAbilitiesPresents, an insightful look at what blind people see when they close their eyes. 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