‘Helping the blind see differently’

ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5777 SECTION A is a reference in the Talmud to a person without sight as a sagi nahor, one “of abundant light.” Among the varying interpretations of its meaning is the idea that although the eyes of the blind do not “see,” the blind person sees a great deal that is invisible to the rest of us. A visit to Denver’s Anchor Center for Blind Children makes that very point  — and many others —very powerfully. One approaches the Anchor Center’s pleasant, modern facility with a measure of emotional reservation. The blind and visually impaired students taught and cared for here are five years old and under. They are tiny, innocent beings, compelled to carry physical and emotional burdens that would overwhelm […]