Monday, August 8, 2016

How do blind people dream?

One of the most common questions asked of a blind person is, "what are your dreams like?"

I canot answer for all blind people, but for me, and what I've heard other blind folks say is that they experience dreams like they experience waking life.

when I'm awake I have light perception. I can see light around me, coming through windows and doors and from light fixtures, my computer screen ETC.

So, when I'm dreaming, I see light coming from the usual sources as they appear in my dreams. I also hear the voices, the echos and other appropriate sounds and spacial clews just as if I were awake.

I still have crazy dreams, flying, being in strange incongruous situations. I find myself having deep conversations with unidentifiable people in weird places, but I experience this the same way i would if I were awake.


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