March 8, 2008
-
HE SEES WITH HIS EARS
Ben Underwood is 14 years old and blind. He lost his eyes to cancer when he was
2-years-old, but you would never know it. Ben
gets around fine without the use of a cane or guide dog. In fact, he
rollerblades, has pillow fights and even plays video games and fooseball.
He has taught himself to use
echolocation.
Echolocation is the device used by bats and dolphins. By emiting sounds, they navigate based on how the echoes return.
Comments (3)
Wow, that was unreal. I didn’t like that Doctor downgrading the kids skill but praising his attitude.
Nice post..
Very awesome! He rollerblades better than me and I can see! Very, very cool kid.
It is both awful and wonderful what you say about this boy.
In friendship
michel