I had a blind childhood friend who did a little "work" with the phone system (in the era of dial phones in a small rural area) and got caught making many long distance phone calls. A call by the phone company to his parents cleared the issue up. He had a much better family than Weigman, but the stress of a blind child eventually led the parents to divorce.

My blind friend used to follow me on his bicyle all over town, and he could navigate down his own street, up the driveway, using the sound made by the trees to guide him.

What is interesting about this article is the talents we aren't using that blindness exposes.