Going Blind
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| Initial release | USA |
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| Directors | Joseph Lovett |
| Screenplay | Joseph Lovett |
| Production company | Lovett Productions |
| Languages | English Language |
| Producers | Joseph Lovett |
| Hilary Klotz | |
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| ID | 2259247 |
About Going Blind
After learning he has glaucoma, news producer and filmmaker Joseph Lovett examines how people, especially artists, cope with vision loss.
Blind woodturner: 'I don't want my eyesight back'
Blind woodturner: 'I don't want my eyesight back'
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.A man who learned woodturning after losing his sight has begun teaching the skill to children with disabilities.
Chris Fisher , from Hulland Ward, Derbyshire, was diagnosed with toxoplasmosis, an infection which can be contracted from animal faeces or infected meat, after Going Blind in 2008.
Five years later, Chris - a former Auto Technician - Decided to teach himself woodturning from YouTube videos and The Craft has now become his career.
He also works with a charity, teaching the skill to children with autism.
Source of news: bbc.com