Meir Schneider lived as a blind person up until his mid teens. He was able to discern light and shadow to some extent, but nothing else. He began working with natural vision teachers who would describe things that he could not see. "Do you see those buildings?" Meir Schneider could not see the buildings, but he could see a rough shadow of the buildings against the brightness of the sky above. Every day his teachers described the shapes of the buildings and each day Meir Schneider could discern more detail.
Then one day Meir Schneider was asked, "Do you see the windows on the buildings?" Meir Schneider could not see the windows on the buildings, but he could see brighter speckles in the shadow of the buildings from the light reflected off of the windows. Every day his teachers described the details of the windows and each day Meir Schneider could discern more visual information—how many rows of windows, how many windows in each row, and so on.
Next Meir Schneider was asked, "Do you see the air conditioners in the windows on the buildings?" Thus the therapy continued.
Today Meir Schneider teaches natural vision therapy in San Francisco. He has a drivers license.
How To:
• Work with a friend and look at something—a house, a tree, the skyline, a landscape—anything that you want to see. Ask each other questions about details of the thing.
• If one of you can discern more about what your looking at, that person becomes the Describer, helping the other to see things that were previously not perceived.
• Describing works best if its done consistently—preferably every day, possibly looking at the same subject, probably with the same Describer.
• If you want to switch roles, you can use technology—binoculars to zoom in on details, or mobile phones to relay information.
More Info:
• Meir Schneider shares many inspiring stories about his personal path toward visual rehabilitation in his Miracle Eyesight Method audiobook.
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