I know quite a few who pick up knitting/crocheting as it’s a very textile hobby after becoming profoundly blind. Some sell their work online but it’s very taxing on your body to try to make a living off it.

For getting out of the house, it’s helpful to have someone assist you—whether it be family, friends, or neighbor—and you can start with something as simple as a walk around the block. Start small, the more often you are in an area the more you’ll know how things are situated. Eventually you’ll know it well enough by memory you could walk by yourself.

Being described as blind can mean some sight loss, major sight loss or complete sight loss. How much sight loss you have makes a big difference to how you live.

It is useful to think that a lot of problems disabled people have is because everyone else take the easy route of making things work best for themselves, the able bodied people. It can take just a few reasonable adjustments to make things work better for disable people.

A simple example of this would be to install ramps and lifts in buildings so people in wheelchairs can get in and out and around them. For blind people the adjustments might be to put braille information around a building or use big high contrast signs that can be read by people with some sight.

Modern technology has made a big difference for blind people. Software called screen readers will speak out loud the words and controls on a computer screen. This sometimes allows blind people to do the same jobs as sighted people. Applications on mobile phones can help you navigate your way around outside. They can also help you read text or even describe what the camera can see.

Getting a job is important for blind people as it is for everyone else because the money you earn lets you care for your family and any left over lets you have fun. Some blind people with jobs have a sighted assistant who helps them when technology can't. The assistant might help guide the blind person to meetings and tell them who is in the room. In this case the blind person might be a senior manager or other well paid worker.

Blind people also have hobbies and social lives. They might be musicians in a band, or sportsmen or sports-women, or chess players, or in quiz teams.

我觉得因为有不同程度的失明，跟每个人是不一样的。

My blind husband just retired from 40 years as a radio announcer in broadcasting.

hello! it’s really great that you’re reaching out besides the language barriers.

having to adjust to a new setting while blind is pretty intimidating— i moved to a big city when i started college and i initally stayed only on campus or in my dorm— i knew the city offered plenty to experience, but i was too scared.

And that’s just moving to different cities! I can’t imagine what it must be like to move to a different country.

For getting out more, I think it really is vital to experience public transportation with a trusted loved one. after using the bus/subway system here was my sister a couple times, and I felt confident enough to try it myself. but of course, if that’s too big if a step, simply go for a walk around the block— familiarize yourself with what restaurants/cafes are close by, find your favorite, go sit there often— it’s all up to you.

Please, feel free to direct message me at any time. i would love to talk advice more specific to your case.

Hello! I want to first say: I'm not a blind person but I hope that's okey. I am also from Sweden. Secondly: Wow I'm really glad that a Chinese person is reaching out to talk despite the language barrier.

From what I have read from other blind people, there seems to be a division all over the world between blind and sighted people. Also anyone else that's, deaf, mute or have any sort of disability.

I am working towards trying to stop the division and opening up to more conversation and awareness. Simply to hang out and be friends.

I have a question: What do you do you like to do on your free time?

Thank you for writing. Peace.