Yes, this is related to blindness. Read to the end.

First, some background. I have been reading the book *Red Rising*. In the book, a young miner (or “Red”, as they are called in the book) named Darrow must join the ruling class (called “Golds”) and basically destroy their rule. MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!

The first step to doing this is taking a test of intellectual and physical capabilities. Anyone who scores high enough is put into a Draft, where twelve Houses select their members. Once everyone is in a House, the teens go through the Passage, where >!the stronger members must kill the weaker ones without weapons!<. The survivors then go to the Institute, which is called a school, but is actually an arena. Each House is given tools and weapons and tries to conquer other Houses. Ultimately, one House and its leader wins. Basically, it’s a huge war game.

My question is simply: how would a blind person survive or even win all this? The teens at the Institute are essentially the best of the best. Eventually, they have full armies complete with cavalry and high-tech blades. I imagine this question applies to any disability, but when I was reading it, I specifically thought of blindness. Specifically, I was thinking of the Passage and the occasional duels and sneak attacks. Sorry if this is inappropriate.