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Daniel Kish

A man with short, light brown hair and black-rimmed glasses is wearing a dark suit jacket over a pink striped shirt.

American educator born 1966, blind from infancy after retinoblastoma took both eyes. Self-taught echolocator from toddlerhood. Holds graduate degrees in developmental psychology and special education. Founded World Access for the Blind in 2000 and codified a training method he calls FlashSonar. Known for riding bicycles, hiking solo, and giving the 2015 TED talk that brought human echolocation to a general audience.

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