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The Documentary: Blind Man Roams the Globe: Blind Man Roams the Globe: Washington DC

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14/09/2016 GMT

Blind Man Roams the Globe: Washington DC

Blind Man Roams the Globe

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Exploring Washington DC through the sounds of the city

Peter White has been blind from birth. He explores Washington DC through the sounds of the city.

Peter White explores the American capital, Washington DC, through the sounds of the city. He finds a city struggling to develop a transport system, which properly caters for all communities and he explores the gulf between the well off and those living hard at heel. He is forced to navigate a strange environment without being able to see his way around: “Having been born blind, I’ve always travelled blind – and for me, sightseeing is more a case of ‘sound-hearing.”

(Photo: The US Capital and the Washington, DC, skyline. Credit: Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)

The Documentary: Blind Man Roams the Globe

Peter White has been blind from birth. In this series he shows you the world as you would hear it, rather than see it.

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