I am Colored Blind

[KristiAnn]

Hiya Everyone!!


Not many People know that I am Colored Blind. It is rare for a female to have this condition. I have what they call Red/Green Colored Blindness. This means I cannot see green grass, nor many other colors either.

How do I dress myself?! Well, It can be tuff sometimes. I thank Kathy for the Blue back ground here, Blue is my one of my favorite colors I can see.


God Bless Everyone!! \o/

Love Always,

KristiAnn

[Ms. Kathy]

Thanks for sharing, Kristi! I've not met many females with color blindness and these girls' conditions were usually in conjunction with another low vision conditions they had.
I'm so glad you're here!

There is info on color blindness at the home site and on the cool links page there is a link to a test for color blindness for those of you interested.

[Lemon Wedge]

Hey, just popped in again. My band teacher is apparently fully colour blind...He told us all about that around the beginning of the school year. He tells us that he can see as well in the dark as he can in light. I'm not sure if this makes sense...What does having a deficiency in the rods/cones (I forget which senses colour, and which senses black and white...but I'm referring to the colour one) have to do with how much light your eye recieves? Wouldn't you see the same amount of light as everyone else, no matter how much colour you see?

[Ms. Kathy]

Hmm. That is a "puzzlement". But as I recall, in certain amounts of low light we begin to lose color vision so perhaps he means he sees just as poorly as light doesn't affect the colors. The world is in black and white 24/7. I will have to look that up. One of my best friends is color blind, I believe to reds and greens.

Cones see color and provide sharp vision. The absence of certain cones is what makes a person color blind, so it may make sense that people with color blindness may not have the sharpest vision. Rods see movement and shape.

[Ms. Kathy]

Just found this info on WebMD.

If you do not see color at all and rely on rod cells for vision (rod monochromatism), you may need to wear tinted or dark glasses with side shields, because rod cells work better in dim light. You may also need corrective lenses (glasses or contact lenses) because vision using only the rod cells is less clear and sharp.

[Ms. Kathy]

I have Kristi Ann on the prayer list, too but I want to start a letter writing, emailing campaign for her benefit.

Kristi was born with a rare disorder in which her breast bone was fused to her backbone. She has has several surgeries on her chest. As you can imagine her organs are displaced and she has difficulty breathing. She is often in pain and has difficulty walking without a cane. Kristi still takes time to work on her Christian web forum and she's an inspiration to all who visit KristiAnn's Haven. Some days she is in such pain that we do not hear from her.

The obsurdity of SSI decisons is that she is not disabled and cannot receive help for her meds (she takes anti-depressants and pain meds)or income. She has not worked nor been able to in over a year. She has written her state rep for help as she has lost her apartment and now lives with a friend who did not want to see her put out on the streets.

I asked Kristi for the address of the Social Security office where she applied and for the local media in her area.
I'm asking that we bombard these places with Kristi's story.
I will look up the TV station addresses on line and list them in this thread. If you should locate them before I do please feel free to post them here. Meanwhile here is the info she was able to give me:

Social Security Office of Portland
2625 S.E. 98th Ave.
Portland, OR 97266

MEDIA
TV Stations:
KATV Channel 2 ABC
KOIN Channel 6 CBS
KGW Channel 8 NBC
OPB Oregon Public Broadcasting

Newspaper:
The Oregonian Newspaper

Disability Resources Oregon

Since this forum is very public I will not post Kristi's PO Box although she is free to post it here on her own.

Get your pens and papers out and start writing!


Please pray and help Kristi Ann.
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[Ms. Kathy]

Oregon TV Station info:

www.katu.com/#
KATU TV
2153 N.E. Sandy Blvd,
Portland, OR 97232
Main Phone [phone]
News Desk 503-231-4264
Sales 503-231-4200

www.koin.com/
Write KOIN-TV: 222 S.W. Columbia St. Portland, OR 97201
Phone: [phone]

KGW-TV
www.kgw.com/
1501 SW Jefferson St.
Portland, OR 97201
[phone]

[Ms. Kathy]

There is an interesting article at the web site called "Guardian Unlimited" in the archives section. Here's the link to it.
www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4213767,00.html

[Ms. Kathy]

Here's a test for Color blindness at this link:

www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Ishihara.html

[KristiAnn]

Ms. said:

I have Kristi Ann on the prayer list, too but I want to start a letter writing, emailing campaign for her benefit.

Kristi was born with a rare disorder in which her breast bone was fused to her backbone. She has has several surgeries on her chest. As you can imagine her organs are displaced and she has difficulty breathing. She is often in pain and has difficulty walking without a cane. Kristi still takes time to work on her Christian web forum and she's an inspiration to all who visit KristiAnn's Haven. Some days she is in such pain that we do not hear from her.

The obsurdity of SSI decisons is that she is not disabled and cannot receive help for her meds (she takes anti-depressants and pain meds)or income. She has not worked nor been able to in over a year. She has written her state rep for help as she has lost her apartment and now lives with a friend who did not want to see her put out on the streets.

I asked Kristi for the address of the Social Security office where she applied and for the local media in her area.
I'm asking that we bombard these places with Kristi's story.
I will look up the TV station addresses on line and list them in this thread. If you should locate them before I do please feel free to post them here. Meanwhile here is the info she was able to give me:

Social Security Office of Portland
2625 S.E. 98th Ave.
Portland, OR 97266


Please pray and help Kristi Ann.
[Visit Kristi's Christian forum Kristi Ann's Haven at ka7.proboards30.com/ ]

Thanks Kathy!

Here's an update on my SSDI Trial March 9th, 2005 below;

March 9th, 2005 8:30PM pst

I have Been VERY stressed about my SSDI Hearing that was today March 9th, 2005 in Downtown Portland, Oregon! My Testimony was Great said my SSDI lawyer and the Judge in the case had a Vocational Expert. The Judge and the Vocational Expert both reviewed all the Reports from my Therapist and Doctors visits. My Therapist had a Report that I am Chronic Major Depressed. The Social Security Judge asked me about my Birth Defect and my two Ruptured Disks in my back. So, during the case in court, the Judge asked the Vocational Expert Hypothetical Questions like, Can she lift more than 10 pounds, the Vocational Expert said "No", the Judge asks a lot Hypothetical Questions, Most were can "She do this" the response was "No" only a couple or questions were "Yes". So after my hearing I asked my SSDI Lawyer what he thought about my SSDI case, he Told me I Won my SSDI case, BUT, we have to wait until we hear from the Judge in a week to two weeks. I wore my neck brace and used my walker to walk into the Court Room.

The palms of my hands were all wet during the hearing. I read my Bible Psalms Chapter 103 and Prayed a lot and put all my Faith in God before the Trial. I asked Jesus to soften the Judge and make him sympathetic Towards me. The Judge was Very nice and Respectful and I respected him by saying "yes sir". Before the Trial, I was waiting in the Hallway sitting on my walker. The Judge came out and said he was sorry they were running late, I said it's okay Sir! My trial was supposed to be at 10:45 AM PST, but, because of the backlog and long previous trials they ran longer than expected. My trial started at 11:30AM and I was in there for 50 to 55 minuets, all trails are supposed to be 45 minuets long.

I am had to take a Vicodin pain pill after I ate in the afternoon. The pain got to unbearable on my whole right side. I am sort of relieved my Social Security Disability Hearing in over with and in my Favor!! Praise Jesus for all the Prayers for my SSDI Hearing today!! Thanks Everyone! I am Very Sleepy right now, the two nights I didn't sleep very well at all, even with my Prescription Sleeping medications.

Love Always & Forever! \o/

KristiAnn
MsGuidedAngel

[Ms. Kathy]

YAY! Praise Him for the victory! There is nothing like fervent prayer!

[Ms. Kathy]

Since posting this I have become engaged to a wonderful man who is also a member of our local Kairos Prison Ministry. He also happens to be color blind---in more than one context. He can see blue which is our favorite color (and his eye color). He doesn't seem to have any other vision differences except the one we both share due to being over 40 ;D He drives like the typical New Orleanian so it doesn't affect his driving.

Also this school year one of my freshmen has RP which leads to color blindness and eventually night blindness and more than likely total blindness. She was a consult student of mine years ago when she was in kindergarten so her case must be pretty stable as she says her doctor has told her there has been no change in her vision. She has tunnel vision and uses fairly regular size print in class (not wanting to look different from her classmates).

[Ms. Kathy]

This was a posted on a message board. First time I've heard this so take it as you will...
Source: www.betterhumans.com/News/4996/Default.aspx

Color blindness enhances perception
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Print 12.06.2005 @01:49 PM
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Some forms of color blindness may actually enhance people's perception of certain colors, according to new research.

Researchers from the University of Cambridge asked people with the most common type of color blindness, deuteranomaly, to evaluate pairs of colors.

They found that participants could distinguish between pairs that looked identical to people who weren't color bilnd.

Reported in the journal Current Biology, the finding suggests that while people with deuteranomaly may be blind to some colors while sensitive to a color dimension inaccessible to people with normal color vision.

BBC News reports:

The researchers, led by Dr John Mollon, said: "The present findings recall reports from the Second World War, which suggested that 'colour blind' observers might be superior in penetrating camouflage.

"In part, this might be because random colour variations are less salient than structural or textural variations for the colour blind.

"However, a second factor may be the one considered above: a camouflage paint may not be physically identical to the surrounding foliage but may be a good match to the normal eye—while being a poor match for an anomalous eye."

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Modified 1/4/06
I've found an article here on that subject:
www.newstarget.com/016378.html

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My husband says, using his vision as a standard, that he cannot see how this is possible. If you can't see a color, then how do you tell if it varies from another color you can't see. Yet I've seen him do just that. he loves clothes and although he can't see that green is green but it looks tan or brown he knows when two greens are different or close in hue.

[Ms. Kathy]

UK review of electronic colour blindness test set to be international standard as pilot vision requirements change with glass c o c kpits
Source link:http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/09/01/Navigation/177/208737/UK+review+of+electronic+colour+blindness+test+set+to+be+international+standard+as+pilot+vision.html

By Julian Moxon
The UK Civil Aviation Authority hopes to introduce a new computer-based assessment of colour vision deficiencies for potential pilots by the end of 2007, which is set to become the international standard.

The authority says it is "concerned" that the present colour vision requirements may be inappropriate for pilot tasks that have emerged since current tests were introduced. It is working with City University in London to develop a computer-based colour assessment and diagnosis (CAD) test that aims to be "fair and task-related", says CAA optometrist Adrian Chorley.

"If we can decide on the most difficult safety-critical tasks we can set a standard for the minimum necessary colour vision requirements in aviation", says Chorley.

The most colour-critical task found so far concerns the precision approach path indicator (PAPI), which uses red and white lights to guide the pilot on the correct runway approach angle, but there are others, mainly outside the c o c kpit, he adds.


Traditional colour vision tests use spots on cards, such as this one (in which colour blind-individuals see only the yellow square and colour-normal people should see the yellow square and a faint brown circle). The UK CAA proposes using sophisticated computer tests for pilots, that could become the international norm.

In 2005 a CAA-sponsored study by Qinetiq looked at commercial flightcrews' use of colour and its importance, including analysis of the Airbus A321 and Boeing 757 thingypits. A number of areas where colour is critical to flightcrew operations were identified, says the CAA. "These were more common on the Airbus than the Boeing."

CAD validation will be completed by March 2007 and European Aviation Safety Agency approval is expected by the end of the year.

CAA research project manager Steve Griffin says: "We're also talking to the US Federal Aviation Administration. We're the lead player in this and we hope the distinct advantages of the CAD system means it will be taken up".

[Ms. Kathy]

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2006 Last modified: Tuesday, November 7, 2006 9:15 AM EST

Color blindness: Can you tell red from green?
Source: www.auburnpub.com/articles/2006/11/07/news/lake_life/lakelife02.txt

By Mark DiVietro

When we see different colors, we are perceiving differences in the light that is reaching our eyes. The way we see different colors is something like the way we hear different sounds as being “low” or “high.” This is called pitch, and it corresponds to the frequency of the sound.

The keys on the left side of a piano keyboard make low-frequency sounds, for example, and the frequency of the sound gets higher as one plays keys farther to the right. There is a similar order to the colors we see. The colors of the rainbow always appear in the same order: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. The different colors in each part of the rainbow correspond to different wavelength of light. Reddish colors are long in wavelength and bluish colors are shorter. And, just as there are many notes on the piano, there are many wavelengths of light corresponding to different colors.

How does the eye normally see color?

Think of your eye as a camera. The front of the eye contains a lens that focuses images on the inside of the back of the eye. This area, called the retina, is covered with special nerve cells that react to light. These retinal nerve cells include the rods and cones. The rods and cones react to light because they contain pigments that change when light strikes them. The cones are responsible for color vision. There are several kinds of pigments present in three types of cone cells. Some cones react to short-wavelength light, others react to medium wavelengths, and others react to higher wavelengths.

There is only one kind of pigment in the rods, and it reacts the same way to any wavelength of light. The rods do not have anything to do with color vision, however they are very sensitive to light and allow us to see at night. When the rods and all the types of cones are working together, the eye sees all possible colors. It is something like how a painter can mix a few colors together and make paint of every possible color.

What is color blindness?

If there is some problem with the pigments in the cones, the eye will not see colors in the usual way. This is called color deficiency of color blindness. If just one pigment is missing, the eye might have trouble seeing certain colors. Red-green color blindness is where red and green might look the same and is the most common form of color blindness, followed by blue-yellow color blindness. In some eyes, none of the pigments are present in the cones so they do not see color at all. This most severe form is known as achromatopsio.

Color blindness is a genetic condition that only rarely occurs in women, but affects one out of every 10 men to some degree. When someone is colorblind, it is usually because their eyes do not make all the pigments needed for color vision.

The kind of color blindness that is present at birth does not lead to additional vision loss or total blindness. But because the cone cells of the retina are also used to see fine details, people who are colorblind tend to have vision that is less sharp. The rod cells also tend to be “overloaded” by bright light, so tinted eyeglasses often help colorblind people to see better. If you think you have a problem with color vision, you should schedule an appointment with an eye doctor to see whether you are seeing colors properly and what to do if you are not.

Mark DiVietro is an optician at Silbert Optical in Auburn