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Porn for the blind?
In a world full of hi-res images and mammouth sized screens, have you ever taken a minute to think about the visually impaired?
Well, Porn for the Blind, a nonprofit organisation based in Cambridge, Mass. has done just that. Establishing itself for the sole purpose of making the millions of free porn clips available online accessible to people with visual impairments, volunteer 'audiodescribers' watch porn preview videos and describe the action.
The site was initially slow to take off with only 14 audio descriptions uploaded, but after a little press attention the site streamed more than 40GB to more than 50,000 visitors.
According to Regina Lynn, "there's something hot about the absolute amateur quality of the submissions, just like a homemade snapshot capturing real sexual energy can have more impact than a studio photograph of a professional model."
I'll take her word for it. In a world full of hi-res images and mammouth sized screens, have you ever taken a minute to think about the visually impaired? ... more
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