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World Service,14 Sep 2016,26 mins

SeriesBlind Man Roams the Globe

Blind Man Roams the Globe: Washington DC

The Documentary

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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)

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