Seven blind Iranian women are going to make documentaries on their lifestyle. The project was proposed by director Mohammad Shirvani at a screenwriting and directing workshop held last summer for blind people in White Cane Charity Foundation in Tehran.

The seven women will shoot their films through compact digital cameras. Sara Parto, Banafsheh Ahmadi, Narges Haqiqat, Shima Kaheh, Mahdis Elahi, Shokufeh Davarnejad, and Naghmeh Afiat aim to make short documentaries on their personal lives by the sound-based recording.

This blind musical band has performed for the Governor, the Mayor and for Infosys Chief Mentor N.R. Narayana Murthy. But their happiest moment was when they performed for the Indian cricket team, recently in Bangalore. "It is a big opportunity and an occasion for us," said Murthy, flautist and the oldest member of the group. ‘Ability in Disability’ (I.D.L.) Blind Band’ is a full-fledged troupe that got together seven months ago to produce melody and to make the most of the talent of the members.

In August, Eyenews had reported that Google search engine aims to make web search more accessible to visually impaired people. A.O.L., Yahoo! and other search engines are now following the same suit.

A.O.L., a unit of Time Warner Incorporated, will soon update A.O.L. web mail to make it more screen-reader friendly. The revisions, which will be under way by the end of the year, will eliminate the need for users with screen readers, to switch to a separate text-only page.

For these artists, creating often entails touch or imagination.