He has his books in braille and writes on a Perkins Braillewriter. Braille is a reading system which allows a blind person to read and write with the use of their fingers. It takes no longer to learn how to use braille as it does any other student to learn to read print. It is just different. He uses a long white cane to help avoid obstacles when he walks around school.
Some blind people use guide dogs when they are traveling.
A blind person cannot get a dog until they are in high school. If you want to learn about how blind people travel with guide dogs click here. Many times a blind person does not need help. If you want to learn more about blindness and how blind people live then click here.