Seven-year-old blind boy 'uses echoes to see'

Blind Lucas Murray has been nicknamed Batboy - after learning to "see" using his ears. The seven-year-old is believed to be the first in Britain to use echoes to visualise his surroundings.

He clicks his tongue on the roof of his mouth and discovers where objects are based on how the sound bounces back. The amazing technique allows him to run around his playground, play basketball and even go rock climbing.

Lucas, who was born blind, said: "I really like the clicking system but it was quite hard to learn. "I love basketball. I can use my click to find out where the hoop is myself and throw the ball through."

He was taught by blind Californian Daniel Kish, 41, who founded the World Access for the Blind charity.

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