Interesting example, as there was an article on HN front page 10 days ago about exactly that - a blind person doing revolutionary work in agriculture. [0][1]

[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g4zlyqnr0o — "I used Lego to design a farm for people who are blind - like me"

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46502269