As we've seen in blind people, blindness is adapted to and other skills are highly developed to accommodate. B would be awkward, but not deadly. C would be fine mostly, since we are still able to see. However, D, with no range of motion, we would find it very difficult to defend ourselves and care for ourselves.
The best method to separates mixture of salt and water is evaporation. Take a small sample of mixture in a china dish. Heat it till all water evaporate. The residual remain is salt. Josh should use this method to separate salt from water.