Braille Keyboard for Smartphones
Watch a video of an app developer demonstrating his new braille keyboard app on an iPhone. The new app will allow blind users to type using a touch screen.
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Artificial Retina Approved for Sale in Europe
Second Sight announces that their artificial retina (also known as a retinal microchip), the Argus II, is now available for public purchase in Europe.
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Wingbo Tummy Time Swing Giveaway!
Original Baby Company is giving away a free Wingbo tummy time swing to one lucky winner! And it’s not just for babies, you can also hang it with long ropes for older children, so check out the giveaway and enter!
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Research Study for Mothers of Blind Children
A graduate student in the Genetic Counseling Program at Brandeis University is looking for mothers to participate in a research study designed to explore how a mother feels while bonding with her child with a visual impairment.
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Mrs. America Raises Awareness About Retinitis Pigmentosa
Watch this video with Mrs America on Fox News. She talks about RP and LCA and explains how we can help support exciting new research that may cure these diseases.
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Braille Requirements in the Law
NOPBC has created a much-needed resources that explains exactly how IDEA addresses braille needs in the classroom. Use this to help you develop your child’s IEP.
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Would you let your blind child jump out a window and repel down a wall?
Watch two videos of brave Elizabeth repelling down the side of a church steeple. She’s got a lot of us adults beat in the daring department!
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Watch a Blind Baby Walking with His Cane!
Watch ten month old Alan walk around his living room with his new cane. He’s totally blind, but does a wonderful job getting around obstacles!
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Blind Teen Runs with Her Guide Dog
Sami Stoner, a teenager in Ohio, has always been a runner, but when she began to lose her sight due to Stargardt’s disease, she thought she would have to stop running. Sami’s guide dog, Chloe, has helped her so she can continue running.
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ADA Regulates Accessible Playgrounds
The revised 2010 ADA sets guidelines for accessible playgrounds, parks and play spaces. Find out what these new requirements are and when they go into effect.
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Teaching Braille Reading and Writing
Lucia Hasty and Perkins School for the Blind have developed this webcast that discusses how to teach braille reading and writing to blind children. The video is in seven parts and available for free.
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Wheelchair Orientation & Mobility
How does a blind person learn orientation and mobility skills when they are also using a wheelchair? Perkins eLearning provides a video series on Wheelchair Orientation & Mobility on the Perkins YouTube channel.
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New Treatment for LCA in Early Development
Learn about ongoing research and studies into an oral medication, QLT091001, designed to restore vision in patients with certain types of LCA and RP genetic mutations.
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Japanese Researchers Grow a Retina in a Test Tube
Japanese researchers have used embryonic stem cells to grow retinas in a test tube.
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More Artificial Retina News
Europe has just approved a device developed by Second Sight Medical and they are working on getting FDA approval in the US.
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