Being blind means giving up a lot of independence; this new technology from Verizon gives blind people real-time information about their environment, including colors, textures, nav cues, and more, using smartphone technology. And it’s portable!
Verizon Creates Navigational Tools to Promote Independence for Blind Users Read More »
With the World Cup happening, soccer fever is spreading. And if you think there’s no place out on the soccer pitch for a person who is blind, think again, because Brazil has a whole team made up of soccer players with vision impairment!
Brazil’s Blind Soccer Team Read More »
Scientists are using stem cells to create a retina in a petri dish. It behaves exactly as an actual retina does, allowing for full experimentation and leading hopefully to restoring vision for people with retinal disease.
Using Stem Cells to Restore Sight Read More »
There’s a new way to deal with seizures that could revolutionize the lives of those who have them. It involves embedding a tiny computer in the skull of the patient which senses seizure activity and stops it in its tracks.
New Treatment Stops Seizures Before They Start Read More »
Astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore are working on a project creating 3D images of photos taken by the Hubble Telescope for people who are visually impaired.
3D Printed Pictures of Space Read More »
Triplets Thomas, Mason and Luke were all diagnosed with retinoblastoma when only about 12 weeks old. They are now battling this rare form of cancer at SickKids Hospital in Toronto. Find out more about their story.
Three Retinoblastoma-Cancer-Fighting Superheroes! Read More »
The Institute on Blindness at Louisiana Tech University is looking for participants for a research study on leisure reading in blind and visually impaired children.
Research Study on Leisure Reading Characteristics of Blind/Visually Impaired Youth Read More »
Cat finds herself face-to-face with a real-life hero and she doesn’t even know it. She walks alongside Katie Cuppy, one of the first blind swimmers to make the 1.5 mile crossing from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco.
The Perfect Role Model for My Blind Daughter Read More »
Dr Cole Galloway from the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware is adapting motorized ride-on toys for children with mobility special needs.
Go Baby Go Provides Mobility Inspiration! Read More »
Visit Daria’s Monthly Music Page before March 9th 2014 and you can enter to win two beautiful and authentic musical instruments from Hawai’i, an ukulele and a pair of pu’ili sticks!
Hawaiian Music Giveaway! Read More »
Devices like the FingerReader from MIT or OrCam allow people with visual impairments to point to text and hear it read back to them. Is this an advancement in accessibility or a threat to braille literacy?
FingerReader from MIT (and other text-to-speech readers) Read More »
Our Backpacking SMART Brailler program won the PR Daily Social Media Award for “Best use of social media for nonprofits”!
We Won the PR Daily Social Media Award for Nonprofits! Read More »
Researchers at the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford in the U.K. are treating Choroideremia (CHM) with gene therapy. This treatment can be used to treat many genetic disorders that cause blindness, including age-related macular degeneration.
Gene Therapy Treatment for Choroideremia Read More »
Boston Children’s Hospital is planning to launch a new infant magnetoencephalography (MEG) system this spring that will revolutionize what we know about infant brains and, more to the point, infant seizures.
New Technology to Localize Infant Seizures Read More »
Let’s help all the kids who participated in the Backpacking LightAide program raise the money they need to get a LightAide! LightAides for everyone!
LightAides for Everyone! Read More »
