Academic publisher Wiley has partnered with ed-tech company Alchemie to reduce barriers for blind and low-vision students to ...

(WALA) - Sight Savers America hosted a clinic at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind in Mobile to provide life-changing technology for eligible Mobile residents who are visually impaired.

“RightHear started due to my own horrible orientation challenges. Realizing how challenging orientation is for people who are blind or visually impaired has driven us to find a better way of making ...

27. In addition to reading articles from newspapers from around the state, IRIS offers audio descriptions of public events and arts and cultural performances to visually-impaired attendees.

Middle-aged and older adults with trouble seeing, hearing or both may face a higher risk of having a stroke or heart attack than those with good eyesight and hearing, according ...

This wireless-connectivity-solutions company worked with a London football club to launch a permanent vision-enhancement ...

Kara Davis, BAAB’s operations manager, said the nonprofit guides recently diagnosed individuals through every aspect of a visually impaired life. Davis provided estimates of vision loss in ...

The annual event, marked on Oct 15, seeks to raise awareness of aids that blind people use ... as well as its rehabilitative training for the visually impaired. The free event is open to the ...

HAWAII KAI, Hawaii (KHON2) — A visually-impaired runner is still putting one foot in front of the other after being shot at while training for the Honolulu Marathon. Get news on the go with KHON ...

Eight to 12 times a week, Robert Stigile said, he takes an Uber or Lyft ride to get groceries or go to doctor’s appointments. On about 90% of those trips, at least one driver refuses to give him ...

The union originally focused on helping visually impaired students transition to mainstream secondary schools. Its services also include English tutorials and training people to use visual aids.

Eithne Walsh of the support group Féach said many visually impaired students faced similar obstacles, with many overly-dependent on SNAs or parents. “It is guaranteeing a difficult transition ...