March 9, 2020
Advice from a parent of a child with vision loss to other parents
Even though decades have passed, my son is grown and is now a physician, I still remember the day when Alex was first diagnosed with rare infant eye cancer....
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March 2, 2020
QR codes are especially helpful for individuals for individuals who are blind and visually impaired
Most QR codes on documents and business cards are about an inch and can provide access to information, documents, podcasts, websites and videos on the internet....
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How to create a tactile overlay for books and ipads
Various graphics and drawings on the iPad and in books are not accessible to individuals who experience blindness. However, creating tactile graphic overlays that can be secured to the glass on the iPad or to the pages in a book can quickly be made in minutes....
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September 9, 2019
What is Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)?
Did you know that the fastest growing cause of visual impairment in children has nothing to do with the eyes?...
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May 24, 2017
Inmates learn braille in order to help convert restaurant menus, books and textbooks
The Associated Press recently reported on the educational training currently being provided to inmates at the State of NH women's prison....
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February 20, 2017
What causes a person to go blind?
“Feeling My Way Into Blindness,” an essay published in The New York Times in November by Edward Hoagland, an 84-year-old nature and travel writer and novelist, expressed common fears about the effects of vision loss on quality of life....
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