Yahoo

How NewView offers employment but also support for those with low vision or blindness

Cathy Tuton started working at NewView, a small manufacturing facility in central Oklahoma City, over three decades ago — after she began losing her vision as a result of glaucoma and hereditary ...
Medscape

Low Vision, Blindness Expected to Double in Next 30 Years

The annual number of new cases of blindness and low vision among people aged 45 years and older is estimated to double during the next 30 years, suggests a study published online November 2 in JAMA ...
Insurancenewsnet.com

People with blindness and low vision are squeezed by high costs of living – new research

Colin Wong, a blind Ph.D. student, can't forget having to pay US$100 for an Uber when he needed to take a standardized test. There was no testing center in San Francisco, where he lived, that could ...
The Business Journals

Blind and low-vision community gains visual information access with groundbreaking digital tool

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Educator and engineer Jenna Gorlewicz was studying medical ...
The Business Journals

New initiative for blind and low-vision individuals a one-stop-shop to connect employers and job seekers

When Matthew Kehl, who has low vision, decided to return to the job market a few years ago, he wanted to pursue a position in human resources, where he could apply what he learned in his previous work ...
Santa Barbara Independent

Blind Fitness Brings More than a Dozen Low-Vision and Blind Athletes to Santa Barbara Half-Marathon

When it comes to fostering inclusion in athletics, Blind Fitness doesn’t just talk the talk — they’ve got it down to a science. This Sunday, November 9, the nonprofit will field 18 blind and ...
Fast Company

Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology but still face barriers to the digital world

Imagine that you have low vision and you’re completing an online job application using screen reader software. You get through half the form and then come to a question with drop-down options the ...
Association of Optometrists (AOP)

AOP event reimagines the future of low vision services

The Low Vision Services Consensus Workshop brought together eye care professionals alongside representatives from charity and ...
Minnesota Daily

Blind and low-vision students forge community at UMN

Blind and low-vision students at the University of Minnesota have the same concerns as students without disabilities in navigating their academic and social lives in addition to the unique ...
wwmt

WMU hosts inaugural resource fair for visually impaired community and their families

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western Michigan University (WMU) hosted a resource fair Saturday to benefit those with low vision or blindness and their families. Organized by the Department of Blindness and Low ...
Government Technology

Digital Inaccessibility: Blind and Low-Vision People Have Powerful Tech But Still Face Digital Barriers

Imagine that you have low vision and you’re completing an online job application using screen reader software. You get through half the form and then come to a question with drop-down options the ...