Yahoo

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 ...
MarketWatch

February is Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Month at Prevent Blindness, Designed to Provide Helpful Sight-saving Resources and Support Programs

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. February is Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Month at Prevent Blindness, Designed to Provide ...
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 ...
Healio

People who are blind, have low vision report discrimination with ride-share services

People who are blind or have low vision report facing discrimination while using ride-share services such as Uber and Lyft at “far higher” rates compared with other modes of transportation, according ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. When Matthew Kehl, who has low vision, decided to return to ...

Low-vision campers get chance to experience ice fishing at Camp Daggett

Campers from Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind got to experience ice fishing, snowshoeing and other winter fun during a ...
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 ...