Sometimes it doesn't take the greatest and latest technology to make blind people feel as independent as those who can see. "A woman came in the other day and after she felt a (Braille greeting) card, ...

Unilever has partnered with the accessibility app specialist Be My Eyes to expand its use of AI, adding new tools to its products to aid consumers who are visually-impaired. The new partnership ...

Microsoft has partnered with GSK’s consumer health spinoff Haleon to make it easier for people who are blind, have low-vision or difficulty with reading to access information on packaging labels. The ...

For the visually impaired, job searching is even more of an uphill battle. One organization is on a crusade to change that. The National Industries for the Blind — an employment resource for the ...

For people with visual impairments daily activities such as reading a newspaper, texting or checking Facebook often require the extra step of sitting down at a computer or pulling out a text magnifier ...

WeWalk, a U.K.-based startup developing a “smart cane” for visually impaired people, today announced it has raised £2 million ($2.4 million) in venture funding from several notable institutional and ...

Pinterest is well known as a highly visual platform where people use images and links they have found on the internet to inspire activities such as home improvements, recipes or party planning. The ...

Three ASU students are working together to build a better future for students who are visually impaired and provide them with a better classroom experience. The system the students created, ...

Visually Impaired Advancement (VIA) is a local nonprofit that advances the lives, and changes the perception, of those in the blind and visually impaired community. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many ...

IT’S 1123 AND THAT MAYOR CAVALIER JOHNSON RECENTLY PROCLAIMED MAY 21ST AS BLIND AND EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS DAY. THE FIGHT CONTINUES FOR INCLUSIVITY AND FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE. DANIEL ...

For some of us, periods come with a wealth of issues including PMS, excessive bleeding and even painful conditions like endometriosis and PCOS. However, for people who are visually impaired, there is ...