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 ...

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 ...

Smart glasses that use a technique similar to a bat's echolocation could help blind and low-vision people navigate their surroundings, according to researchers. ustralian researchers have developed ...

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 ...

In “The Country of the Blind,” Andrew Leland explores the history, the culture and the experiences of blind people. By Robert Ito In 2019, Andrew Leland began writing a book about blindness, even as ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Assistive technologies like screen readers go a long way toward closing the gap between people who are blind or have low vision and their sighted peers. But the technologies often hit roadblocks ...

COMMENTARY | Technologies often hit roadblocks because the information they are designed to work with – documents, websites and software programs – don’t work with them. Imagine that you have low ...