Blind and Visual Impairment
According to the National Federation of the Blind, it's estimated that about 1.3 million people in the U.S. are legally blind, and 75,000 more become blind or develop visual impairment each year. With the assistance of Braille, other blindness or low-vision aids, and adaptive sports opportunities, however, blindness need not signal the end of career opportunities, participation in sports, or an independent life. Learn more about these topics, as well as how visual rehabilitation can benefit individuals with stroke, brain injury or other neurological conditions, in the following articles.
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Assistive Technology: Top 8 Free Browsers for Visual Impairment and More
Some 314 million people are visually impaired worldwide, including some 45 million who are completely blind. Of the 314 million with sight limitations, nearly two-thirds are women. Find out how to prevent vision loss through lifestyle and nutrition.
Theresa Fancher was born with a condition - Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy - that has left her legally blind but had no impact on her determination to reach her goals. She made the highly competitive U.S. Adaptive Ski Team and created a career...
Theresa Fancher: Do Blind People Make Better Massage Therapists?
Alison Dolan is a visually impaired woman who found independence with her guide dog. Blind in her left eye and legally blind in her right eye, Dolan here details her vision loss experience and the day she met her guide dog - and her life changed for...
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Assistive Technology for the Blind
Assistive technology for the blind continues to evolve, assisting visually impaired people with reading books, websites, and email, using appliances, navigating cities and towns, and much more.
Book Review: Macular Degeneration: The Complete Guide to Saving and Maximizing Your Sight
Macular degeneration is examined from an emotional as well as a physical perspective in this comprehensive AMD book. Reducing risk, the latest treatments (including laser) and assistive technology are...
Helen Keller Biography Sheds New Light on Famous Woman
Helen Keller finally gets her due with this authoritative volume. Author Herrmann avoids sentimentality and gives readers a flesh-and-blood woman rendering the blind and deaf woman's achievements all...
Vision Impaired Can Receive Free Digital Audio Books and Magazines
Learn more about free talking books, also known as audio books, through the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). This audio book program helps people who are blind...
Blind Artist Wins New York City Photography Contest Exposure
"An artist whose visual impairment, retinitis pigmentosa, left him blind, Peter Eckert recently won a major photography competition, "Exposure."" He discusses here his love of photography and how he...
I Love Libraries, and I'm Blind
Katherine Schneider, a woman blind since birth, has been a patron of the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and of several public libraries for more than 50 years. She details how libraries...
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