Posts by Jennifer Drue
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Restore and Maintain Independence With Rehab
Physical therapy focuses on restoring a function by improving movement, balance, pain management and gaining strength after an injury or illness.
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Traveling With Low Vision
Tips for navigating travel by air, bus or rail when you can’t see well.
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Tactile Book Project for You and Your Child
Tactile experience books are a great idea for all children. They can be used to encourage independent reading, to improve daily living skills, or to help children make sense of the world around them. They are a way to connect objects and words in books to their personal experiences.
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Accessing Financial Aid and Scholarships
By Gordon Rovins, Director of Special Programs at Lighthouse Guild Students with disabilities can face particular challenges in financing their college education. They may not…
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Blinded by a Medical Treatment, She’s Restarting With Her Son by Her Side
Charity Danso had confronted malaria before, but this time was different. The problem wasn’t the disease; it was the cure. It was the spring of…
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Reflections of Braille: How This Revolutionary Dot System Continues to Evolve with the Technology of Electronic Braille
A critical event occurred on September 25, 2018, when the House of Representatives unanimously passed the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act, which has the global potential to change the reading lives of people who are blind or have vision loss.
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Happier Holidays for Children with Vision Loss
Children with vision loss, mental health issues or developmental and physical challenges such as autism, sensory issues, depression and anxiety may need extra help managing the festivities of the season. They also do not all experience the holidays the same way.
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A Hybrid Indoor Positioning System for the Blind and Visually Impaired Using Bluetooth and Google Tango
Blind & visually impaired individuals often face challenges in wayfinding in unfamiliar environments. Thus, an accessible indoor positioning and navigation system that safely and accurately positions and guides such individuals would be welcome.
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Test-retest Variability of a Standardized Low Vision Lighting Assessment
The LuxIQ is a portable lighting assessment tool that can be used to systematically measure lighting preferences; however, there is little independent evidence to support its reliability in low vision rehabilitation.
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Diabetes Awareness Month
In recognition of Diabetes awareness month, The National Eye Institute (NEI) and Lighthouse Guild are presenting a social media campaign to raise awareness about the disease’s devastating effect on vision and what can be done to prevent vision loss.
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