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On Tech & Vision Podcast
Restoring Vision: Code Breaking and Optogenetics
Until recently, no one knew the code the retina used to communicate with the brain to create sight. Our guest Dr. Sheila Nirenberg, a neuroscientist at Weill Cornell, and Principal and Founder of Bionic Sight has — using input-output mapping — cracked the retina’s neural code, enabling her to recreate the electric signals to the brain that could restore sight in people with retinal degeneration.
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Magnifying Devices Help Those With Vision Loss
By Angel Pacheco Originally posted on Able News Experts have been assessing and training individuals in assistive technology for decades. Great strides have been made…
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Tele-Support Talks
Developing Self Advocacy Skills
One of the most important skills children with visual impairments can learn is the ability to advocate for themselves. Self-advocacy includes speaking up for themselves and making decisions to help attain their goals. During this discussion, Dr. Joy Harris will provide tips and strategies for parents to help build the skills and confidence your child needs to be an effective self-advocate.
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Una Declaración de Derechos para Todos los Niños con Discapacidad Visual y sus Familias
Introducción: Además de los numerosos principios educativos que han demostrado ser beneficiosos para los niños con discapacidad visual, todas las disposiciones de lo que constituye…
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A Bill of Rights for All Children with Visual Impairment and their Families
The leaders of Council of Schools & Services for the Blind (COSB) and the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually…
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On Tech & Vision Podcast
Seeing with Sound: Using Audio to Activate the Brain’s Visual Cortex
In this episode, we’ll explore how, through sensory substitution, audio feedback can, in some cases, stimulate a user’s visual cortex, allowing a user to — without sight — achieve something close to visual perception.
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Travel Tips For People With Eye Disorders
Posted by Able News, By the Orientation and Mobility Instructors of Lighthouse Guild Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, affecting more…
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Tele-Support Talks
A Very Special Toy Box: How to Find (& Make!) Developmental Toys & Activities for Children Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Learn how to find the best toys for your child’s needs, including what to look for in off-the-shelf toys and how to adapt or make your own toys so they are appropriate for your child.
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On Tech & Vision Podcast
Beyond Self Driving Cars: Technologies for Autonomous Human Navigation
Today’s big idea is about exciting and emerging technologies that facilitate autonomous navigation for people who are blind or visually impaired.
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Blog
Low-Vision Apps, Devices, and Virtual Assistants Expand the View for the Visually Impaired
Originally posted on Everyday Health By Susan K. Treiman As the crest of the baby boom crashes into old age, hundreds, possibly thousands, of assistive…
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