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‘Tis The Season To Shop Confidently with Vision Impairment!
The holiday season is upon us once again! This time of year is always a time to focus on giving, but shopping for gifts can sometimes create unnecessary stress. For people who are blind or have low vision, there are unique challenges in addition to ordinary gift shopping pressure—reading labels, clothing sizes, price tags, colors, etc.
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Lighthouse Guild Announces 2024 Outstanding Achievement Awards
NEW YORK — Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, today announced the recipients of its 2024 awards for outstanding accomplishments in vision science, technological innovation, and advocacy: Thomas Lee of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is the recipient of the Bressler Prize in Vision Science.
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NYC Blind and Low Vision Athletes Compete in 2024 Blind Baseball International Cup
The United States was one of eight countries represented at the second annual World Blind Baseball International Cup this past September. The newly formed tournament that began in 2022, hosted by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), took place at Farnham Park in Buckinghamshire, England.
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Q&A: Exploring music as an aid for people with vision impairment, blindness
Since its launch in 2020, the Lighthouse Guild’s podcast “On Tech and Vision with Dr. Cal Roberts” has highlighted ways in which technology can improve the lives of people who are blind or have low vision.
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Gale Brewer Hosts Instructive Tech Clinic for Senior Citizens
The now-annual Older Adult Tech Clinic featured representatives from groups such as the New York Public Library and the Lighthouse Guild. Straus News talked to attendees about the relatable issues that their devices were presenting.
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The White Cane and Beyond
Technological advancements have revolutionized the way we travel and navigate the world. From getting directions to the closest coffee shop to ordering a rideshare back from the airport, technology has made travel more efficient, convenient, and less stressful. However, for someone with vision loss, navigating a route and doing it safely still has many challenges.
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Soliddd: Macular Degeneration Smart Glasses
Soliddd, an optical technology company centered on assisting individuals with low-vision disorders, introduced the beta version of its Soliddd Vision smart glasses at the HLTH USA health innovation conference in Las Vegas. The glasses are designed for people with both wet and dry macular degeneration.
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Sarah Kramer Joins Lighthouse Guild Board of Directors
Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, has appointed Sarah Kramer, Global and U.S. CEO of Spark Foundry, part of Publicis Groupe, to its Board of Directors.
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Valerie Chianuri Joins Lighthouse Guild Board of Directors
lerie Chianuri, General Counsel and Head of People and Operations at the computational design and engineering software company, nTopology Inc. (nTop), has joined the Board of Directors of Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization.
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Ballot Marking Devices: An Accessible Vote of Confidence
As Election Day approaches, millions of New Yorkers are preparing to vote. If you’ve ever felt frustrated or discouraged trying to vote on a paper ballot that is too difficult to read, you are not alone. However, you can ease this stressful situation by using a Ballot Marking Device (BMD), an accessible machine that can enlarge your ballot’s font size or audibly read out every word through headphones.
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