Living with Vision Loss
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Tech for Everyone: Making iPhones Accessible to Users with Vision Loss!
Angel Pacheco, Program Administrator at Lighthouse Guild speaks at the recent DOROT Tech Event about how to make iPhones accessible to users with vision loss.…
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On Tech & Vision Podcast
Balancing Innovation and Ethics: Who is Protecting the Early Adopters?
Innovations in implant technology are advancing at lightning speed, profoundly impacting the lives of people who are blind or visually impaired. In ON TECH AND VISION, we’ve profiled some amazing new implant technologies that have the potential to restore people’s sight. But in this episode we pump the breaks — because we need to address a critical part of the innovation process: the ethical frameworks that protect participants in early clinical trials.
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For Blind Internet Users, the Fix Can Be Worse Than the Flaws
Companies say their A.I.-powered tools are the best way to fix accessibility problems online, but many blind people find they make websites harder to use.…
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Visually-Impaired Rockers Play Ball
Originally posted on Able News By Jeremy Morak For many people, summer and its long, warm days means playing outdoor sports. But roughly 4 million…
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Apps for Children with Vision Loss
ACCESSING BOOKS Audible – Free – Provides access to a variety audio books and podcasts recorded and narrated by actors. BARD Mobile – Free –…
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Apps for Adults with Vision Loss
Updated April 2023 ACCESSING BOOKS / READING AIRS-LA – Free – The Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles provides daily radio/internet broadcasts of newspapers,…
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Smartphone Apps and Resources for People with Vision Loss or Impairment
Originally posted on Senior LivingRevised 4/2023 Poor vision is frustrating and can mean anything from trouble seeing things up close to loss of central vision…
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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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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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OT Can Help People With Visual Impairments
By Inna Babaeva, Originally posted on Chelsea News. Occupational therapy, commonly called OT, is a form of therapy for people with temporary or permanent disabilities…
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