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Science Briefs – Edition 27

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What's Inside

  • Bogus cures for blindness and debunking myths of glaucoma.
  • One in eight Indians at risk of blindness.
  • How gene editing can prevent vision loss.
  • Large study into rare eye disorders.
  • And, about 20 articles about science, medicine and preventing blindness from all over the world.

Blindness Briefs – Edition 64

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What's Inside

  • ChatGPT impersonates blind person to con human into solving CAPTCHA.
  • Blind man beheads wife for thretening divorce.
  • ACB protests for accessible currency.
  • Care home sued for starving blind woman to death.
  • EEOC sues Papa John's for refusing to hire blind person.
  • Daniel Kish speaks on human echo location.
  • Adaptive designers making fashion more accessible.
  • Magician does show for blind person to experience.
  • Blind golfer gets third hole in one.
  • And, about 50 articles about blindness and blind people from all over the world.

Science Briefs – Edition 26

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What's Inside

  • Can blindness be cured?
  • More effective treatment for glaucoma researched.
  • COVID-19 and depression in blind patients.
  • And, about 20 articles about the science and medicine related to blindness from all over the world.

Blindness Briefs – Edition 63

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What's Inside

  • Ai based suitcase developed to aid blind travelers.
  • New materials help blind students learn chemistry.
  • Elderly blind woman left without power for more than a week.
  • Blind man arrested for making bomb threats in India.
  • Nigerian pastor molests blind girl.
  • Must web sites be accessible?
  • Adaptive designers making clothing more accessible.
  • Blind fiddler plays amazing bluegrass.
  • Oklahoma museum becomes accessible to blind visitors.
  • A lot of blind sports stories.
  • And, nearly 60 articles about blindness and blind people from all over the world.

Senator Markey Demands Twitter Reinstate Accessibility Team

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Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) has been a long time advocate for the rights of people with disabilities. He introduced CVAA in 2010 and a set of amendments to it in November of 2022. This is a letter from Markey to Elan Musk demanding he reinstate the Twitter Accessibility Team.

Science Briefs – Edition 25

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What's Inside

  • Gene therapy for blindness now covered in Canada.
  • Common home test for AMD found to be inaccurate.
  • Pan American helath organization working to eliminate river blindness.
  • And, about a dozen stories about the science, medicine and preventing blindness from the entire world.

Blindness Briefs – Edition 62

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What's Inside

  • Eric Bridges appointed as new AFB president and CEO.
  • New job training program for blind announced by Florida DBS.
  • 15 blind farmers receive award.
  • Leadership lessons from UK's only blind CEO.
  • More controversy about MrBeast.
  • Partially blind man arrested for pulling gun on stranger.
  • Fashion designers putting braille on clothing.
    Blind horseman hoping to compete in rodeo.
  • And, about 55 articles about blindness and blind people from all over the world.