Blindness Briefs – Edition 89

Digest Template What's Inside Editorial By Chris Hofstader We appologize for disappearing from publishing Blindness Briefs with little notice. This is 100% my fault as … Read more

Blindness Briefs – Edition 87

What's Inside

  • A movement to move NFB 2024 convention from Florida over LGBTIA+ discrimination.
  • Sharing the history of Colorado's blind.
  • Lego to start producing bricks with braille.
  • Women in prison making braille books for kids.
  • US EEOC releases new rules for blind in workplace.
  • An RP clinical trial gets go ahead.
  • An action packed sports section.
  • And, about 60 articles about blind people and blindness from the entire world.

Blindness Briefs – Edition 86

What's Inside

  • Stem cell treatments for blindness.
  • A celebration of blind literacy in St. Lucia.
  • Can paratransit systems be fixed?
  • Foot braille required for blind on curb cuts.
  • An action packed sports section.
  • And, about 55 other articles about all things blind people and blindness from the entire world.

Blindness Briefs – Edition 85

What's Inside Stories about autonomous vehicles. Inclusive classrooms for blind students benefit everyone. Blind entrepreneur starts candle company. Electric cars and their potential hazards for … Read more

Blindness Briefs – Edition 84

What's Inside

  • The future of design is accessibility.
  • DOJ proposes new rules to make US government web sites accessible.
  • AI detects causes of blindness.
  • Audio description people's choice awards.
  • More to the story of Helen Keller.
  • Blind man runs appliance repair shop.
  • EEOC issues new guidelines for blind in workplace.
  • An action packed sports section that's especially good this week.
  • And, more than 60 stories about blindness and blind people from all over the world.

Blindness Briefs – Edition 76

What's Inside

  • Fashion magazine release braille edition.
  • How Mick Curren and Jamie Teh changed the way blind people live.
  • Mania and psychosis after acquired blindness.
  • Blind women called "health and safety risk" and forced to leave cruise.
  • An Action packed sports section.
  • And, more than forty articles about all things blindness from all over the world.

Blindness Briefs – Edition 75

What's Inside

  • Designing "with" and not "for" disabled people.
  • Robots that are more disabled friendly.
  • ViewPlus partnering to work on greater access to science for blind.
  • Blind women working to detect breast cancer in India.
  • Blind student falls victim to Twitter scam.
  • Blind woman raped, dies from suicide upon release from hospital.
  • Blind woman with guide dog finds lost woman with dementia.
  • An action packed sports section.
  • And, about 55 articles about all things blindness from all over the world.

Blindness Briefs – Edition 73

What's Inside

  • Apple adds more accessibility improvements.
  • Accessibility in outer space?
  • Google can now describe images.
  • Blind school that was victim to arson attack requests armed guards.
  • Blind people at risk due to inaccessible health information.
  • Blind self proclaimed prophet accused of raping two sisters.
  • Shortage of guide dogs causing problems for some blind people.
  • An action packed sports section.
  • And, about 65 stories about blindness and blind people from the entire world.

Blindness Briefs – Edition 62

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.