Weirdness

Blindness Briefs – Edition 77

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What's Inside

  • Another smart cane developed, this one in Nigeria.
  • Amazon reveals new accessibility features.
  • Teacher invents new ways to teach StEM subjects to blind students.
  • July is disability pride month.
  • Blind fashion show.
  • Italy hosts blind baseball clinic.
  • And about 45 articles about all things blindness and blind people from all over the world.

Blindness Briefs – Edition 74

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  • Microsoft to use ChatGPT to provide tech support for blind customers.
  • A pair of new mobility technologies announced.
  • First blind person to graduate from US Naval Academy.
  • Accessibility barriers remain on government web sites.
  • How do blind people watch movies?
  • Orchestra of all blind musicians to play concert.
  • Another action packed sports section.
  • And, about 65 more articles about blind people and blindness from all over the world.

Blindness Briefs – Edition 73

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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 68

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What's Inside

  • Smart glasses that support Indian languages.
  • Education for blind people in Brazil.
  • Caregiver accused of fraud against blind.
  • DEI initiatives should include disability.
  • Hasbro sued for inaccessible web site.
  • RNIB takes to Twitch to show off how blind gamers play.
  • Legally blind man with autism becomes children's book illustrator.
  • Canadian blind archer heads off to tournament.
  • And, about 40 stories about blind people and blindness from all over the 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.

Blindness Briefs – Edition 61

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  • Accessibility isn't just about technology.
  • Reading service needs volunteers.
  • What to know for law students with disabilities.
  • Blind woman claims Air Canada made her feel like a burden.
  • Braille clothing line changing fashion.
  • Artist says blind actors patronized by television producers.
  • Lots of sports stories about blind people all over the world.
  • John Boyer, pioneer in braille translation software dies.
  • And, more than 50 stories about blind people and blindness from all over the world.

Blindness Briefs – Edition 60

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What’s Inside

  • 3D technology helps blind "see" with tactile graphics.
  • Why one shouldn't be afraid to hire a blind person.
  • More business partnerships to help blind people secure employment.
  • First Islamic blind school opens in Ghana.
  • 80 year old blind man set ablaze in reprisal attack.
  • More on MrBeast controversy.
  • Schedule released for IBSA World Blind Football games.
  • Woman accuses blind man at gym of staring at her and refuses to shut up when she learns he's blind.
  • And, more than 50 articles about blindness and blind people from the entire world.

Blindness Briefs – Edition 59

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What’s Inside

Blind students struggle to get braille textbooks on time for their studies.
Lot’s of new Internet related lawsuits.
More on the MrBeast controversy.
Creating jobs in massage for blind people.
The right “to get stoned” and other web site accessibility problems.
Officer demands bribe from blind man.
Teaching blind football online to women players.
And about 45 articles about all things blindness and blind people from the entire world.