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Colliding with café tables and chairs on the sidewalk may have been the closest most of us got to a meal out for the past year. But now you may be sitting at those outdoor tables and indoor ones too. Mask wearing and social distancing are bouncing from absolutely required in some places to completely […]

Anchoring important items including charging cords, phone, eye glasses, clothes and more means you put your hand right on what you need. It pairs with another Video How to Manage your Own Stuff posted in December about storing in baskets and drawers. Put the two together and you have your hand on what you need […]

Blind Patients Hope Landmark Gene-Editing Experiment Will Restore Their Vision Re-Post from National Public Radio This re-post refers unfortunately to a rare genetic disorder, but still it might be a prelude to something for a wider range of conditions.

Inviting family and friends for a Memorial Day dinner or barbecue is beginning to seem possible. Here’s a guest post from Doug Rose on talking meat thermometers with the details you need to cook perfect chicken and burgers: Doug: I have used the ThermoWorks talking cooking thermometer, (ThermoWorks RT8400) for years. AMerican Printing House (APH) […]

Sylvia and her team have just launched the “Time To Be Bold” website (www.timetobebold.org) to help everyone over 55 with sight loss find services and rehab training. She also directs the Vision Specialist Graduate Certificate Program. Hannah: How old were you when your parents knew you had a vision problem? Sylvia: My parents noticed very […]

National public service awaren The TimeToBeBold campaign is designed to educate, engage and empower people who are 55+ with low vision to maintain/regain their independence by utilizing the free or low-cost services provided by the RSA-funded OIB programs. Over 3 million Americans 55 and older have difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses. Almost 1 in […]

It’s important to become aware that appliances now have one of two types of control panel. If possible test any appliance before you buy it because most manufacturers and dealers don’t know how this difference impacts visually impaired users. Resistive touch flat panel controls are the familiar ones. A resistive touch panel means that the […]

On February 25 I walked home from a dental appointment. I was out alone, enjoying the feeling of independence after a year of too much staying home. Ten minutes into my walk I tripped on a concrete parking block and broke my right arm. I had not requested mobility training in my new home town, […]

Repost from Wall Street Journal: Bank of England Textured Bills Help Blind People Tell them Apart “Bank notes with tactile markers for accessibility circulate around the world—but a similar plan in the U.S. is years away.” EyeNote and Ideal are both currency identifier apps for use on smartphones. There is also a free talking money […]

Vision loss and Personal Recovery

WHEN YOU CAN'T BELIEVE YOUR EYES

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When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes

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Vision Loss and Personal Recovery

Eating Out Again

How to Put Your Hand on What You Need – A Short Video

Hoping to Reverse Blindness, Experiment Uses CRISPR To Edit Genes, Re-Post from NPR

Talking Meat Thermometers: Guest Post by Doug Rose, Accessibility Expert

An Interview with Sylvia Stinson-Perez, Director of the Independent Living Older Blind Technical Assistance Center ( OIB-TAC) at Mississippi State University

Time to Be Bold: Independent Living for Older Blind Individuals Launches National Public Awareness campaign

Appliances: Resistive versus Capacitive Touch Controls, Guest Post by Doug Rose

Falling: the Horse Left the Barn and Broke It’s Front Leg!

Re-Post from Wall Street Journal: Bank of England Adds Another Textured Bill to Help Blind People