How Tablet Games Can Teach Skills to Students with Visual Impairments
Tablet games are more than just fun for students with visual impairments BY WADE TYLER MILLWARD (Via EdSurge) Marty Schultz has added a twist to hangman, the classic word-guessing game. His tablet-run version of the game has the same goal: pick letters to figure out a mystery word. But to pick a letter, you run [...]
Walmart Announces Rollout of ScripTalk Service, Providing Accessible Prescription Labels Across U.S.
Setting an important standard for Healthcare accessibility, Walmart rolls out nationwide audible prescription label service. BY RUSSELL SHAFFER (Via WALMART) When I was 10 years old, my parents took me to an optometrist for a routine eye exam. As a third grader, I thought the worst thing that could happen would be that I might [...]
$40M OK’d to Make Natick Center T Station Accessible to Disabled
BY JEFF MALACHOWSKI (Via METROWEST DAILY NEWS) The state Capital Investment Program approved by the DOT and MBTA boards last week includes funding for two major transportation projects in the region. NATICK - Jennifer Harnish walks more than a half-mile from her downtown home to the Natick Center commuter rail station each day to catch [...]
Web Accessibility: An EBSCO UX Designer’s Perspective
BY WENDEE FIORILLO (Via EBSCOpost) EBSCO Information Services has partnered with The Carroll Center for the Blind, using accessible design to create a better user experience for all researchers. EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) Lead UX Engineer Wendee Fiorillo writes about the Carroll Center partnership and its impact on all users. EBSCO Information Services recently partnered with The Carroll Center [...]
Always losing your lucky socks?
BY THE CARROLL STORE We've all lost things before. It's the worst feeling. Keys, wallets, phones—maybe even a pair of your lucky socks—there’s no shortage of things to misplace. Nothing is more distressful when we can't find our favorite communication devices. Because many of us rely on our phones, tablets and computers for daily life [...]
Walking the Talk: How Businesses Can Help Build Strong Communities
BY DOUG MARSHALL (Via TRIPLEPUNDIT) Being a force for good in the world is more important than ever. The challenges our communities face are mounting quickly— including education, jobs, poverty, health, climate, public safety, and energy. But if we look again with a fresh perspective, behind these challenges lie opportunities for us to learn, adapt, [...]
Wellesley Teen Finds Inspiration To Graduate After Losing Vision Senior Year
BY PAUL BURTON (Via CBS Boston) WELLESLEY (CBS) – There’s no doubt in Harry Clark’s mind that he would walk across the stage and graduate with his class at Wellesley High School. What he didn’t know is that he would be doing it blind. “It was an amazing experience. I felt like I did it. [...]
Making A Positive Impact for the Visually Impaired
BY ANGELA THOMA (Via WATERTOWN TAB) At 15-years-old, Kate Katulak lost her perfect vision. After falling ill, Katulak experienced an array of odd symptoms, landing her in the hospital for three months. She said her symptoms ranged from feeling like her face was melting off to extreme headaches, which caused her to pass out and [...]
What Medicine Can Learn From Doctors And Researchers With Disabilities
BY SUSIE NEILSON (Via NPR) Bonnielin Swenor has devoted her life to studying visual impairment in older adults. But for a long time, she didn't often discuss the motivation fueling her work — that she herself has low vision. Swenor, an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University, has myopic [...]
Discussing Formatting Documents Like A Pro with David Kingsbury on Eyes On Success
BY PETER TORPEY AND NANCY GOODMAN TORPEY (Via Eyes On Success) The visual appearance of documents that you create can have a big impact on how they are received by others. The Carroll Center for the Blind’s own Assistive Technology Instructor, David Kingsbury, appeared on the June 12, 2019 episode of the Eyes On Success [...]
