New Book Offers Guidance for Web Browsing Using Screen Readers
Sometimes, one web browser just isn’t enough. A new book provides guidance on web browsing with popular browsers to improve experiences for blind and visually impaired screen reader users. NEWTON,...
Carroll Center for the Blind Continues to Serve Students Through Innovative Youth Summer Programs
Despite the ongoing pandemic, creative new remote and face-to-face programs are keeping blind and visually impaired youth engaged and connected. NEWTON, Mass. (August 10, 2020) – Although summer programs nationwide...
Blind, Visually Impaired Mass. Voters Have Variety of Options
BY CHRIS LARABEE (VIA THE DAILY FREE PRESS) Blind and visually impaired voters can access electronic ballots, special voting machines and help from a family member or friend to exercise...
Eye Catchers 20/20: The Carroll Center for the Blind
HOSTED BY CAROL BORTMAN (VIA EYE CATCHERS 20/20, A BROOKSBY VILLAGE PRODUCTION) It’s no secret that aging correlates with an increased risk of vision disorders. From cataracts to age-related macular...
Great.com interviews the Carroll Center for the Blind about the elements of an independent and fulfilling life for those with vision loss
BY EMIL EKVARDT (VIA GREAT.COM) Emil Ekvardt from Great.com interviews the Carroll Center for the Blind as part of the ‘Great.com Talks With…’ podcast. In this episode, Emil speaks with...
Winners Announced: 21st Annual New England Regional Braille Challenge
The 21st Annual New England Regional Braille Challenge is officially a wrap! Congratulations to everyone who participated in the first-ever virtual New England Regional Braille Challenge on February 6, 2021....
A Love for Cars has this Computing for Employment Graduate Fueled to Land his Dream Job
“Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life.” For some, the old adage about turning a passion into a career proves to be one...
PLAN of MA & RI and Carroll Center for the Blind Announce Strategic Partnership
Plan of MA & RI also shows support of organization with $50,000 donation. NEEDHAM and NEWTON, MA, and PROVIDENCE, RI (March 25, 2021) – Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Massachusetts...
Carroll Center for the Blind to Host the Virtual 9th Annual Walk for INDEPENDENCE
The event, which raises awareness and helps transform the lives of children, teens, adults, and seniors who are blind or have low vision, adds an all-new virtual 5K run and...
MBTA’s Suspension of Bus Route 52 Affects Carroll Center for the Blind
BY EMILY KRAUS (VIA THE HEIGHTS) Public transportation is more than just a way to travel between two destinations for some Newton residents. For students and staff at the Carroll...
