Smart Glasses, Apps, Talking Appliances: How Tech For Blind People Is Getting Better
...glasses. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) From smart glasses with an integrated camera for reading, to apps that offer more independence and freedom, what’s some of the best new technology for people who...
Philanthropy Circle of Independence
...receive exclusive communications from Carroll Center leadership regarding Center priorities, new initiatives, and funding allocations, and gain private access to Carroll Center programs through tours, meet-and-greets, and personal instruction. Membership...
Martha Steele
...to replace lost skills with new ones. They introduced me to assistive technologies like Zoom Text and JAWS that enabled me to read. They taught me white cane skills and...
5 for Good: Newton Nonprofit Helps People with Vision Loss Lead Full Lives
...way. Legally blind, Polgreen pre-reads books into a recorder, and there’s Braille on her flash cards. Those tools are new to Polgreen. Right before turning 50, she said she noticed...
Zach
...through the Community Services program where we helped him navigate in and around his neighborhood and at his new job site. Zach is grateful to the Carroll Center staff for...
Three Opportunities for Planned Giving
...can easily update the charity or the amount left to the charity by filling out a new beneficiary designation form. This can save the time and expense of having an...
Carroll Center Assistive Technology Instructor Featured on FSCast Podcast to Discuss Work, Formatting Documents
David Kingsbury, Assistive Technology Instructor at the Carroll Center for the Blind, talks formatting Word documents on FSCast Podcast BY FSCAST (FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC’S OFFICIAL PODCAST) For blind or visually impaired...
How Fencing Helps Students Who Are Blind Navigate The World
WGBH News showcases how learning to fence can help visually impaired teenagers become more independent travelers with improved confidence. BY GABRIELLE EMMANUEL (VIA WGBH NEWS) Like many competitive sports, fencing...
THE ETHICAL FUTURE OF BIONIC VISION
...researchers for more than a decade. And they have come a long way. Bionic vision technology has already been able to restore a degree of visual perception in patients with...
