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Walmart Announces Rollout of ScripTalk Service, Providing Accessible Prescription Labels Across U.S.

...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 get picked on if I...

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Lyft is Offering Free Rides to Voters Who Need Them This Election Season

...year’s new and improved program, Lyft is offering more discounts and more time to use them. According to the blog post announcing the program, the company will give free and...

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Why & How Innovation for the Visually Impaired is Big in Boston

...or are born in Massachusetts before moving elsewhere. There’s no denying that innovation for the blind community is big in the greater Boston area. Read more at article source: https://www.americaninno.com/boston/inno-insights-boston/why-how-innovation-for-the-visually-impaired-is-big-in-boston/...

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Viewpoint: We can do better employing people with disabilities

...do not have the opportunity to do so. Gregory J. Donnelly is president and CEO of The Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton. Read more at article source: https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2017/11/03/viewpointwe-can-do-better-employing-people-with.html...

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SailBlind Program

...feel that sense of freedom and the opportunity to be able to feel independent… each week I come with an open mind, with a desire to learn something new and...

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Father Carroll’s Transcripts

...New York 1946 Hollywood 1948 Washington D.C. 1949 Indianapolis, Indiana – August 25, 1950 Boston 1951 San Francisco 1952 Philadelphia 1953 Toledo – August 21, 1954 New York – August...

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Carroll Center for the Blind Publishes Book about Using Zoom for People with Visual Impairments

...training courses for Zoom users who are visually impaired. The digital-only book is available for free in two formats. Download Getting Started with Zoom Meetings in Word format here. Download...

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We Must Continue to Invest in Braille

...Press. As technology evolves to continue to serve more people with vision loss, we must ensure that braille remains a component of new computer programs and applications. For example, there...

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Carroll Kids and Carroll Teens FAQs

Here are some answers to several frequently asked questions about the Carroll Kids and Carroll Teens summer programs for children who are blind and visually impaired: Applications will be accepted...

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Announcing New Program Manager of Accessibility Technology, Training, and Research

...Council for DeafBlind Community Access Network. In his new role at the Carroll Center, Brian will lead the Technology team, overseeing service delivery to clients, enhancing existing technology programs, supporting...