‘A whole new world of freedom’: Sailors with Disabilities Compete at an Elite Level
On the water, it’s a level playing field for sailors of all abilities to compete. BY WILL LINENDOLL (VIA GOOD MORNING AMERICA) Pauline Dowell may never be able to drive...
Carroll Center’s Robert McGillivray Featured Speaker at South Shore Collaborative Low Vision Support Group
BY ROBERT MCGILLIVRAY (VIA TICNETWORK) If you or a loved one have recently been diagnosed with an eye condition, joining a support group may be the most important thing you...
How to Fix Higher Ed’s Accessibility Problem
BY CAITLIN R. WEINER (VIA MODUS) If a college education should be available to all, higher ed websites should be accessible to everyone. An Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit was...
We Must Continue to Invest in Braille
BY GREGORY J. DONNELLY (VIA COMMONWEALTH MAGAZINE) Only 1 in 5 visually impaired school children read using Braille. IN A WORLD where technology is rapidly opening new doors for...
Winners Announced: 20th Annual New England Regional Braille Challenge
The 20th Annual New England Regional Braille Challenge is officially a wrap! This competition, a national program of the Braille Institute, encourages blind and visually impaired children to hone their...
Comcast Newsmakers: Accessibility and the Vision Impaired
HOSTED BY JENNY JOHNSON (VIA COMCAST NEWSMAKERS) The Carroll Center for the Blind provides programs that empower people of all ages and all stages of vision loss to live full...
Lyft is Offering Free Rides to Voters Who Need Them This Election Season
BY SYEDA KHAULA SAAD (VIA BUSTLE) Photo Credit: Mike Kemp/In Pictures/Getty Images In the 2016 general election, it’s estimated that about 40% of American voters didn’t cast a ballot. And...
Visually Impaired Ready for the Job: Community Conversations on WXLO 104.5 FM
Vicki Greene of WXLO 104.5 FM recently invited the Carroll Center for the Blind to join her in the studio to discuss employment on her Community Conversations segment. Each week,...
These Glasses Give Sight Back to the Blind
FROM THE HENRY FORD’S INNOVATION NATION WITH MO ROCCA eSight’s breakthrough electronic glasses enhance sight for people who are legally blind. eSight uses a cutting-edge camera, smart algorithms and high-resolution...
LEGO System Helps People Who Are Visually Impaired Reach New Heights at Rock Climbing Gym
BY DANA JACOBSON (VIA CBS NEWS) An aerial view from above Matthew Shifrin as he scales a rock climbing wall at an indoor climbing gym. BOSTON (CBS) – A 22-year-old...
