John Cataldo
...belief that charity is most blessed when it is anonymous. John’s connection to the blindness community began early on when he was inspired by a family member and a member...
What’s Next in Your Journey Through Vision Loss
...Shaberman, Vice President, Science Communications at the Foundation Fighting Blindness, who works closely with researchers and clinicians to advance emerging treatments and educate the community on clinical trials and therapeutic...
Pardis
Blindness knows no limit for Pardis. Born with Retinitis Pigmentosa, Pardis gradually lost her vision and was completely blind by her early twenties. Undeterred, she earned both her bachelor’s and...
Three Different Carroll Center Alumni Selected As Finalists For 2019 Holman Prize
...group of finalists. These determined finalists hope to make a real difference on the way blindness and visual impairment is perceived globally. Check out each of their submissions below: Trevor...
Making A Positive Impact for the Visually Impaired
...help her adjust to being blind. She said going from perfect vision to seeing nothing was traumatic, and it took her a long time to reconcile her blindness. Katulak, now...
Walmart Announces Rollout of ScripTalk Service, Providing Accessible Prescription Labels Across U.S.
...retinitis pigmentosa, a rare genetic eye disease that results in progressive loss of sight and eventual blindness. After a trip to Boston to visit a specialist, the diagnosis was confirmed....
Why Inclusive Cities Start with Safe Streets
...or healthy.” ASLA’s universal design guidelines consider physical disabilities like limited mobility, blindness and low-vision, and Deafness and hardness of hearing; people with neuro-cognitive disorders like dementia and Alzheimer’s disease;...
For the Blind in Massachusetts, a High-Tech Boost
...for the Blind, more than 128,000 state residents report having “vision difficulty,” ranging from total blindness to serious difficulty seeing. Legally blind individuals who register with the Massachusetts Commission for...
Haben Girma: My Disability Has Been an Opportunity for Innovation
...at Lewis & Clark college in Portland, Oregon. “I asked the cafeteria manager to provide something that I as a deafblind student could access,” she says. “Blindness wasn’t the problem:...
Memes Still Aren’t Accessible to People Who Are Blind. What’s Being Done About It?
...front of a determined-looking face. “Success kid” is one of the most popular online memes in history. But for the 2.2 billion people worldwide who report visual impairments or blindness,...
