In a classroom at St. Andrew’s Middle School on Thursday morning, seven children got to experience something many take for granted: the chance to see the world more clearly.

Gaze patterns vary substantially among people with varying levels of vision, pointing to the need for individualized ...

If you have advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), you may have some challenges in living independently. But there are tools to make life with low vision from AMD easier. Today, assistive ...

Residents living with vision loss had the opportunity to explore new assistive technology and support services during a visit from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind Mobile Hub in Humboldt ...

Jerry Swerdlick runs a 15-employee company that resells computers and devices that aid people with visual, hearing, learning and other physical disabilities. Business is really booming these days, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to the Optometrists Network, one in six adults older than 45 years and one in four older than 75 has ...

Audio tools, mobile apps, and vision magnifiers can help people with vision loss navigate their lives. Tools and tech options may help read prescription labels, get the news online, or find out what’s ...

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are developing new assistive technologies for the blind based on advances in computer vision that have emerged from research in robotics. A ...

Engineering and social sciences are widely considered to be separate fields of practice. However, all technology we develop has the capacity to shape the society in which it is applied.

The Uganda National Association of the Blind (UNAB) has called on the government and development partners to invest more in Braille materials and assistive technologies, citing limited access as a ...

Quadric IT returned to BioAsia with its Smart AI Cane, an AI-powered assistive mobility device for the visually impaired. Developed from a student’s idea, the smart cane uses sensors and computer visi ...

Mike Fish puts a bill on the table and places his iPhone on top of it. Within seconds, a money reader app announces: “Five dollars, five dollars, five dollars!” “I’d like the money maker application, ...