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Solar-Powered Implants Could Help The Blind

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Blind, Video, Daniel Palanker, Solar, Solar Panels, Photovoltaics, Photovoltaic Cells, Stanford University, Geordi La Forge, Stanford, Solar Powered, Solar Power, Green News

For anyone who needed further evidence for the benefits of solar power: A new device being developed at Stanford University relies on solar-powered im...

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Flasher Exposes Self at Bookstore for the Blind

Tony Phillips | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Blind, Weird News, Dumb Crime, Blind Bookstore, Dumb Criminals, Weird Crimes, Weird Stories, Weird News News

For all we know there is now, on the loose, somewhere in the Philadelphia suburbs, the world's most dysfunctional exhibitionist.

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New Technology Allows Deaf-Blind People To Send Texts

Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Sms, Czech Lorm Society, Mobile Lorm Glove, Remote, Science, Text, Text Message, Blind, Video, Cell Phone, Lorm, Deaf-Blindness, Message, Technology, University of Arts Berlin, Deaf, Touch, Science News

By: InnovationNewsDaily Staff Published: 04/07/2012 09:45 AM EDT on InnovationNewsDaily So far the products produced using remote-touch technolo...

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Serving As A Marathon Guide

Charles Scott | Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Overcoming Obstacles, Blind, Marthon Guide Story, Healthy Living Body, Achilles International, NYC Marathon, Running Guide, Fitness and Exercise, Motivational Success, Personal Health Stories, Health and Fitness News

Running the marathon with Dan felt like a celebration of optimism, of grit and resilience. He thanked me for serving as his guide, but I experienced the event as his gift to me.

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How a Dog Breeder, a Blind Man and a German Shepherd Changed the World in 1929

Kate Kelly | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Blind, Dorothy Eustis, Blindness, Morris Frank, Guide Dogs, Disability, First Seeing Eye Dog, Pioneer, The Seeing Eye, Education News

In the early twentieth century, those without sight were marginalized members of society. A series of circumstances on two continents was to change all that, and in the process, provide dignity and independence to those with visual impairment.

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How to "See" Outer Space if You're Blind

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Blind, Printable Tactile Astronomy, Tactile Astronomy, Braille, Space, Technology News

Casey Rentz Have you ever felt the desire to reach out and touch a galaxy? Or "feel" those stunning nebulas and planets you see in Hubble photos?...

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New Republican Assault on Middle Class: Slash Medicaid, Hurt Seniors and Millions in Need

Ethan Rome | Posted 06.04.2011

In these tough times when we need shared sacrifice, smart government and job creation, the Republican plan to cut Medicaid accomplishes none of these things. It only makes matters worse.

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America to Be Examined for Vision Impairment

Mark Steinberg | Posted 05.30.2011

Questions over the state of the country's eyesight arose after President Obama said that "Some nations may be able to turn a blind eye to atrocities in other countries. The U.S. is different."

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Blind Anger: Homage to Two Visionaries From Detroit

Monique Zimmerman-Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blind, Stephen Colbert, Cornel West, Detroit, Monique Zimmerman-Stein, Racism, 1967 Riots, Political Polarization, Impact News

His death struck a rather deep resonant chord within me, and brought me back to my life growing up in Northwest Detroit in the 1970s.

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Who Says Our Way Is the Right Way?

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Education, Nytimes, Dyslexia, Learning, Blind, Auditory Learning, Recording-for-the-Blind-and-Dyslexic, Dyslexic Learning, Education News

Dyslexic and blind students understand better than the textually oriented among us how to learn through hearing. We call that a disability. I think it may soon be seen as an advantage.

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Blind Anger: Obamanation? Really? Rita Smith? Really?

Monique Zimmerman-Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blind, Racism, Monique Zimmerman-Stein, John McCain, Really, Rob Portman, Voi, Bush Tax Cuts, Ohio, Politics News

The other day, I had the privilege of receiving a phone call to invite me to a "Tele-Town Hall" for the Ohio Senatorial candidate, Mr. Rob Portman. I was torn between hanging up the phone and listening.

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Stevie Wonder To UN

AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blind, Stevie Wonder Un, Stevie Wonder, Copyright, Blindness, Ereader, Audio Books, United Nations, Ebook, Bling Reading, The Blind, Stevie Wonder to Un, Stevie Wonder Copyright, Ebooks, Books News

GENEVA — Stevie Wonder pressed global copyright overseers on Monday to help blind and visually impaired people access millions of science, histo...

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Climbing Blind: An Unbelievable Trek Up Everest

Nikki Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nikki Stone, Olympian, The Biggest Loser, Weight Loss Tips, Athlete, Climbing, Diet, Motivation, Wellness, Mount Everest, Blind, Teamwork, When Turtles Fly, Inspiration, Health, Jeff Evans, Weight Loss, Symtrimics, Weihenmayer, Sports News

At the top of Everest, all I heard were sounds of space. I felt as if I was being swallowed up by the sky. Though I lost the use of my eyes long ago, on that day I saw a glorious vision.

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Internet Archive To Scan, Digitize One Million Books For Blind And Dyslexic

AP | BROOKE DONALD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blind, Disabilities, Books, Internet Archive, Books for the Blind, Digital Books, Dyslexia, Reading, Ebooks, Books News

SAN FRANCISCO — Even as audio versions of best-sellers fill store shelves and new technology fuels the popularity of digitized books, the number...

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'Gay Dog' Refused Entry To Australian Restaurant

Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blind, Australia, Blindness, Seeing Eye Dog, Guide Dogs, Gay Dog, Adelaide, Gay Dog Refused, World News

An Australian restaurant has been forced to apologize and pay compensation after refusing to let a blind man enter because they thought his dog was ga...

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Stem Cells Reverse Blindness Caused By Burns

AP | ALICIA CHANG | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stem Cell Research, Stem Cells, Stem Cell Blindness, Health, Stem Cell Blind, Blind, Blindness, Stem Cell Retina, Healthy Living News

LOS ANGELES — Dozens of people who were blinded or otherwise suffered severe eye damage when they were splashed with caustic chemicals had their...

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Cesar Morales Teaches Blind Students Confidence, Balance Through Fencing

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blind, Carroll Center for the Blind, Cesar Morales, Blindness, Fencing, Perkins School for the Blind, Video, Impact News

For Cesar Morales, fencing is a lifelong passion, one he is now using to make a difference for blind students in Massachusetts. By teaching the young...

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Craig Kiser's Blind Ambition to Benefit Thousands in Need

Gary Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blind, Braille, Charlie Crist, Florida, Craig Kiser, Charity, Stevie Wonder, Gary Stein, Monique Zimmerman-Stein, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Impact News

Craig Kiser is a man on a mission. He wants to scale Mt. Kilimanjaro, the 19,000 foot snow-topped peak in the center of Tanzania, to raise money to help the blind and visually impaired.

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Brain Port Device Lets Blind Soldier 'See' With His Tongue (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blind, UK, Soldier, Brain Port, Tongue, Brainport, Craig Lundberg, Electrode, Visual Aid, Vision Technology, Video, Technology News

*See video below.* British soldier Lance-Corporal Craig Lundberg lost his eyesight in a rocket-launched grenade attack while serving in Iraq in 200...

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Three Schoolgirls In Palestinian Refugee Camp Invent Stick-tech, Revolutionary Cane To Help The Blind

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Refugee Camps, Palestine, Blind, Askar Refugee Camp, Blindness, Palestinian Refugees, Intel International Science Fair, Stick-Tech, Stick-Tech Blind, Video, Impact News

After six months of diligent testing, three schoolgirls in a Palestinian refugee camp have developed a revolutionary walking cane that could help the ...

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Baby Born With No Eyes: Anophthalmia Means Life Without Sight (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eye Tissue, Blind, Anophthalmia, Ophthalmology, Blind Babies, No Eyes, Brielle Garrison, Ocular Tissue, Birth Defects, Baby Born Without Eyes, Baby Born With No Eyes, Eyes, Home News

Brielle Garrison is just months old, and already she faces a barrage of doctors appointments. She was born with no eyes nor eye tissue. Brielle, who...

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First Steps

Hugues de Montalembert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Blind, Braille, Invisible Book, Blindess, Hugues De Montalembert, Healthy Living News

I hear voices, laughter, and a radio playing salsa music. My heart cringes. Memories of the attack, the mugging, the fight, the acid in the face which blinded me. They are coming towards me.

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Study Shows Hope For Type Of Blindness

Wall Street Journal | By RON WINSLOW | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Eyesight, Sight, Kids, Braille, Blind, Children, Blindness, Leber's Congenital Amaurosis, Health, Gene Therapy, Medicine, Study, rpe65, Healthy Living News

A small but provocative study showed that a form of gene therapy significantly improved the vision of patients left legally blind by a rare genetic ey...

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Kindle Use In Classrooms Discriminatory Against Blind Students?

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kindle Lawsuit, Americans With Disabilities Act, Disabilities, Blind, Amazon Kindle, Kindle, Books, Ebooks, Colleges, Amazon, Ereaders, Books News

WASHINGTON — Three universities testing Amazon's Kindle in the classroom have agreed to shelve the electronic book readers until they are fully ...

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A Cure For Blindness? New Technology Helps The Blind To See

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blind Cure, Eyesight, Blind, Blindness Technology, Eyesight Technology, Artificial Retina, Blindness, Technology Help See, Blindness Cure, Blind Technology, Technology News

Scientists involved in the project, the artificial retina, say they have plans to develop the technology to allow people to read, write and recognize ...

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