From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Jonathan Mosen, who has been blind since birth, spent his evening snapping photos of packages in the mail, his son’s school report and labels on bottles in the fridge. In seconds, he was listening to ...

A paradox of the relentless march of technological innovation is that is has made us more dependent than ever on a distinctly ancient human resource: our eyes. Cell phones in particular increasingly ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) – It's a staple of communication today, but is it available to everyone? Erick in Pleasanton asked this Good Question: Can blind people use text messaging? ANSWER: Yes, blind ...

Microsoft Edge's new auto alt-text image feature is expected to help the blind and users with low vision. A view of the new Microsoft Surface Laptop following a Microsoft launch event, May 2, 2017 in ...

No braille? No problem. A new device lets blind people read by popping a miniature camera on their fingertip. To read printed material, many visually impaired people rely on mobile apps like KNFB ...

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