Colin Wong, a blind Ph.D. student, can’t forget having to pay US$100 for an Uber when he needed to take a standardized test. There was no testing center in San Francisco, where he lived, that could ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

Despite more than 7 million Americans having some form of vision loss, many places in our communities are still not accessible for people who cannot drive and rely on public transportation. Recently, ...

Kathryn Locke is employed as a researcher on the Australian Research Council's discovery grant, "Diversifying audio description in the Australian digital landscape". Tama Leaver receives funding from ...

The first thing Robert M. Christiansen, MD, a board-certified ophthalmologist, will tell you about his profession is that he loves it. "My work is all about hope," says Christiansen, the vision ...

The SANFL Blind Low Vision (BLV) League will begin in March. It will offer participants the chance to play modified competitive football in a supportive and inclusive setting. The League is supported ...

In her childhood bedroom, Maxine Collard had a PC connected to a cathode-ray tube monitor so massive it bowed her desk into a smile that grew deeper every year. Collard has oculocutaneous albinism, ...

A genetic eye condition pushed biochemist Kamini Govender to develop coping strategies that serve her well in the lab and help her to avoid burnout. Now a postdoctoral fellow at the University of the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky (WDRB) -- February is low vision awareness month. WDRB's Keith Kaiser found a clinic helping people with visual impairments. The Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation (KLEF) Low Vision Clinic ...

The Canadian drama about a homicide detective who experiences sudden vision loss explores the relationships that blind people have in community and with technology. By Abbey White Associate Editor & ...