Low Vision Blog

HIGH POINT – Four softball teams composed of visually impaired players from Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro and Spartanburg were in the Triad Saturday for their season championship. “Beep Ball is a sport that – it’s something that the blind can do and be challenged in a sport equally,” Charlotte Hornets player Barney Fleming said. The premise […]

Past program participant and current coach Travis Sherrill considered the ones taking part in this summer’s First Tee of Lake Norman’s Golf Clinic for the Visually Impaired at an advantage. “You’re lucky,” noted Sherrill, of Mooresville, to as many of the golfers attending the mid-morning into early-afternoon session at the Mooresville Municipal Golf Course that […]

Join Guggenheim Museum educators Georgia Krantz, Guthrie Nutter, and Ellen Edelman for a tour, discussion, and private reception. Separate programs are presented through Verbal Imaging, touch, and American Sign Language (ASL). Mon, Aug 3, 6–8 pm: Learning By Doing Discussion and Workshop Free, space is limited, advance RSVP required RSVP by Tue, July 28: 212 […]

BLACKSBURG, Va., July 15, 2009 — A student team in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering is providing the blind with an opportunity many never thought possible: The opportunity to drive. A retrofitted four-wheel dirt buggy developed by the Blind Driver Challenge team from Virginia Tech’s Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory uses laser range finders, an […]

With more than 20 million Americans experiencing significant vision loss, dealing with the disability can result in severe hardships in daily life. But if you take a look into the only sports camp in Alaska designed for blind and visually impaired kids, you’ll see some truly inspiring feats where although there is sight loss, the […]

BURLINGTON, ON–(Marketwire – July 15, 2009) – The 12for12k Challenge, a social media-driven charitable effort, has partnered with Eye Care For Kids during the month of July. The purpose is to raise funds for visually impaired youth from poor and low-income families to get the treatment they need. By harnessing the power of social media […]

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – USA Judo is pleased to announce the launch of judo classes for blind and visually impaired athletes in South Florida. The program kicked off on June 20 and sessions are held from 2 – 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoons at the NFL Yet Center in conjunction with Miami Dade Parks and […]

Five-year-old Iliana is visually impaired, but when she has trouble, her preschool classmate Lulu is there to help. “I like to come with Iliana because I want to help her,” Lulu said. “I hold her hand because sometimes, sometimes she needs help.” Iliana and Lulu’s simple camaraderie, perhaps uncommon at most schools, is normal at […]

Japan is considering the introduction of noise-making devices for near-silent hybrid cars following safety fears from vision-impaired pedestrians. “Vision-impaired people feel that hybrid vehicles are dangerous”, a transport ministry official told AFP.  The top-selling hybrid vehicles run almost without any sound when they change from fuel to battery mode. The ministry of transport has brought […]