Synthetic Eye Prosthesis May Offer Help

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[21/06/2010] Donor corneas are a rarity: In Germany alone, each year roughly 7,000 patients wait for that miniscule piece of tissue. An implant made of plastic may soon offer patients with the chance to see again.Synthetic Eye Prosthesis May Offer Help - Read more

Video Game to Help Blind Children Exercise

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[11/06/2010] A new project helps children who are blind become more physically active and healthy through video games. The human-computer interaction research team has developed a motion-sensing-based tennis and bowling exergame.Video Game to Help Blind Children Exercise - Read more

How Visually Impaired See Emotions

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[07/06/2010] Without vision it’s impossible to interpret facial expressions, or so it’s believed. Not any more. Shafiq ur Réhman, Umeå University, presents a new technology in his doctoral thesis – a Braille code of emotions.How Visually Impaired See Emotions - Read more

The Blind and Their Sense of Smell

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[05/05/2010] An ongoing study has debunked the myth that the blind have a more acute sense of smell than the sighted. Vision loss simply makes blind people pay more attention to how they perceive smells.The Blind and Their Sense of Smell - Read more

Design Opens Door to 'Full Screen' Braille Displays

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[03/05/2010] New research is moving us closer to the development of a display system that would allow the blind to take full advantage of the Web and other computer applications.Design Opens Door to 'Full Screen' Braille Displays - Read more

Teaching Tools for Visually Impaired Children

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[12/04/2010] Children with visual impairments face disproportionate challenges learning math, and by the time they reach the college level, they are under-represented in science, technology, mathematics and engineering disciplines.Teaching Tools for Visually Impaired Children - Read more

Blindness and Vision Loss: It’s Raining Awards

[25/02/2009] The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) announces the 2009 winners of awards which recognize individuals and companies who have significantly contributed to the blindness and vision loss field.Blindness and Vision Loss: It’s Raining Awards - Read more

Celebrating 200 Years of Louis Braille

[19/12/2008] On January 4, 2009, the American Foundation for the Blind will join organizations across the globe in celebrating the 200th anniversary of Louis Braille's birth. Celebrating 200 Years of Louis Braille - Read more

New Bluetooth System for Blind and Sighted Pedestrians

[15/10/2008] A new Bluetooth system designed primarily for blind people places a layer of information technology over the real world to tell pedestrians about points of interest along their path as they pass them.New Bluetooth System for Blind and Sighted Pedestrians - Read more