WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — David Schwarte, an assistive technology specialist on the Innovative Learning Team at Purdue University, knows what it is like to learn in a classroom when challenged with a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers are developing software in a “haptic device” that could give people with visual impairments the ability to identify scientific images on a computer ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The global Vision Impairment Devices Market is expected to grow at a rate of 8% to reach $5.5 billion by 2026. Increasing number of visual impairment & blindness, growing prevalence of eye disorders ...

THIS TIME. CHILDREN WITH SEVERE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA ARE GETTING LIFE CHANGING. HIGH TECH VISION AIDS AT NO COST TO THEIR FAMILIES. JAMYA REED HAS THE STORY. CHILDREN ARE GETTING A LIFE ...

Just eight years ago, 750 different products were offered to veterans who are blind and visually impaired at Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind and Vision Impaired. Now they have over 2,000.

Encompassing nine areas–assistive technology, career education, compensatory skills, independent living skills, orientation & mobility, recreation and leisure, self-determination, sensory efficiency, ...

Nyla Wallace has coped with vision challenges for most of her 16 years, but was only recently diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, which causes an individual’s sight to deteriorate over time and has ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to Coherent Market Insights, the global visual impairment market is estimated to be valued at US$ 4,362.8 million in 2020 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 8.1% ...

PennDOT has launched a new driver license program that expands eligibility for visually impaired residents to get a driver’s license. Residents who use bioptic telescope lenses may obtain a learner’s ...