More Than Meets The Eye With Smart Glasses

Smart glasses and haptic wearables turn visual scenes into sound and touch, helping blind and low‑vision users read, navigate ...
The Penn

Seeing the Possibilities: Living with Low Vision

For minor vision loss, simple adjustments like using brighter lights, wearing anti-glare sunglasses and using magnifiers can ...
Drexel University

Blindness and Low Vision Studies Programs

First developed in 1983, the Blindness and Low Vision Studies (BLVS) Department offers four master’s degrees and certificate programs in Low Vision Rehabilitation (LVR), Orientation and Mobility (O&M) ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Low Vision Rehabilitation Recommended for Patients With ARMD

Patients with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) with geographic atrophy should use low vision aids. Low vision rehabilitation programs and low vision aids are recommended for patients who have ...
The Conversation

AI is now used for audio description. But it should be accurate and actually useful for people with low vision

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 ...
Minnesota Daily

Blind and low-vision students forge community at UMN

Blind and low-vision students at the University of Minnesota have the same concerns as students without disabilities in navigating their academic and social lives in addition to the unique ...