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Enhanced Vision, the leading developer of low vision devices, is having a monthly drawing on their website for a chance to win PEBBLE! Pebble’s small lightweight design makes it the perfect companion whether you’re travelling or at home. Easily read labels, prescriptions, price tags, menus, bus schedules and so much more with this ultra-portable video magnifier. (continue reading…)
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MIAMI (AFP) – A 60-year-old US grandmother, blind for nearly a decade, has recovered her sight after surgeons implanted a tooth in her eye as a base to hold a tiny plastic lens, her doctors said Wednesday. (continue reading…)
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(One of Joan Huntley’s stunning pieces of work )
A PARTIALLY sighted artist who taught art and design to Rolling Stone Keith Richard, will have a posthumous exhibition of her art on display in Bexley.
The Joan Huntley memorial exhibition, with many of the works for sale, goes on show in the Austen Gallery at Hall Place, Bourne Road, Bexley, from September 21 until October 18.
And it will fulfil the ambition of her husband of nearly 50 years, Ralph Huntley.
He said: “The actual process and joy of creating pictures was Joan’s only interest.
“It has been my ambition to hold this exhibition in her memory and allow the work to be seen and enjoyed by others.”
Born into an artistic Eltham family, Mrs Huntley was a teacher of art and graphic design.
Her sight was impaired from a young age and she was almost blind in one eye and only partial sight in the other.
But her output of painting was prolific and she continued to work at her home in Glendale, Swanley, until months before her death in 2007.
Source for complete article: http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/4591609.BEXLEY___SWANLEY__Rolling_Stone_s_art_teacher_has_memorial_exhibition/
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A surprising number of kids fail their eye exams and that could be a sign of serious problems. Dr. Bruce Rosenthal explains the warning signs and also suggest solutions for your children.
He also promotes Enhanced Vision’s Amigo as a great solution for your children’s low vision and how the device can help in the classroom.
Please click this link to view the clip: http://wcbstv.com/video/?id=91151@wcbs.dayport.com&cid=4
Posted under Educational, Innovations for Visually Impaired
For people who are blind or visually impaired, orientation in unknown environments is a special challenge. A navigation system, however, can help to support orientation skills. Researchers at the University of Stuttgart are drawing information together for blind and visually impaired students that can be accessed with a precise mobile navigation device. (continue reading…)
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Raised domes alert blind people they’ve reached end of sidewalk Pedestrian walkways in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area are becoming more accessible for people with visual impairments.
Pedestrian walkways in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area are becoming more accessible for people with visual impairments.
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New technology speaks to drivers with cues for driving, making it possible for the visually impaired to get behind the wheel of a car one day, reports Daniel Sieberg.
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“I’ve been golfing for 10 years now, and I’ve gotten progressively worse,” he said.
Fine, 87, is the only one in the group who is completely blind. The others have poor vision and other eye ailments. Others in the group are Dante Giancola, 86; Sid Harris, 83; Pete Smith, 76; and Joe Skebo, 78, all of Youngstown. Fine said the group started about 10 years ago when some of the men, who are all veterans, were attending a support group for the blind.
“We had a social worker who was in charge of the support group, and he was a golfer,” he said. “One day he asked if anyone wanted to come out, and a couple of us said we would go, and that’s how it started.”
Some of the men had golfed before, but others started playing only because of the group.
“I never golfed because I umpired baseball from college ball on down for 40 years,” said Harris. “I was busy with baseball, so I never golfed and I never thought I would like it. And then I started golfing when I started to lose my sight.”
The group is followed by a group of volunteers who act as coaches. Though it sometimes takes the golfers a little longer to set up their shots, they have a good time. After slicing the ball a few feet to the right, Fine said, “The sun was in my eyes.” He added jokingly that the pressure of the cameras was too much for him. The group has fun with the outing and doesn’t let their vision restrictions limit their game.
“I like the sound of the clubs hitting the ball. Since I can’t see where it goes, I don’t care where it goes, just as long as it sounds good.”
Harris said the golf experience is almost like therapy for him.
“It’s quiet,” he said. “There’s no telephones, no disruptions. You have to concentrate. Having not played golf before when I could see, it’s a little different today. But it’s a lot of fun, and I really enjoy it.”
Harris, Smith and Skebo will attend an annual golf outing in Iowa next month with about 200 other visually impaired golfers. Harris said the atmosphere is relaxed and offers a chance for the golfers to make friends with others who share their conditions.
Linda Kostka, a spokeswoman for the MetroParks, was present for a recent round and was amazed at the group’s abilities.
“I think it’s great,” she said. “It speaks a lot to the guys. It’s just amazing that they can do what they do. I golf, so I know how hard it is. It really is inspiring.”
After Giancola hit a drive straight up the fairway, Smith looked at him and called him a show-off. Giancola provides the comic relief for the group. When asked which ball was his, he responded: “the round one.”
Source for complete article: http://www.cantonrep.com/ohio/x1528807926/Visually-impaired-golfers-inspire-others
