Tag: visually impaired

Enhanced Vision will be participating in the Foundation Fighting Blindness Los Angeles VisionWalk on Sunday, October 24th at UCLA. VisionWalks are community-driven 5K walk-a-thons that raise money for the Foundation Fighting Blindness. The Foundation Fighting Blindness is a non-profit organization that funds research that will lead to preventions, treatment and cures for retinal degenerative diseases. […]

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Enhanced Vision is honored to be partnering with the Braille Institute of America on many different projects and campaigns this year. The Braille Institute is a nonprofit organization that provides hope and encourage for the blind and visually impaired through educational, social and recreation programs and services. The Braille Institute provides programs and services to […]

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 […]

Canadian cross-country skier Brian Mckeever is the first winter sports athlete to compete in the Olympics and Paralympics. mckeever, who is visually impaired, believes in the power of big dreams.

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.

OXFORD – Anything can be achieved with enough determination, no matter what the obstacle. Of this, 24-year-old Samantha Wackford is living proof. In June, the young woman passed a high school equivalency exam to earn her General Education Degree. While this may not seem like a huge accomplishment for some, for the Guyana native who […]

Eight years ago, a nation watched as hundreds of New York’s bravest made the ultimate sacrifice to help those in need. Since then, a group of students at one Villa Park middle school has helped raise money each year on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks for their local fire department, while at […]

The Canadian Transportation Agency has released two Implementation Guides to help Canadian air carriers better serve travellers who are blind or have a visual impairment. The guides were drafted to help carriers meet two provisions in the voluntary Code of Practice: Aircraft Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities. These provisions are designed to ensure that passengers […]