Pinterest is finally making accessibility a priority to people who are blind or have low vision. On Wednesday, it announced steps to ensure that the blind and visually impaired are not left out.
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Engineers Develop Glowing Contact Lens That Could Prevent Blindness
Engineers in the US have developed a glowing contact lens technology that they claim could help prevent blindness in millions of people with diabetes.
Blind Tennis Players Heading to the Dublin Takei International Blind Tennis Tournament
Tennis player Marc Chiang, who is partially blind, only knows he has kept the ball in play when he hears its distinctive rattle coming back towards him.
Accessibility Consultant Isn’t Held Back by His Blindness
Austin Seraphin, a 41-year-old accessibility consultant who’s been blind since birth due to a condition called retinopathy of prematurity, is combining Western medicine with herbal remedies to cope with the excruciating pain that his calcifying corneas are causing him.
3M Presented with NIB Award for Commitment to Creating Employment Opportunities for Blind Workers
National Industries for the Blind (NIB), the nation’s largest employment resource for people who are blind, recognizes 3M’s significant impact on the employment of people who are blind with its highest honor, the R.B. Irwin Award.
CPqD Develops Pay Voice App to Help Blind Customers Make Card Payments
Brazil research institute CPqD has partnered with ABECS (Brazilian Association of Credit Card and Service Companies) to develop Pay Voice, a mobile application for visually impaired people who use payment cards.
LSD Causes Congenitally Blind Man to Experience Synesthesia-Like Hallucinations
The psychedelic drug LSD induced synesthesia-like experiences in an individual who was born without vision, a condition known as congenital blindness, according to a new case study published in the journal Consciousness and Cognition.
Blind Game Coming to PlayStation VR Later This Year
An independent game label called Surprise Attack, based out of Australia, has released a new trailer and details for Blind, releasing later this year for PlayStation VR and various other platforms.
Study Reveals Blind People Imagine the Future Differently Than Sighted People
A study Published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General found that blind research participants did not conceive of the past as being behind them and the future in front, as most sighted participants did.
Graduate Student Creating Smartphone App for Deaf-Blind Users
A student at IUPUI is working to make sure smartphones are accessible to all users. The visually impaired have been able to use smartphones through audible feedback, but reading them hasn’t been as easy.
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