They rely on touch to communicate. Rebecca Alexander volunteered after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo asked for therapists to counsel first responders during the Covid-19 crisis, the New Yorker magazine reports. She listened as doctors and nurses poured out their trauma over the phone, including...
We all need a bit of good news, right? You may remember that in recent years a new tradition has taken root around the post-Thanksgiving craziness: after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, a day was set aside to encourage us to think about sharing with our less fortunate neighbors: Giving Tuesday....
He was fluent in four languages and had visited 65 countries. Brian Miller was born with defective retinas and could barely see large text inches from his face, the Washington Post reports. As a public-school student in California in the 1970s and 1980s, he was among the first wave of blind...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, isolation is a problem. With the coronavirus pandemic keeping everyone inside, being able to communicate is more important now than ever. “With people being on the inside, they have to reach out to family members and relatives,” says Tiffani Warren,...
Top health authority releases guidelines for COVID-19 pandemic. China’s top health authority is recommending that online education for primary and middle school students be limited to protect their eyesight, Sixth Tone reports. The National Health Commission (NHC) has released a new set of...
Co-workers step into help. A man in Vancouver, Washington is sharing how co-workers are helping him through an unexpected work challenge, KGW TV reports. Matthew Simmons, a part-time clerk at the Vancouver Trader Joe’s, is deaf and relies on lip-reading to communicate with customers who...
In the midst of this strange time, people are finding a few things to celebrate, and here in Southern California, one phenomenon stands out: people are driving less. That means less pollution, and the cleanest air we’ve seen in decades. The images below show the LA skyline before the...
Many can’t distance themselves; they need hands-on help. If you’re blind, you rely on touch to navigate the world. You need help with daily tasks — and that brings you close to other people. This month in the Daily News Charles Catherine described his struggle to stay safe as he...
“It can attack almost anything in the body with devastating consequences.” Covid-19 is not just a disease of the lungs, doctors are finding. An article published last week in Science magazine shows how the disease can attack almost any organ in the body, including the kidneys, heart,...
“I felt like they were giving me a death sentence.” Through a video screen, Jennylee Bruno’s worst fears were confirmed, the Los Angeles Times reports. An American sign language interpreter told Bruno, a deaf author and mother of five, that her shortness of breath, sense of fire...
Platform can detect when drivers wearing face masks become distracted or drowsy. Eyesight Technologies, a startup that develops in-car monitoring systems, has announced that its platform can now detect when drivers wearing face masks become distracted or drowsy, Venturebeat.com reports. The...
I just thought you might like an update on what’s going on at LSH in these strange times. It turns out that despite the Covid-19 emergency, people are still desperate for the sight and hearing help you make possible. So we’re learning new ways to keep providing the services you...
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