An 8-year-old girl struck up a friendship with her local delivery driver, who is deaf, during the long weeks of lockdown in Ashton-Under-Lyne in the UK, Metro News reports. Recognizing the key work driver Tim Joseph was doing during the pandemic, the Tallulah Roberts drew Tim a rainbow picture at...
Exercise reduces blood vessel overgrowth. Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other common causes of vision loss, Newswise reports. It may also help with glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.The new study from the University of Virginia School of...
Michael and Sharon McClintock’s dog Miss Daisy Mae fell into the sewer in front of their home this week and was stuck down there for hours, Fox2Now reports. The couple was having their floors redone and had left the door open for the workers. Miss Daisy Mae, who is 15 years old, blind and deaf,...
Method can reboot the retina’s aging cells. Staring at a deep red light for three minutes a day can significantly improve declining eyesight, according to a new study led by University College London, News Medical reports. The study is the first of its kind in humans. Scientists believe the...
New iOS has many new accessibility features. The new iOS 14 adds some features intended for use by people with hearing and vision impairments, Tech Crunch reports. One of them is Sound Recognition, which creates a notification whenever the phone detects a noise that users might want to be aware...
UK doctors say thousands are at risk due to missed care. At least 10,000 people in the UK are at risk of suffering irreversible damage to their sight because of missed care during lockdown, BBC News reports. Experts say only 10 percent of the most urgent procedures are going ahead, while fears...
“We are committed to doing better.” Twitter has taken flak for the lack of captions in its new audio tweet feature, The Verge reports. The company doesn’t have a team dedicated to accessibility, instead relying on employees who volunteer their time above and beyond their usual duties,...
Doctor said VR technology caused vision problems. A visit to the opticians left a software developer “worried about my future VR use” after a doctor blamed the technology for a problem with his vision, BBC News reports. Danny Bittman will need glasses to correct the issue, but the...
She now has her own coaching app. India Morse was born deaf, and she believes that the fitness industry isn’t inclusive enough, Insider reports. One of her main gripes is that workout classes aren’t visual enough for the deaf community. “There’s always so much talking...
Nocturnal bird can’t see human-made fences. Presumed to be extinct for more than a century, the Night Parrot has only been sighted in the past six years. Now scientists may have discovered why the bird is having such a tough time surviving, according to the UK’s Daily Mail: although it...
The nuance is in the translation. There is no universal set of signs for the phrase that’s galvanizing the world right now, Sonja Sharp writes in The Los Angeles Times. Many deaf black people say it this way: “The phrase begins with four fingers cut across the brow, followed by two...
The author draws from his own experiences. In a new children’s book, a cat named Rufus educates kids on what it’s like to be blind, the Northwest Georgia News reports. Andrew Stoner recently published “Mr. Lollypop Makes A Friend,” a children’s book in which the protagonist, Mr. Flapjack Lollypop,...
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