Nearly every blind person has at least one story of getting lost or disoriented. Despite the use of walking canes, guide dogs, help from strangers and popular navigational apps like Google Maps, Clark ...

One of the most common problems that many blind and visually impaired people experience is their day-to-day challenge in coping with their impairment. Equipment such as Braille, reading glasses, or a ...

The first time I witnessed the challenges of disability was when I started college in 2016. My hostel mates came from across Asia and Africa, pursuing different career paths and hobbies, each with ...

Investment banker Tom Pey lost his eyesight at age 39, when an injury from a childhood game reemerged 30 years later to cause blindness. After struggling to manage with his sudden new reality, he ...

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - An app designed to help visually impaired or blind pedestrians use public transit will debut at a Washington subway station on Tuesday. Waymap, opens new tab aims to ...

Entering passcodes on smartphones can be difficult for the blind, as they can't see the screen, nor can they tell if someone else is peeking at it. The OneButtonPIN app is designed to help, by ...

Exploring the unknown can be overwhelming if you are blind. But for Jesper Holten, a new powerful tool is giving him greater freedom. Danish phone app Be My Eyes is testing using ChatGPT, an ...

The Penny Forward app provides an inclusive platform where blind and low vision users can effortlessly access news articles, podcast episodes, an events calendar, and online courses tailored to the ...

(TNS) — Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of stories featuring the five finalists in the 12th annual Carroll Biz Challenge. The competition, which will conclude with a live finale at the ...

Dec. 2 (UPI) --Sophie, a blind woman house sitting a secluded mansion, uses a new app to see for her, so she can ward off intruders in the See For Me official trailer that IFC Films released Thursday.

A proliferation of new apps designed to help blind and low vision people could prove useful for everyone. By Amanda Morris This article is part of our series on the Future of Transportation, which is ...