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WBH Weekly Blind News Digest – Edition 48

November 29, 2022 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

What's Inside New Florida program to teach blind to garden and cook New fashion program to teach blind sewing and business Blind man in Scotland fined for drunkenly riding his bicycle into a car Inaccessible self check out devices problematic for blind and otherwise disabled shoppers Barnes and Noble sued over inaccessible web site Blind… Read more about WBH Weekly Blind News Digest – Edition 48

Filed Under: News Digest Tagged With: Art, Artists, Athletes, Business, Crime, Discrimination, Inaccessibility, Legal, Lifestyle, Organizations, Sports, Technology

WBH Science Week – Edition 10

November 23, 2022 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

What's Inside Diabetes and its relationship to blindness Lab grown "mini eyes" used in Leber research Blindness strongly associated with cardio-vascular disease And, about ten more articles about the science, medicine and preventing blindness Editorial By Chris Hofstader This was another slow week for news about the science and medicine aspects of blindness. There were… Read more about WBH Science Week – Edition 10

Filed Under: News Digest Tagged With: Cardiac Disease, Diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, Editas Medicine, Lebers, macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, Ushers Syndrome

WBH Weekly Blind News Digest – Edition 47

November 22, 2022 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

What's Inside Fast food restaurant incorporates braille into menus Audio description added to fossil park Senator Markey introduces very important disability civil rights legislation Blind woman labeled "transphobic" for complaint street art confused her guide dog And, about 50 more stories all about blindness and blind people from all over the world Editorial By Chris… Read more about WBH Weekly Blind News Digest – Edition 47

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WBH Weekly Blind news Digest – Edition 46

November 15, 2022 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

What's Inside Low vision man arrested in Florida when police mistake his cane for a weapon Woman kicked out of London hotel because they didn't believe she was blind and had her dog with her New gaming device for blind players APH gets new web site with excellent search features Making New York City cross… Read more about WBH Weekly Blind news Digest – Edition 46

Filed Under: News Digest Tagged With: Art, Artists, Athletes, Braille, Business, Crime, Discrimination, Education, Guide Dogs, Inaccessibility, Investing, Legal, Lifestyle, Organizations, Politics, Poverty, Safety, Sports, Technology

Gonz Blinko’s Blind News Digest – Edition 45

November 8, 2022 by Chris Hofstader 1 Comment

Gonz Blinko's Blind News Digest – Edition 45 What's Inside Using tech to detect blindness in babies More discussion on accessible prescriptions Man jailed for robbing blind woman in broad daylight Partially blind man shoots intruder in buttocks Blind girl goes on African safari And, about 40 more stories about blindness and blind people from… Read more about Gonz Blinko’s Blind News Digest – Edition 45

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