What's Inside Qualified, educated blind people less likely to get a job as unqualified sighted person, study says New organization forms to fight inaccessibility in music industry Modeling agency opens to provide jobs for blind people Lot's of stories about blind cricket World Cup in India Disability etiquette, how to engage with disabled people Blind… Read more about WBH Weekly Blind News Digest – Edition 50
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WBH Weekly Blind News Digest – Edition 49
What's Inside Five year old invents GPS necklace for the blind ACB announces DVS award winners Teaching microbiology to blind students Medical bills remain inaccessible for most blind Americans Blind girl gang raped by school teacher and security guard Disabled activists sue DC over bicycle lanes Blind cricketers prepare for championship And, about 60 more… Read more about WBH Weekly Blind News Digest – Edition 49
WBH Weekly Blind News Digest – Edition 47
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
WBH Weekly Blind news Digest – Edition 46
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
Testing Android: A Deaf-Blind Perspective
[Editor’s note: This guest post was written by my new friend Scott. He’s a deaf-blind technology consumer who uses computational devices via a braille interface alone. He is also an adaptive technology instructor teaching those who are deaf-blind, and a member of the AppleVis editorial Team. This post is written purely from the perspective of… Read more about Testing Android: A Deaf-Blind Perspective