What's Inside STEM education for blind kids Blind teacher works with refugees in Peru Strand Bookstore sued over web inaccessibility Woman becomes first blind foster parent in Washington The difficulties of dating while blind Australian Rules Football for the blind And, about 40 more articles about blindness and blind people from the entire English speaking… Read more about WBH Weekly Blind News Digest – Edition 52
Politics
WBH Weekly Blind News Digest – Edition 51
Edition 51 What's Inside Unemployment among blind is "staggeringly" high NJ Commission for Blind denies man a job after learning he was blind Upside down braille signs in Detroit transit system cause complaints Blind filmmaker debuts her first film How blind content creators do their make-up Tampa Bay Rays sign legally blind pitcher India wins… Read more about WBH Weekly Blind News Digest – Edition 51
WBH Weekly Blind News Digest – Edition 50
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
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
Time To Take Action
Introduction U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative John Sarbanes (D-MD-03) introduced legislation to help break down the significant barriers that Americans with disabilities continue to face when accessing website and software applications, which all Americans rely on for employment, commerce, education, public services and all other aspects of society. The Websites and Software… Read more about Time To Take Action