Tracy Boykin cannot do his homework. David Grunfeld/The Times-PicayuneNautica Course, 11, a sixth grade student at Riverdale Elementary School in Jefferson, uses a close-circuit TV magnifier for the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW ORLEANS — Visually impaired adults may benefit from training in using a magnifier for prolonged reading, ...

There's a new initiative from a local nonprofit to get technology in the hands of children who are either blind or visually ...

Operators of senior housing complexes, assisted-living centers and senior day-care facilities can receive free electronic desktop magnifiers that visually enlarge the words on bills, newspapers and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Being visually impaired has always brought forth its fair share of challenges for people. However, those affected have always found ingenious, ...

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 ...

Visual impairment is more widespread than you might think. According to the World Health Organization, 2.2 billion people experience it around the world – although sadly, just under half of such cases ...

Nyla Wallace has coped with vision challenges for most of her 16 years, but was only recently diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, which causes an individual’s sight to deteriorate over time and has ...

ISVI celebrated 50 years of having the Brewer/Taylor Lions Low Vision Clinic. For the past 50 years, students have had access ...

ADRIAN — As part of its service organization mission to improve the quality of life within their communities, local Lions Clubs — like the Adrian Breakfast Lions Club — seek to provide humanitarian ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A non-profit organization in Dubuque is helping people who are blind live independently while providing space for a community. “I don’t usually go anywhere, so why not come down ...