Braille Literacy Month
Happy last day of January! January is Braille Literacy Month! January 4th (World Braille Day) was Louis Braille's 214th birthday. He...
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Pennies for the Blind
- Jan 12
- 1 min
Scholarship Opportunity: Due February 14th, 2023
The American Council of the Blind has a post-secondary scholarship opportunity coming up! The scholarships range from $2,000 to $7,500. ...
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Fabrice R
- Dec 3, 2022
- 1 min
Want an Apple Watch for Xmas but think it’s too small for use ? Think again .
Apple Watch Series 6 and over with an iPad or an iPhone running on iOS16 is required but if you satisfy these conditions, you are in for...
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Fabrice R
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
Healthy Life, Healthy Sleep
The holidays are upon us and with them stress. We already have enough of it on regular basis … Life as a blind person is not exactly...
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Pennies for the Blind
- Nov 7, 2022
- 1 min
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is close to our hearts since it is the reason Pennies for the Blind was founded. RP is a rare, mainly...
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Fabrice R
- Oct 24, 2022
- 3 min
Day 2 (October 25th, 2022) - Retinal Implant Workshop Agenda
Time (Eastern) Topic Name of Session Chair / Speakers 8:30 am - 8:35 am Day 2: Welcome & Recap Tieuvi Nguyen, PhD Food and Drug...
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Pennies for the Blind
- Oct 9, 2022
- 1 min
Blindness Awareness Month
October is Blindness Awareness month! The Perkins School for the Blind addressed four main types of blindness. Two are prevalent within...
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Fabrice R
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
This is the link discussing breast cancer and self-diagnosis for blind women. Source: https://www.accessiblepharmacy.com/breast-cancer-i...
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Fabrice R
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
Blind Sanity on the News!
This is the link mentioned in S02E10, regarding accessibility features on Apple products. Article: Apple's Big iPhone Accessibility...
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Fabrice R
- Sep 24, 2022
- 1 min
This Week on our Podcast (S02E07)
This week: -News: Eyes for World / Iris for World, or how Blockchain can help raising funds to fight blindness around the world. -Deep...
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Fabrice R
- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
Owning a Pet When You Are Blind
We all went through this. Blind or not. You hear there are kittens or doggies available for adoption and you are greeted by a crazy...
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Fabrice R
- Aug 2, 2022
- 2 min
AudioBook of the week: Trophy Kill
There are 23 volumes of the Joe Pickett short novel series. I started with volume 23 not really knowing what I was doing. A few things in...
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Fabrice R
- Jul 28, 2022
- 1 min
Color Coded Canes
Is your cane entirely white ? Mine isn't and apparently it's by purpose. A totally white cane means you are totally blind. Or you low...
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Fabrice R
- Jul 26, 2022
- 1 min
Opinion: I hate my white cane.
The symbol of perseverance and independence to people with vision impairment. It is the most useful tool and the simplest to use. It...
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