Blog | Blind Sanity

Dec 3, 20221 min read

Apple New Hovering Pencil Feature is a Missed Opportunity for IPad Accessibility Improvement

Apple released their brand new iPad Pro line with M2 processor with a new feature called Hovering Pencil supposed to work with the latest...

Nov 23, 20221 min read

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...

Nov 21, 20222 min read

Text Replacement for IPhone and iPad

Tired of typing your long email address everywhere ? What about your home address ? Apple got you covered for that with one of the most...

Nov 20, 20221 min read

This week on Blind Sanity Podcast S02E15

An entire episode about tax preparation … From charitable contributions to medical records . All you need to do before December 31st...

Nov 19, 20221 min read

Editas shelving LCA10 promising therapy

Not enough patients … only 300 in the US. See links below. One can only hope that this will demonstrate the value of CRISPR....

Nov 18, 20221 min read

How to create an account on Mastodon

With Twitter about to implode… or at least crash during the World Cup starting Sunday, you may wonder where to go next . Mastodon gained...

Nov 18, 20221 min read

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...

Pennies for the Blind

Nov 7, 20221 min read

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...

Oct 24, 20223 min read

Day 1 (October 24th, 2022) - Retinal Implant Workshop Agenda

Time (Eastern)Topic Name of Session Chair / Speakers 8:30 am - 8:45 amDay 1: Welcome and Introduction Malvina Eydelman, MD Food and Drug...

Oct 19, 20221 min read

All about BARD from Library of Congress

We introduced BARD in this week's episode of Blind Sanity. (S02E11) Here are the links to get things started. Library Of Congress...

Oct 12, 20221 min read

Blindness Awareness Month

October is Blindness Awareness month! The Perkins School for the Blind addressed four main types of blindness. Two are prevalent within...

Pennies for the Blind

Oct 9, 20221 min read

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...

Oct 3, 20221 min read

Blind Sanity on the News!

This is the link mentioned in S02E10, regarding accessibility features on Apple products. Article: Apple's Big iPhone Accessibility...

Oct 3, 20221 min read

Links for News from PodCast Episode S02E09

A little late, but here we go. Click here for the Diabetes and Blindness new article. Source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-09-unc...

Oct 3, 20221 min read

On this week's episode of Blind Sanity (S02E09)

This week : -News : Non native plant causes blindness -News : Blindness and Diabetes -Deep dive of the week : 15 minutes multi topics...

Sep 30, 20221 min read

Five Ways Amazon Could Be More Blind/Low Vision Friendly

Tired of not being able to use Amazon like everyone else ? You are not alone ! A trillion dollar company should be able to figure this...

Sep 29, 20221 min read

Iris for the World Article

Use this link to view more about the campaign known as "Iris for the World" and see how NFTs can be used to raise funds to cure blindness...

Sep 24, 20221 min read

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...

Sep 24, 20221 min read

iOS 16 Hack : Lock Screen During Phone Call

Until now, pressing on your phone side button to Lock Screen would stop the phone call you would be in. Convenient for some of us but for...

Sep 23, 20221 min read

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...

Sep 16, 20223 min read

The Most Amazing Accessibility feature of iOS 16 No-one Knows About

If you are like me, you receive tons of pictures from your friends and family.... you even sometime take some pix of your kids, mother or...

Sep 15, 20222 min read

Prosopagnosia - Face Blindness

Click here to access the article about Prosopagnosia discussed in our podcast episode S02E07 and learn how dealing with this illness can...

Sep 15, 20221 min read

This week on Blind Sanity Podcast S02E07

This week : -News : We talked about a recent article written by someone who shares his struggle and tips to remember people he meets...