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Using a Computer to Access Music, Videos, and Radio for People with Visual Impairments and Blindness

Jun 20, 2019

Built-in Smartphone Mapping Apps from Google and Apple

Jun 20, 2019

“Watching” TV with a Visual Impairment

Jun 20, 2019

Turning the Printed Page into Machine-Readable Text

Jun 18, 2019

Accessing and Reading Mainstream Electronic Books (eBooks) and Magazines

Jun 18, 2019

Top Collapsible Electronic Video Magnifiers – 2019

Jun 13, 2019

Top Text-to-Speech Electronic Video Magnifiers – 2019

Jun 12, 2019

National Desktop Video Magnifier Month

Jun 11, 2019

Mainstream Recorded and Audio Books: Resources for People with Print Impairments

Jun 11, 2019

Popular reading resources for people who are blind or visually impaired

Jun 10, 2019

Assistive Devices and Technology for Low Vision

Jun 10, 2019

Using Technology for Reading: Solutions for People with Visual Impairments and Blindness

Jun 7, 2019

You’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration…. Now What? (Part 6 of 12)

Jun 5, 2019

You’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration…. Now What? (Part 2 of 12)

Jun 5, 2019

You’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration…. Now What? (Part 12 of 12)

Jun 5, 2019

You’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration…. Now What? (Part 11 of 12)

Jun 5, 2019

You’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration…. Now What? (Part 10 of 12)

Jun 5, 2019

You’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration…. Now What? (Part 9 of 12)

Jun 5, 2019

You’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration…. Now What? (Part 8 of 12)

Jun 5, 2019

You’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration…. Now What? (Part 7 of 12)

Jun 5, 2019

You’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration…. Now What? (Part 3 of 12)

Jun 5, 2019

You’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration…. Now What? (Part 4 of 12)

Jun 5, 2019

You’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration…. Now What? (Part 5 of 12)

Jun 5, 2019

Online Shopping and Banking: Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments

Jun 3, 2019

Using Social Media with a Visual Impairment or Blindness: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn

Jun 3, 2019

You’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration…. Now What? (Part 1 of 12)

Jun 2, 2019

Touchscreen Smartphone Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments and Blindness

May 6, 2019

The Mobile Revolution for people who are blind or have low vision

May 6, 2019

National Trade-In Your Old Clunker Month

May 2, 2019

Computer Access for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision

Apr 29, 2019

Smarter Balanced Assessment Testing

Apr 5, 2019

National Video Magnifier Month

Apr 2, 2019

Top Portable Electronic Video Magnifiers – 2019

Apr 1, 2019

Top Desktop Electronic Video Magnifiers – 2019

Apr 1, 2019

NELVB Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

Mar 13, 2019

Scott Krug helps kids in the Pittsfield Public School

Feb 25, 2019

BrailleNote Touch Plus Training

Feb 18, 2019

Career Launch @ Perkins

Feb 8, 2019

College Success @ Perkins

Feb 8, 2019

Top 10 Low Vision Products for Schools and Educators – 2019

Feb 5, 2019

Top 10 Low Vision Products for Veterans – 2019

Feb 4, 2019

Top 10 Low Vision Aids for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – 2019

Jan 29, 2019

Top 10 Low Vision Products for Doctors – 2019

Jan 14, 2019

David Keeler Interviewed on Radio Station WICC600

Dec 28, 2018

NELVB Christmas Party 2018

Dec 20, 2018

142 Useful Voice Commands for Siri

Dec 9, 2018

CCB Tech Fair November 20, 2018

Nov 28, 2018

Scott Krug Interviewed on Radio Station WICC600

Nov 13, 2018

Scott Krug presents the latest technology to the Pittsfield Public School

Oct 22, 2018

New England Low Vision and Blindness was proud to support White Cane Day

Oct 22, 2018

Massachusetts Commission for the Blind Invites you to White Cane Safety Day

Oct 16, 2018

Big Update For Pearl Camera

Oct 10, 2018

Top Products for Improving Braille Access and Literacy

Oct 8, 2018

UltraMag 5 Portable Electronic Video Magnifier (Doctors)

Oct 3, 2018

BrailleNote Touch Experts

Sep 25, 2018

New Baseball Red Sox Yankees Eye Chart

Sep 22, 2018

Jordy Low Vision Glasses – New Head Strap

Sep 5, 2018

Comcast Dives Deeper Into Smart Home With Voice-Activated Smart Lock Partnership

Aug 29, 2018

BrailleNote Touch Online Training Wizard – an industry first!

Aug 1, 2018

Google’s Nest wants to create smart home devices for senior citizens

Aug 1, 2018

How to Create a Foolproof Smart Home Security System

Jul 22, 2018

6 Mistakes to Avoid When Setting up Your Smart Home

Jun 27, 2018

2018 Winner of the Clement J. Krug, Sr. Let’s Go Attitude Award

Jun 21, 2018

11 Smart Home Devices You Didn’t Know Existed

Jun 18, 2018

Funding Support for Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

Jun 12, 2018

Scott Krug to speak at the South Shore Low Vision Group on June 18, 2018

Jun 12, 2018

Best smart home systems for a connected domicile

May 30, 2018

Top 10 Low Vision Products for Doctors – 2018

May 22, 2018

Richard Turner, Ace of Cards

Apr 29, 2018

What CAN I do?!

Apr 16, 2018

Low Vision Glasses / Wearable Low Vision Technology

Apr 5, 2018

Top 10 Low Vision Products for Schools and Educators – 2018

Mar 23, 2018

Top 10 Low Vision Products for Veterans – 2018

Mar 18, 2018

Be My Eyes Tech Support

Mar 14, 2018

Top Magnification Apps For The Blind and Visually Impaired

Mar 6, 2018

Support For APH MATT Connect

Mar 5, 2018

Blind Legislative Informational Networking Day (B.L.I.N.D.) 2018

Feb 27, 2018

Top 10 Low Vision Aids for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) For 2018

Feb 23, 2018

MIGS: A New Option for Patients with Glaucoma

Feb 23, 2018

Top Productivity Apps for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Feb 14, 2018

Health Habits to Lower Glaucoma Risk

Feb 8, 2018

Financial Independence For Visually Impaired

Jan 31, 2018

Who’s Paying for Assistive Technology?

Jan 31, 2018

5 Worst Eye Problems

Jan 24, 2018

Independent Living Apps

Jan 23, 2018

Pickle Dissection with the Prodigi Connect 12

Jan 16, 2018

iPad and iPhone Revolution

Jan 12, 2018

5 Herbs Known For Their Anti-Ageing Properties

Jan 1, 2018

iOS 11 – Review and Neat Tip

Dec 28, 2017

New Website – Online Survey

Dec 22, 2017

New England Low Vision and Blindness at the NE AER Conference

Dec 21, 2017

7 Best Low Vision and Blindness Products for Veterans

Nov 27, 2017

My Marathon Experience

Nov 11, 2017

Most Spectacular Low Vision Glasses

Nov 1, 2017

Helping Maplewood Assisted Living Communities

Oct 25, 2017

New England Low Vision and Blindness and InSIGHT Team Up on Technology Workshops

Oct 11, 2017

Free Amazon Echo Dot

Oct 3, 2017

What is a Let’s Go Attitude?

Sep 8, 2017

Clement J. Krug, Sr. Award

Sep 6, 2017

Jordy Low Vision Glasses Are Re-Introduced

Aug 9, 2017

Scott Krug Presents At Cape Cod Blinded Veteran’s Association

Apr 3, 2017

Top 10 Low Vision Aids for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) For 2017

Mar 29, 2017

How to print Braille Business Cards

Mar 23, 2017

NuEyes Low Vision Glasses

Mar 19, 2017

Prodigi Connect 12 With Distance Viewing

Mar 6, 2017

Local veterans organizations make sight possible for beloved member

Feb 8, 2017

Tech aided vision on Beacon Lighthouse Santa wish list

Feb 8, 2017

Is your software up-to-date?

Feb 2, 2017

Transformer HD with WiFi + OCR

Jan 30, 2017

Diabetes, Vision Loss and 4 Diabetic Eye Diseases

Nov 11, 2016

Top 5 Blindness Technology Products for People Who Are Blind

Oct 14, 2016

October a Month-long Celebration of Blindness Awareness

Oct 2, 2016

DaVinci Pro Announces New Free Major Upgrades

Sep 21, 2016

Low Vision Rehabilitation Referral Guidelines for Eye Care Professionals

Sep 13, 2016

Top 5 New Low Vision Technologies for Visually Impaired Students, Their Teachers and TVIs

Jul 29, 2016

NELV&B Hires New Senior Assistive Technology Specialist

Jun 26, 2016

NuEyes Wayne Heidle Video Testimonial

Jun 3, 2016

It’s Here—Freedom Scientific’s All New Ruby 7 HD

May 13, 2016

NELV&B Hires Doctor of Optometry, Opens Low Vision Rehab Clinic

May 6, 2016

8 Tips for Teachers with Visually Impaired Students

May 3, 2016

New England Low Vision & Blindness Announces New Location in Shelton, CT

Apr 30, 2016

Is The iPad Not All You Thought It Would Be?

Apr 4, 2016

What to Bring to Make Your Low Vision Consultation a Success

Mar 31, 2016

New England Low Vision and Blindness Announces Acquisition of Vision Dynamics

Feb 22, 2016

Facts About Age-related Macular Degeneration

Feb 8, 2016

Top 10 Low Vision Aids for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Feb 6, 2016

A Guide to Glaucoma (Part 4)

Feb 4, 2016

A Guide to Glaucoma (Part 3)

Jan 25, 2016

A Guide to Glaucoma (Part 2)

Jan 21, 2016

A Guide to Glaucoma (Part 1)

Jan 19, 2016

ZoomText 10.1 versus ZoomText Fusion: What’s the Difference and Which One Is Right For Me?

Jan 11, 2016

8 Great Things You Probably Did Not Know New England Low Vision and Blindness Offers

Dec 4, 2015

Feds delay quiet car regulations for EVs and hybrids

Dec 1, 2015

Comcast’s New Feature to Help Visually Impaired Experience TV

Dec 1, 2015

Beth Israel Deaconess targets new treatment for vision loss

Nov 30, 2015

New England Low Vision & Blindness Partners with Freedom Scientific

Nov 16, 2015

Why the Veterans health system is better than you think

Nov 11, 2015

Low Vision & Blindness Product of the Week! – DaVinci CCTV

Oct 20, 2015

Important (CCTV) Update for Low Vision & Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) patients

Feb 18, 2015

February is National AMD and Low Vision Awareness Month – Top 4 Next Steps

Feb 8, 2015

Gayle’s December Low Vision and Blindness Products Newsletter

Dec 15, 2014

Low Vision and Blindness Holiday Gift Guide

Dec 8, 2014

Blind Rehabilitation Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Veterans

Nov 11, 2014

Gayle’s October Low Vision and Blindness Products Newsletter

Oct 21, 2014

Why Learn Braille as an Adult?

Oct 9, 2014

Gayle’s September Low Vision and Blindness Products Newsletter

Sep 4, 2014

To Facebook or Not To Facebook: A Question That Faces the Blind, Visually Impaired and Sighted Alike

Aug 25, 2014

August is National Eye Exam Month

Aug 20, 2014

Top Apps for iOS devices

May 15, 2014

Open House – Please Mark Your Calendar!

May 13, 2014

Our Every Day Hero

May 6, 2014

Read these new enthusiastic Stream customer stories

Apr 29, 2014

KeyMaps – New Feature freely included in BrailleNote Apex upgrades

Apr 10, 2014

Cleaning your Mac

Apr 2, 2014

New technology for students with sight problems

Mar 31, 2014

Blindness Products News March 2014

Mar 18, 2014

We Are Growing — New Resources For You

Mar 17, 2014

f.lux

Mar 7, 2014

Merlin Ultra – Full HD Video Magnifier

Feb 20, 2014

DaVinci 24″ Flat Panel Monitor

Jan 17, 2014

Acrobat VGA Long Arm

Oct 24, 2013

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Feds delay quiet car regulations for EVs and hybrids

Dec 1, 2015

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Dec 1, 2015

Beth Israel Deaconess targets new treatment for vision loss

Nov 30, 2015

Why the Veterans health system is better than you think

Nov 11, 2015

Blind Rehabilitation Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Veterans

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