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Dell gives gift of sight to visually-impaired children to watch ballet
Dell has partnered with Ballet Austin and eSight to give vision to the sightless in its “Unseen Ballet” experience. During the event, visually-impaired children were given a chance to watch the “Nutcracker Ballet” through a pair of special glasses designed for individuals with low vision. One such individual is Lily, an eight-year-old girl who has lived…
Read MoreIrisVision Wants To Be More Than An Assistive Device For The Visually Impaired
It Wants To Diagnose And Treat Patients Too! When you’re visually impaired, you get excited about two things: breakthroughs in science that could lead to a treatment, and technology that can improve or enhance your vision until that breakthrough comes. As someone who lives with retinitis pigmentosa (a retinal degeneration where the photoreceptors gradually stop…
Read MoreFree $100 Gift Card
Are you looking for the perfect gift for a loved one how is legally blind or has low vision, but not sure what to choose?* You’re In Luck – New England Low Vision & Blindness Now Offers Gift Certificates AND this Free $100 Gift Card will get you started! (Limited supply, while supplies last, certain…
Read More2019 NEAER Conference
The New England Low Vision and Blindness team had the great opportunity to participate in the 2019 NE AER Conference in North Conway, New Hampshire. Despite the bone-chilling temperatures, the mood was lively and warm around our tables at the vendor expo. In addition to our booth, Scott Krug (NELVB President) & Bob McGillivray (from…
Read MoreNew England Low Vision and Blindness and 2019 Carroll Center Technology Fair
On November 26, 2019 , New England Low Vision and Blindness had the great opportunity to participate in the 2019 Carroll Center Technology Fair. Doug Vesely (Director of Training) and Greg Coppolino (Assistive Technology Trainer) attended the Technology Fair and represented our company. New England Low Vision was proud to visit with over 100 attendees.…
Read MoreOur Team is Ready at 2019 NEAER Conference
The team from New England Low Vision and Blindness will be available all day today at the 2019 NE AER Conference at the North Conway Grand Hotel in North Conway, NH. Please come visit us at our booth or join us for Scott Krug & Bob McGillivray’s presentation on Low Vision Wearable Technology at 9:15…
Read MoreAssistive Technology to Transform the Lives of Low Vision & Blind People Islandwide
In a study by the World Health Organization (WHO), about 15% of the world’s population lives with some form of disability. The estimated number of visually impaired people in the world is 285 million, 39 million blind, and 246 million with low vision; 65 % of visually impaired people and 82% of all those who…
Read MoreScott Krug, President, New England Low Vision and Blindness to speak at NE/AER 2019 Conference
On Thursday, November 14, 2019, Scott Krug, President of New England Low Vision and Blindness and Robert McGillivray, Director of Low Vision Services, The Carroll Center for the Blind will present an Overview and Case Studies of Low Vision Wearables at the NE/AER 2019 Conference. The advances in the area of wearable low vision technology…
Read MoreNew England Low Vision and Blindness and the Carroll Center for the Blind joined forces for donation
New England Low Vision and Blindness and the Carroll Center for the Blind joined forces with ndrew Doumith of ACT Antigua to share life-changing technology with visually impaired students in primary and secondary schools at the T.N. Kirnon Primary School’s Unit for the Blind and Visually Impaired. This school is located in Andrew’s home country…
Read MoreVoiceOver and Braille Bugs In iOS 13
This article was written and published by AppleVis. OS 13 will be released to the public on 19 September, 2019. This post contains details of the VoiceOver and braille bugs which we believe to have been introduced in iOS 13; as well as details of the pre-existing bugs which we believe have been resolved. As…
Read MoreNational Low Vision Wearable Glasses Month
September is National Low Vision Wearable Glasses Month. “What wheelchair is to someone who has trouble walking, so electronic video magnification technology is to someone who has trouble seeing.” -Scott Krug, President, New England Low Vision and Blindness As recently published in the New England Low Vision and Blindness white paper ‘You’ve been diagnosed with…
Read MoreNational Portable Video Magnifier Month
August is National Portable Video Magnifier Month. “What wheelchair is to someone who has trouble walking, so electronic video magnification technology is to someone who has trouble seeing.” -Scott Krug, President, New England Low Vision and Blindness As recently published in the New England Low Vision and Blindness white paper ‘You’ve been diagnosed with Macular…
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