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Mapua students develop mobile phone for blind users - GMA News

Mapua students develop mobile phone for blind users
GMA News
A group of computer engineering students has created a Braille mobile phone that can help the blind enjoy the conveniences of modern mobile communication. The electronic gadget, created by computer engineering students of the Mapua Institute of .

Stem cells treat blindness
EMBRYONIC stem cells have been used in humans to treat the most common cause of blindness...

Stem cells show promise in treating blindness
A medical breakthrough was reported Monday in the journal The Lancet wherein the results of a therapy using human embryonic stem cells in two legally blind patients was described...

Blindness can't slow Arlington's Paul Parravano
The long road of the man moving arm-in-arm with his trainer to workout stations throughout a cavernous Woburn gym began nearly 60 years ago when he was on vacation in Italy with his parents...

Houston Texas 2012 "Eye Ball"
HOUSTON -- The Houston Eye Associates Foundation and Prevent Blindness Texas honor Visionaries Rosanette and Harry Cullen at the Houston "Eye Ball" on February 10, 2012. More than 400 guests ...

Burger chain courts blind diners with sesame seed Braille on buns - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

Burger chain courts blind diners with sesame seed Braille on buns
Los Angeles Times
By Tiffany Hsu In South Africa, restaurant chain Wimpy is welcoming blind customers -- by serving them burgers with words in Braille spelled out on their buns with sesame seeds. In a viral YouTube video promoting its in-store Braille menus, .
Braille Burger Buns, Or, How to Tap the Blind Social MediaLA Weekly (blog)
Wimpy burgers makes braille bunsBaltimore Sun
Wimpy South Africa reaches out to visually impaired with "Braille Burger"GlobalPost (blog)
Bangstyle -UPI.com -National Post (blog)
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Report shows risk of blindness halved over last decade
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most frequent cause of blindness in the Western World. A report from the University of Copenhagen and Glostrup Hospital in Denmark published today shows the number of new cases of blindness and severe visual loss in Denmark has been halved during the last ten years...

Study shows 50% reduction in blindness and severe visual loss in Denmark
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most frequent cause of blindness in the Western World. A report from the University of Copenhagen and Glostrup Hospital in Denmark published today shows the number of new cases of blindness and severe visual loss in Denmark has been halved during the last ten years...

Blindness doesnt hold Layton mother back
LAYTON EUR” Barbie Elliott, 42, has never seen the keys on a piano, words on a page, or the smile on a childs face. Despite these visual limitations, Elliott plays the piano expertly EUR” by ear. She has a bachelors degree in music composition, is a leader in the blind community, and a stay-at-home mom of four children, all with their sight. EURœEverything Ive wanted to do, Ive found a way to ...

Stem Cells Show Promise As Blindness Treatment In Early Study
Human embryonic stem cells show promise in an early study involving two patients suffering from incurable, progressive forms of blindness. Both experienced marked improvement in their eyesight. read more..

Braille EVMs help visually impaired cast votes - IBNLive.com

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Braille EVMs help visually impaired cast votes
IBNLive.com
PTI Dehra Dun: Paving way for the visually impaired to have a decisive role in the country's democratic process, the Election Commission is encouraging use of EVMs having braille signs in Dehradun in Uttarakhand where polling is on to elect the state's .

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Use of Braille is decreasing, but school still teaches it - AberdeenNews.com

AberdeenNews.com

Use of Braille is decreasing, but school still teaches it
AberdeenNews.com
The number of students learning Braille has declined each decade since the 1950s, when more than 50 percent of the blind learned it, according to a 2009 report from the National Federation of the Blind. The reasons are many, including widespread .
Blind Students Test Their Braille Skills13WMAZ

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Stem cell treatment for blindness
Stem cell treatments have yielded positive results in patients who lost their vision because of macular degeneration..

ISDB Students Compete in Braille Contest - Twin Falls Times-News

ISDB Students Compete in Braille Contest
Twin Falls Times-News
Jenna Knight loads paper into her brailler before competing in Thursday's Idaho Braille Challenge at the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind in Gooding. GOODING EUR¢ The multipurpose room at the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind was decked out .

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