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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...

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

Lecrae, Braille, Appear On "King Kulture" Compilation To Benefit School In Congo - HipHopDX

HipHopDX

Lecrae, Braille, Appear On "King Kulture" Compilation To Benefit School In Congo
HipHopDX
The project features some of the best-known artists in the Christian Hip Hop genre, including Lecrae, KJ-52, GRITS, Braille, Sho Baraka and K-Drama. The album will also introduce some the genre's new and upcoming artists. EURœIt's just a variety of Hip .

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FirstAidGlobalWholesale.com Reminds Workers To Help Prevent Blindness By Wearing Proper Safety Eyewear
"More than 700,000 Americans injure their eyes at work each year, yet most of all workplace eye injuries can be avoided by using proper safety eyewear," says safety manager George Galvan of First Aid Global, a Los Angeles company..

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

MONTGOMERY: Student competes in New Jersey Braille Challenge - Packet Online

MONTGOMERY: Student competes in New Jersey Braille Challenge
Packet Online
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY EUR” Fifth grader Mihir Doshi, a blind student at the Montgomery Township Lower Middle School, is hoping to make a second trip to the National Braille Challenge this year in California.

PHL students develop mobile phone for blind users - GMA News

PHL 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 .

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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Addison Burgess gets ready to compete in the "Braille Wars" competition at . - Orlando Sentinel (blog)

Orlando Sentinel (blog)

Addison Burgess gets ready to compete in the "Braille Wars" competition at .
Orlando Sentinel (blog)
Sixteen students competed this morning in EURœBraille Wars,EUR a Star Wars-themed competition for the visually impaired. It was one of four Braille reading competitions being held around the state between January and March. Half of the competitors hailed .

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 ...

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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Coffee shops to introduce braille menus thanks to Imogen - World Coffee News

World Coffee News

Coffee shops to introduce braille menus thanks to Imogen
World Coffee News
One of her initiatives has been to encourage coffee shops to include menus which are also in braille. This makes ordering (and subsequently enjoying) coffee so much easier for those who find it hard to read ordinary menus. Another of Imogen's campaigns .

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 ...

Blindness Study Opens the Door for Further Stem Cell Trials
Success, without side effects, will allow human research to continue...