Having Trouble Using Travel Aggregation Sites?

Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) is investigating experiences, both positive and negative, of users of travel aggregation websites such as Priceline.com, Orbitz.com, Kayak.com and other similar websites. In particular, DRA is interested in hearing about any problems that blind or low vision users who reside in California might have experienced regarding barriers when attempting to make … Continue reading Having Trouble Using Travel Aggregation Sites?

Attention All High School Students

Are you looking for something to spice up your summer plans? If so, NFB STEM-X, the latest National Center for Blind Youth in Science (NCBYS) program, is just what you’ve been waiting for! This inquiry-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program will provide participants with learning opportunities in STEM disciplines ranging from engineering and … Continue reading Attention All High School Students

Volunteers Needed for Research Study at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute

  PLEASE NOTE: THEY ARE NO LONGER RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS FOR THIS STUDY. The Computer Vision Lab at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, in San Francisco, is looking for volunteers to participate in research experiments under the direction of Dr. James Coughlan. The goal of these experiments is to investigate the use of computer vision and … Continue reading Volunteers Needed for Research Study at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute

Walmart Now Offers ScripTalk Talking Prescription Containers

Walmart now offers ScripTalk Talking Prescription Containers with prescriptions filled by Walmart to mail order customers across the country and at 33 in-store locations. For more information, including how to order by phone from anywhere in the U.S. and a list of in-store locations, please click here. Want to order right now? Call Walmart toll … Continue reading Walmart Now Offers ScripTalk Talking Prescription Containers

Meet Gil Johnson — One of California’s 50 Most Notable People

In a VisionAware blog post dated March 26, 2013, Maureen Duffy penned an intriguing post about former LightHouse Board President Gil Johnson. To read the in-depth post, please visit the VisionAware blog. But first, here’s a short excerpt to whet your appetite: No one else in my parents’ families had experienced vision loss, so neither … Continue reading Meet Gil Johnson — One of California’s 50 Most Notable People

Finding Described TV Just Got Much Easier!

The landmark Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) has begun a revolution in mainstream telecommunications and video technology accessibility. Among its many groundbreaking achievements, the CVAA mandates several of the most popular television networks to make some of their prime-time and children’s programs accessible to viewers with vision loss by adding video description. … Continue reading Finding Described TV Just Got Much Easier!