Artificial intelligence is touching nearly every aspect of life—including assistive technology for blind and low-vision (BLV) ...

In China on March 10, 2026, developers showcased AI-powered glasses designed to help visually impaired people navigate streets more safely by identifying obstacles and guiding users in real time. The ...

Three of the six sports at the 2026 Winter Paralympics feature visual-impairment categorisations, including Para-Alpine skiing, Para-cross-country skiing and Para-biathlon. Those sports are split into ...

The Los Angeles Galaxy dedicated its first blind soccer pitch in Carson on Wednesday, March 4 — and welcomed nearly 60 LAUSD students for a special training program. The Los Angeles Unified School ...

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The Foglia Residences, a nine-story, 76-unit affordable housing unit designed for people who are blind and visually impaired, opened in the fall of 2024. Juliana Ajayi, 45, who is legally blind, has ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – In a classroom at St. Andrew’s Middle School on Thursday morning, seven children got to experience something many take for granted: the chance to see the world more clearly.

From now until April 30, visually impaired students can apply for college scholarships through the state’s Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The scholarships are open to blind, deafblind ...

LEANDER, Texas — An Austin-area 10-year-old has a vision for the future. Lucas Tudor, a student at Harmony Science Academy in Leander, is using artificial intelligence to develop glasses the he calls ...

NEWTON — Building LEGO sets has many educational, physical and mental health benefits. Among them are stress relief, cognitive development, teaching engineering skills, improving fine motor skills and ...