The basic categories of visual impairments are total and partial blindness. Only ten percent of the visually impaired population may be able to discern light, colors, or shapes to one degree or ...

Visual impairments are disorders in the function of the eyes that cannot be adequately corrected. Students who are blind or visually impaired vary considerably in their functional limitations. Some ...

PHILADELPHIA -- "Just because we lost one of our five senses doesn't mean that we're different than anyone else," said Sean Marriott. At age 7, Marriott experienced blurred vision while attending ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Lauren Calvo, a visually impaired eighth-grade student at St. Clare School, is on the road to Xaverian High School, thanks in part to a scholarship she received from the Staten ...

Perkins School for the Blind introduces a new tool to help students with cerebral visual impairment, enhancing learning and understanding for those affected. House Unanimously Passes Bill To Shut Down ...

Some of the resources referenced are no longer available, and links to them have been removed. Sighted children learn many things through observation of the world around them and by watching the ...

Jesus Macias can’t wait to start helping high school students with visual impairments get ready for college. It’s a goal that grew from his experience in high school as a title-winning wrestler with a ...

Miami University students Matthew Sweet, Oscar Avila, Ethan Peters, and Vivek Gupte have developed SafeStep, a wearable navigation system designed to support blind and low-vision (BLV) individuals.

SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury Schools Board of Education approved two contracts at its most recent meeting to accommodate visually impaired and deaf/hard of hearing students. Executive Director of ...