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D.C. is being sued for not doing enough to help blind pedestrians cross the street safely, according to a lawsuit filed on behalf of the D.C. Council of the Blind and five plaintiffs. The federal suit ...

For blind people, crossing the street is becoming even more of a challenge. Michael Osborn, a blind marketing consultant from Laguna Beach, Calif., and his guide dog, Hastings, were in the middle of ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — For most people, crossing the street in the District means looking out for turning cars or bikes. But for the visually impared, alerts and vibrations at the crosswalk are ...

A federal judge has ordered Chicago to install audible crossing signals at intersections with traffic lights to help people who are blind or have problems seeing to ...

Vehicles with large blind zones on the driver’s side are dramatically more likely to strike crossing pedestrians during left turns, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - For hundreds of visually impaired people in our area, October 15th is very important. It's National White Cane Day, which is a time to call attention to the dangers that blind ...

Greg Polman has been legally blind since he was 17. He uses a guide dog, but he’s still apprehensive about crossing a busy downtown street. “You have to be cautious to make sure the light did change.

CHICAGO — A federal judge has ordered Chicago to install audible crossing signals at intersections with traffic lights to help people who are blind or have problems ...