Much-needed moves to increase the capacity of a special school in Blaenau Gwent have been welcomed by senior councillors ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is undergoing a $6 million upgrade to enhance accessibility for children in wheelchairs. The expansion will include a new ...

Emirati inventor Aisha Al Zarooni is the brain behind the invention The Emirates Inventors Association crowned its distinguished participation in the 16th International Inventions Exhibition in the ...

The European Stroke Organization calls for systematic screening within days of stroke to detect visual deficits that affect ...

With the impending closure of the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind's Tucson campus, it's not only the families with students at ASDB who are concerned. Some parents whose visually impaired ...

EDMONTON - The crash of rocks and the scratch of brooms has long been part of Natalie Morin’s life. She first stepped onto the pebbled ice of a curling rink as a kid more than 45 years ago, but the ...

Thanya Nathan C., lawyer, will shortly enter the annals of Kerala’s judicial history as the first visually challenged woman judge. Ms. Nathan, who is totally blind, was ranked first on the merit list ...

Francesca Inglese, who is blind, touches a marble relief on the corner of a building during an inclusive art tour in downtown Rome (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) As her guide spoke, Ms Marcato’s ...

What was the best part of Shakti’s Grocer 33 mystery shop at the Asda in Newton Abbot? “Getting out of the store without losing it,” she recalls – after abandoning her trip to avoid “being totally ...

Italy is making its artistic treasures more accessible to people with disabilities. That often means slowing down, touching what can be touched and experiencing artwork with different senses. (AP ...

On a recent weeknight, long after the swarms of tourists had left Rome’s Colosseum, a small group of people walked around outside the darkened amphitheater, pausing every so often to take in a new ...

From boarding a carriage to finding a seat and being able to tell if a toilet is engaged, travelling by train as a blind or partially sighted passenger is fraught with challenges. The charity Royal ...