The glasses help blind people see by using a small built-in speaker to alert them of things. There’s also a small camera on the side, which can scan objects and people.

Find out what you need to know about communication devices for deaf-blind people, and discover the pros, cons, risks, and benefits and how the devices may affect health.

In some cases, they can. A 2014 study found that people who were not born blind but had lost their vision later in life sometimes reported visual experiences in their dreams. These dreams likely ...

Screen readers are an adaptive technology that allows blind and low-vision people to use devices with screens. Learn how they work and what the most common types are.

A team of researchers has built two apps that only need the sensors fitted inside a phone to help blind people navigate buildings. It's almost magical ingenuity.

Visual assistance system The wearable system uses intuitive multimodal feedback to assist visually impaired people with daily life tasks. (Courtesy: J Tang et al. Nature Machine Intelligence ...

In short, yes. If you’ve worked long enough and paid into Social Security, you’re eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). The program has no asset limits, meaning it doesn’t matter ...

Eric Bridges, CEO of American Foundation for the Blind, tells PEOPLE that the new Barbie "can help get blindness out into society in a way that is accurate and attention-getting" Mattel Barbie is ...