Assistive Technologies

Reading and Writing Technology provides a wide variety of tools which can be used by people who are blind or have low vision for reading and writing. These tools can be divided into categories based on the modality the user chooses to accomplish reading and writing tasks: visual, tactile, auditory. Many readers will choose a […]

Grandparenting

Grandparent between two grandchildren

If you are a grandparent experiencing vision loss late in life, you may not be responsible for the day-to-day demands of child-rearing, but there’s still plenty of teaching, entertaining, and spoiling—and somebody has to do it! Enjoy Your Grandchildren Don’t let blindness or low vision stop you! Indeed, there is no reason why declining vision […]

Evolving Family Dynamics

Older person and young teen put their arms around each other

Your relationship with your adult children is likely to be extremely important to you. You probably want to maintain a close relationship with your adult children regardless of your child’s age and the geographical distance between the two of you. Conversely, parents remain essential to their adult children’s lives as well. The story that older […]

Reasons to Keep Working

Three diverse coworkers smile and converse

Employers now want and need more mature workers. They realize that you are in full bloom and the human capital they have, especially those who have cultivated a lifetime of experience, are an employer’s most valuable asset—that’s YOU! So if you are an older worker experiencing vision loss, like any other worker over 50, be […]