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People with low vision sometimes have trouble accepting their need to use the long white cane. Orientation and Mobility Specialists (O&Ms) are in charge of teaching skills to their students, such as the proper protection techniques, and providing them with examples of how to incorporate them when needed. After Hurricanes Fiona and Maria, Puerto Ricans […]

Coming to the States for my higher education had been a possibility I began toying with in ninth grade. It was a nebulous thought that did not particularly mature for several years. I was quite busy negotiating the Indian education system. I was typing up my textbooks when accessible electronic material was unavailable, participating in […]

Your young child who is blind or low vision likely has various early intervention services supporting their needs. As service-providing agencies find fewer providers, especially in rural areas, many offer virtual services. Some agencies offer a hybrid of in-person and virtual services, which has its own set of benefits and barriers. Would you like to […]

As we end Glaucoma Awareness Month and begin Low Vision Awareness Month, it is important to be aware of new glaucoma treatments and the implications of glaucoma for visual functioning and daily tasks. What is Glaucoma? “Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can lead to blindness by damaging the optic nerve. The eye continuously […]