Vision & Health Blog
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Women’s Eye Health Tips
April Is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month It is easy to take vision for granted. However, it’s important for everyone to pay attention to…
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#EyeOnHealth: ADA: Making Art Accessible
Dr. Linda Gerra, Lighthouse Guild’s Director of Children’s Vision Programs, is an expert in blindness and visual impairment, specifically in the education of children and young adults.
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Restore and Maintain Independence With Rehab
Physical therapy focuses on restoring a function by improving movement, balance, pain management and gaining strength after an injury or illness.
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Traveling With Low Vision
Tips for navigating travel by air, bus or rail when you can’t see well.
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Reflections of Braille: How This Revolutionary Dot System Continues to Evolve with the Technology of Electronic Braille
Many people still don’t realize just how technology has transformed Braille. Older machines could cost up to $5000 and were heavy and difficult to carry around. Today there are new machines continuously dropping in price that can fit in a purse!
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Tactile Book Project for You and Your Child
Tactile experience books are a great idea for all children. They can be used to encourage independent reading, to improve daily living skills, or to help children make sense of the world around them. They are a way to connect objects and words in books to their personal experiences.
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Accessing Financial Aid and Scholarships
By Gordon Rovins, Director of Special Programs at Lighthouse Guild Students with disabilities can face particular challenges in financing their college education. They may not…
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Blinded by a Medical Treatment, She’s Restarting With Her Son by Her Side
Charity Danso had confronted malaria before, but this time was different. The problem wasn’t the disease; it was the cure. It was the spring of…
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Reflections of Braille: How This Revolutionary Dot System Continues to Evolve with the Technology of Electronic Braille
A critical event occurred on September 25, 2018, when the House of Representatives unanimously passed the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act, which has the global potential to change the reading lives of people who are blind or have vision loss.
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