Golden Rice, the GM Supercrop Aiming to Tackle Child Blindness
In 1984, some of the brightest minds in food security gathered together in the Philippines for a meeting…
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Two Blind Brothers is Using Fashion to Find a Cure for Blindness
Bradford Manning was seven years old when he started showing signs of Stargardt disease. His vision began to…
Aira is Helping the Blind and Visually Impaired Navigate the World
Aira, a high-tech startup helping the blind and visually impaired, has partnered up with Microsoft and Moovit to…
This Artificial Retina Could Help The Blind See Again
It’s the ultimate high-tech fantasy: a wacky invention that could be placed over our eyes—or inside our ears—to…
UAE Startup Amal Glass Makes Glasses That Can See and Read
Globally, at least 2.2 billion people suffer from vision impairment or blindness. United Arab Emirates-based startup Amal Glass…
Herbal Essences Designs Shampoo Bottles for the Blind
There are many challenges, small and large, that people with low or no vision have to overcome every…
How One Blind Man’s Persistence Made Lego Accessible
If you’re a multinational company, the thing you’ll most care about — other than basic ethics, if you’re…
New ‘Smart Clothing’ Will Help Deafblind People Live Independently
In a post on LinkedIn, SUITCEYES, a consortium of scientists around Europe, asked a simple but thought-provoking question:…
Hans Jørgen’s App is Helping Blind People Be More Independent
In October 2013, on a cold day in Copenhagen, philosopher and craftsman Hans Jørgen Wiberg — a wiry…