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Braille Literacy Month
Happy last day of January! January is Braille Literacy Month! January 4th (World Braille Day) was Louis Braille's 214th birthday. He...
Pennies for the Blind
Jan 31, 20231 min read
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Scholarship Opportunity: Due February 14th, 2023
The American Council of the Blind has a post-secondary scholarship opportunity coming up! The scholarships range from $2,000 to $7,500. ...
Pennies for the Blind
Jan 12, 20231 min read
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Want an Apple Watch for Xmas but think it’s too small for use ? Think again .
Apple Watch Series 6 and over with an iPad or an iPhone running on iOS16 is required but if you satisfy these conditions, you are in for...
Fabrice R
Dec 3, 20221 min read
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Healthy Life, Healthy Sleep
The holidays are upon us and with them stress. We already have enough of it on regular basis … Life as a blind person is not exactly...
Fabrice R
Nov 21, 20222 min read
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Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is close to our hearts since it is the reason Pennies for the Blind was founded. RP is a rare, mainly...
Pennies for the Blind
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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Day 2 (October 25th, 2022) - Retinal Implant Workshop Agenda
Time (Eastern) Topic Name of Session Chair / Speakers 8:30 am - 8:35 am Day 2: Welcome & Recap Tieuvi Nguyen, PhD Food and Drug...
Fabrice R
Oct 24, 20223 min read
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Blindness Awareness Month
October is Blindness Awareness month! The Perkins School for the Blind addressed four main types of blindness. Two are prevalent within...
Pennies for the Blind
Oct 9, 20221 min read
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
This is the link discussing breast cancer and self-diagnosis for blind women. Source: https://www.accessiblepharmacy.com/breast-cancer-i...
Fabrice R
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Blind Sanity on the News!
This is the link mentioned in S02E10, regarding accessibility features on Apple products. Article: Apple's Big iPhone Accessibility...
Fabrice R
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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This Week on our Podcast (S02E07)
This week: -News: Eyes for World / Iris for World, or how Blockchain can help raising funds to fight blindness around the world. -Deep...
Fabrice R
Sep 24, 20221 min read
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Owning a Pet When You Are Blind
We all went through this. Blind or not. You hear there are kittens or doggies available for adoption and you are greeted by a crazy...
Fabrice R
Sep 16, 20223 min read
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AudioBook of the week: Trophy Kill
There are 23 volumes of the Joe Pickett short novel series. I started with volume 23 not really knowing what I was doing. A few things in...
Fabrice R
Aug 2, 20222 min read
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Color Coded Canes
Is your cane entirely white ? Mine isn't and apparently it's by purpose. A totally white cane means you are totally blind. Or you low...
Fabrice R
Jul 28, 20221 min read
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Opinion: I hate my white cane.
The symbol of perseverance and independence to people with vision impairment. It is the most useful tool and the simplest to use. It...
Fabrice R
Jul 26, 20221 min read
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