… The first is a new medication that takes a different approach to treating advanced macular degeneration (AMD), … vision without an optic nerve, or even an eye. A Different Approach to Treating AMD In the September 2017 issue of … causing the permanent damage known as wet AMD. Currently approved VEGF inhibitors are antibodies that bind to the …
AccessWorld December 2017
… whether and how often it can be updated. Once a participant applies and is approved for the iCanConnect program, an in-home assessment … software. Connecting with Friends and Family Annette applied to the iCanConnect program and received a laptop in …
AccessWorld June 2016
… at the ERI provide an educational environment where appointees identify?solutions to improve the quality of life … in his chosen area of research. After releasing a call for applicants last summer, Envision heard from numerous candidates who submitted letters of intent to apply. Envision selected and invited five candidates to …
AccessWorld February 2016
… from this author: LinkedIn Career Networking Website and App: Assessing Accessibility for People Who Are Blind by …
AccessWorld February 2016
… is Now Available on the Nokia Store! Popular and free application now supports more than 40 devices and 29 languages The popular Nokia Screen Reader application, which was released late in 2011 for a limited … a much wider range of languages, and it's still a free application. "We've received fantastic feedback since the …
AccessWorld November 2012
… receiving regular treatments from a massage therapist who happened to be blind. My friend mentioned that this gentleman … National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped along with some really late nights were what truly … I also have a MacBook Pro running the latest version of Apple's Mac operating system that comes with the free …
AccessWorld May 2019
… cables coming off the goggles. It didn't sound particularly appealing and I wondered how could they be any better than a video magnifier or a smartphone with a couple low vision apps on it. The Patriot ViewPoint wearable has me … virtual reality goggles with a Samsung Galaxy S8 phone wrapped inside. An adjustable elastic headband holds it all in …
AccessWorld December 2020
… wanted to experience the corporate world. As seems to have happened repeatedly since that magical time when Kucheryavyy … this author: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the “Store to your Door” An Interview with …
AccessWorld September 2019
… vision, leading to tunnel vision. Loss of central vision appears during adulthood and blindness is frequent by … mRNA, thereby removing the mutation,” says de Boer. This approach is also known as ment. Exon skipping. Skipping of … Massachusetts-based Editas Medicine is taking a different approach to treating LCA10. Instead of replacing the …
AccessWorld November 2019
… of cell service carriers, changing rate plans, and the appearance and disappearance of specific cell phone models, a better question … cell phone accessibility is hard to come by. It's very disappointing and frustrating to me that at this point in time …
AccessWorld June 2020