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Jake Adicoff Won Four Golds at the 2026 Winter Paralympics. He Came to Milan Having Never Won an Individual One.
News > Sports

Jake Adicoff Won Four Golds at the 2026 Winter Paralympics. He Came to Milan Having Never Won an Individual One.

By Brock Jefferson
...them. How He Competes. Adicoff has no vision in his right eye and limited vision...vision in his right eye and limited vision in his left. He was born that way...athletes who retain the most remaining vision of the three VI categories at the...categories at the Paralympics but whose impairment still requires them to race with a...
Smart Glasses for Vision Impairment in 2025: Meta Ray-Ban vs. Envision vs. Specialized Options
Assistive Tech > Vision

Smart Glasses for Vision Impairment in 2025: Meta Ray-Ban vs. Envision vs. Specialized Options

By Benjamin Thompson
Finding the right vision assistance tools is rarely a single...sequence now for many blind and low-vision users, and the category has genuinely...Glasses Do. Current smart glasses for vision assistance can read text aloud through...Trade-offs. Ray-Ban Meta glasses bring AI vision features to users who couldn't previously...
Alexa vs. Google Home: Which Virtual Assistant Works Best for Your Disability?
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants

Alexa vs. Google Home: Which Virtual Assistant Works Best for Your Disability?

By Sophia Nguyen
...integration. Neither of those things is why someone with a mobility limitation, a vision impairment, or a processing disorder is reading a comparison guide. This...Neither of those things is why someone with a mobility limitation, a vision impairment, or a processing disorder is reading a comparison guide. This comparison...
Assistive Technologies Revolutionizing Vision Impairment Care
Assistive Tech > Vision

Assistive Technologies Revolutionizing Vision Impairment Care

By Mr. Jackson Pierce
...hope for individuals with vision impairments. These tools empower...for individuals with vision impairments. These tools empower people...proper support, people with vision loss can thrive at home, school,...one of the most common low vision aids. Handheld and desktop...fingertips. Many people with vision loss find Braille essential...
Empowering Individuals with Special Needs through Assistive Technology
Assistive Tech > Software

Empowering Individuals with Special Needs through Assistive Technology

By Samantha Kay
...wide range of needs. For people with mobility impairments, assistive devices like wheelchairs, walkers,...difficulty speaking. And for individuals with vision or hearing loss, tools like screen readers, magnifiers,...individuals with reading difficulties or visual impairments. Similarly, speech-to-text programs allow users...
Special Needs App of the Day: Lily's Picturebook
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Lily's Picturebook

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
May is Healthy Vision Month, and you can celebrate with Lily's Picturebook,...Lily's mother, whose daughter lost much of her vision after being born 4 months premature. Lily loves...easy to use, and even children without visual impairments might enjoy the game and learning about sign...
Special Needs in Education
Education > Accommodations

Special Needs in Education

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...delay Emotional disability Language or speech impairment Cognitive disability Learning disabilities...disability Learning disabilities Blind or low vision Deaf or hard of hearing Deaf-blind Multiple...disabilities Traumatic Brain Injury Orthopedic impairment Other health...
Visual Processing and the Special Needs Child
Special Needs > Visual Impairments

Visual Processing and the Special Needs Child

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...is a special needs child. Complete vision is made up of eyesight, eye health,...they see, are also a vital part of vision. These skills, alone or in tandem,...processing of central and peripheral vision. This impacts the child's ability to...Special needs children experience double vision more than the general population, and...
Visual Processing and the Special Need Child
Special Needs > Visual Impairments

Visual Processing and the Special Need Child

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...considering he is a special needs child.Vision is comprised of eyesight, eye health,...they see, are also a vital part of vision. These skills, alone or in tandem,...processing of central and peripheral vision. This impacts the child's ability to...Special needs children experience double vision more than the general population, and...
How Digital Devices Affect Your Child’s Eyes
Special Needs > Visual Impairments

How Digital Devices Affect Your Child’s Eyes

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...This effort adds up over time, leading to blurry vision, eye strain or headaches. Additionally, people...devices can cause digital eye strain, or computer vision syndrome (CVS), which is a term for any number...(CVS), which is a term for any number of eye or vision-related problems that can result from overusing...
Voice Commands for Music and Audio Control Without Screen Access
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants

Voice Commands for Music and Audio Control Without Screen Access

By Leonard Thompson
...phone. The commands exist. They're just not obvious. For people with visual impairments, a smart speaker isn't a novelty. It's infrastructure. According to a...study by the American Foundation for the Blind, 67.8% of blind and low vision adults already use assistive software. The gap isn't adoption: it's knowing...
School Screen Bans Spread as Students with Disabilities Rely on Phones for IEP-Mandated Assistive Technology
News > Education

School Screen Bans Spread as Students with Disabilities Rely on Phones for IEP-Mandated Assistive Technology

By Diana Foster
...authorized accommodations written into legally binding IEPs. Blind and low-vision students use screen reading or magnifying software to access classroom...Students with dyslexia use dictation and audiobooks. Students with motor impairments use speech-to-text for note-taking. Students with processing disorders...

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