Like the Social Security Administration (SSA), many government agencies have their own definitions of visual impairment and acceptable methods for assessing visual field loss. Assessments using these ...

Blindness is a spectrum and can affect people in a variety of ways. A visual disability cannot be corrected with contacts, glasses or surgery. For me, my visual disability is caused by genetics, which ...

On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued new guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) applies to job applicants and employees with vision ...

On July 26, 2023, the EEOC issued updated guidance about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and employees and applicants with visual disabilities. The new guidance reiterates that applicants ...

Visual impairment (VI) is estimated to affect around 1 in 11 US adults aged 65 and older and is associated with an increased risk of falls, social isolation, loss of independence, disability, and ...

To remotely teach her 5-year-old blind student how to navigate a new school this summer, Jennifer Freeman, an orientation and mobility in Escondido County, Calif., had to get creative. She made a ...

Arlet Ramirez, 37, center, laughs as she walks toward the ocean for her first surfing lesson during the Visual Experience Foundation's 4th annual Surfing for Vision event in Long Branch. August 17, ...

Recently, two families with developmental delay, seizures and/or spasticity were reported with homozygous variants in PGAP1. 15, 29 However, PGAP1 variants have not to date been associated with CVI.

The Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association believes that no one should be excluded from taking part in sports, whether as a team or individual. That's why the organization in Lake Forest offers a ...

Perimetry, also known as visual field testing, is an essential diagnostic tool for assessing various ophthalmic conditions, including glaucoma, optic neuropathies, and disorders affecting the retina ...