Eclipses are rare, fantastic celestial events. Here’s how educators can help visually impaired students enjoy eclipses alongside their sighted peers.

Assistive technology like screen readers for the blind help people with disabilities use computers and smartphones, but they can be tripped up if webpages or documents are improperly formatted.

BrushLens, a smartphone case, could increase touchscreen accessibility for people with visual impairments, researchers say.

Researchers’ atlas pinpoints where disease-causing genes are expressed, raising hope for inroads against glaucoma and macular degeneration.

Genetics expert Jean Bennett explains how gene therapy is being used to treat certain forms of inherited blindness.

Study on blind patients who recovered their sight suggests rethinking the belief that babies learn to recognize human movement through visual exposure.

A cultural collaboration with deafblind people led to the development of a high-tech device to help navigate their world post-lockdown

New research on social challenges facing visually impaired and blind people yields tips to make interactions less uncomfortable.

Interactive visualizations aren't often accessible to people who use screen readers that use a synthesized voice or Braille. VoxLens aims to change that.