More than a half of a million kids in the United States are visually impaired. That's according to a survey done by American Community Survey for the American Foundation for the Blind. Teaching kids ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The nonprofit Sight Savers America is helping visually impaired children see better with high-tech equipment. The group held an event at the Ohio State School for the Blind, ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Every summer, Jayda Purdie finds her true self at Heather’s Camp. The camp gives kids who are blind or visually impaired a traditional camp experience. “There are people around ...

In Saul Valdivia's preschool classroom, a neon green light emanates from underneath the opaque surface of a wooden table. An ...

LEAWOOD, Kan. — For the visually impaired community, computers can sometimes be a challenge. This summer, one Kansas City-area nonprofit is empowering visually impaired children to turn the computer ...

Tracy Boykin cannot do his homework. David Grunfeld/The Times-PicayuneNautica Course, 11, a sixth grade student at Riverdale Elementary School in Jefferson, uses a close-circuit TV magnifier for the ...

Shilpa Chandrappa is blind from birth but dreams of becoming an officer in the Indian Administrative Services. Helping the 21-year-old woman achieve her dreams are the Franciscan Sisters Servants of ...

ABILENE, Texas — Seven children and adults with visual impairments are experiencing the world in a new way thanks to Sight Savers, which partnered with Region 14 to donate and provide training on ...

Mia Peña (left) and Dylan Jorge (right), students at Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired) MIAMI – Last week, the Miami Lighthouse ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- On the University of Houston campus, thirty children received a high-tech vision aid designed to enhance their everyday lives. Among the equipment provided was a magnification device ...

THE RIDE REMAINS CLOSED. DURING AN INVESTIGATION MISSION HELPING KENTUCKY AND INDIANA’S YOUNGEST CHILDREN, WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. IT’S PART OF THE FIRST EVER VIPS DAY OF GIVING THE GOAL ...

Teacher Jennifer Martinez works with Head Start students Arya, left, Baruc and Noah at the Blind Children's Center in East Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) In Saul Valdivia’s preschool ...