Foundation Fighting Blindness’ Quarterly Vision Webinar: Mental Health Living and Thriving
From the Foundation Fighting Blindness: Saturday, May 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m. (EDT) Join us for our Quarterly Vision Webinar on Mental Health, in honor of […]
Two Twins, One Rare Diagnosis, and a Family Holding on to Hope
Article from the Foundation Fighting Blindness Raising two twins with the same rare condition comes with challenges that many people cannot see. Everyday tasks often
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Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey (VLANJ) Offers Free Virtual Program: Emergency Protocols for People with Vision Loss
Note from Miss Ruth: This flyer was received from VLANJ, an invaluable resource to me personally. I’m not affiliated with them, but I do highly
What is Beep Baseball?
Beep Baseball Adaptive sports Beep Baseball From: Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) Baseball is often called America’s pastime, but what happens when the game is reimagined
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Beep Baseball for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Where’s the Beep?
News|Articles|May 10, 2026 From Ophthalmology Times Author(s)Lynda Charters Key Takeaways NBBA membership has grown from a small nonprofit cohort to 507 registrants by 2025, with
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The New Paradigm for Volunteer Work in the Vision Loss Community
by Miss Ruth From the Chronicle, the publication of the New Jersey Council of the Blind, April 2026 I’ve been thinking lately about the way
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LaTonya Phipps Cross’ Story
Generational Federationism by Latonya Phipps Cross From the Editor of the Braille Monitor, the National Federation of the Blind’s Flagship Publication: Latonya Phipps Cross is
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ARVO 2026: Gene Therapy and Optogenetics Show Lasting Vision Improvement in Retinitis Pigmentosa
From Ophthalmology Times May 5, 2026 ARVO = Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Author(s)Sheryl Stevenson Key Takeaways MCO-010 yielded ~3 ETDRS-line BCVA improvements
New NIH-Funded Project Targets Early Drivers of Vision Loss in Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss in older adults, and current treatments do not work well enough for many patients,
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