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    Shots - Health News
    Actors Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver in a scene from <em>Marriage Story. </em>The award-winning 2019 film can be watched with audio description that conveys scenes to viewers who are visually impaired. But <em>Parasite, </em>another popular award-wi
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    There's A Better Way To 'Dub' Movie Audio For Visually Impaired Fans

    Aug 19, 2020
    Most non-English films made outside the U.S. are inaccessible to many of the 26.9 million visually impaired Americans. "Dubbing just tells us the dialogue," one disability rights activist explains.
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    Blind Children's Foundation Opens First Preschool For Blind, Visually Impaired

    Feb 21, 2020

    The non-profit Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation has opened the state’s first preschool for children who are blind or visually impaired.

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    Gary Wagner, a blind Buffalo resident and subscriber to an app that connects him to a shopping assistant, looks for hot sauce at a Wegmans store in Amherst, New York.
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    Blind Grocery Shoppers Access 'Second Set Of Eyes' Through App At Wegmans

    Sep 12, 2018
    An app service known as Aira is connecting blind and visually impaired grocery shoppers with sighted guides that help them navigate the aisles at Wegmans through their smartphones.
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    Nevada’s First School for Blind Kids Comes to Henderson

    Aug 29, 2018

    Nevada has nearly 16,000 blind and visually impaired youth. And yet, it hasn’t had a school for blind children before now.

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    Robert Stevenson hopes to regain his independence through a mobility training program for the blind
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    Blind trust

    Jul 27, 2017

    When you’ve lost your sight and are re-learning how to navigate the world in ways small (handling money) and large (fighting your fears), it’s good to have a little help.

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    A Blind Theatergoer's 'Hamilton' Lawsuit Aims Spotlight On Broadway Accessibility

    Mar 14, 2017

    The class-action suit brought against the hit musical doesn't seek damages. The attorneys say the hope is to draw attention to Broadway's spotty record in serving audiences with disabilities.

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    A visitor reaches down to feel the museum floor as a docent describes the corridor in which they are standing.
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    Blind Art Lovers Make The Most Of Museum Visits With 'InSight' Tours

    Jan 05, 2017
    "Sight isn't the only pathway to understand art," says Carol Wilson of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. There, specially trained docents lead tours using sound, description — and even touch.
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