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    • APRIL 18, 2023
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    Wegmans offers ‘talking prescription labels’ for blind and low-vision patients

    ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Wegmans will be partnering with The American Council of the Blind to offer a “talking label” prescription program. The program, titled “ScripTalk,” will help those who are blind or have low vision to hear important information from their prescription labels. The council says that this project was created to ensure the

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    • APRIL 15, 2019
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    Visionary: Michael Cush

    Visionary: Michael Cush

    Michael Cush has a vision, and it’s one shared by millions of low vision and blind individuals across the United States – to vastly increase the number of employers who understand that the vision impaired population can be gainfully employed and make significant contributions to the workforce. Cush is theSenior Director of Workforce Development forRead more
    • FEBRUARY 13, 2018
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    Visionary Christine Ha, The Blind Cook, Sits Down With The 20/20 Low Vision Blog

    On Season Three of MasterChef, judges Chef Gordon Ramsay, restaurateur Joe Bastianich and Chef Graham Elliot determined that home cook Christine Ha was the very best of 30,000 contestants. They named her Winner of MasterChef 2012 and in the process, gave her a platform on which to advocate for the legally blind. A chef whoRead more
    • FEBRUARY 14, 2021
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    Valentine’s Day Spotlight: Dating with Low Vision/Blindness

    Valentine’s Day Spotlight: Dating with Low Vision/Blindness

    Dating can be challenging enough but adding a low vision/blindness disability to the mix makes it even more complicated. This Valentine’s Day or Singles Awareness Day as some of us call it, let’s talk about dating in the sight loss community. Over the years disabilities and sight loss have started to become a topic ofRead more