Non-24 Hour Disorder

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Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder is a serious circadian rhythm disorder Non-24 causes nighttime sleep problems and many daytime difficulties, such as an overwhelming urge to nap. Non-24.com will help you understand Non-24, manage its impact, and enable you to talk about it with family, friends, and doctors. Sign up to stay connected.

Everybody’s talking about Non-24. But what do we really know about a condition that affects up to 70% of people who are totally blind? Get the facts.

Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder is a serious circadian rhythm disorder Non-24 causes nighttime sleep problems and many daytime difficulties, such as an overwhelming urge to nap. Non-24.com will help you understand Non-24, manage its impact, and enable you to talk about it with family, friends, and doctors. Sign up to stay connected.

Kids love The Very Hungry Caterpillar storybook… even kids who can’t see the pictures! Read how 3D printing is making life (and bedtime) happier for visually impaired children.

3D-Printed Picture Books Let Blind Children Feel the Narrative 2D graphics have been reworked into tangible 3D-printed picture book creations

Can you see yourself living here? This gorgeous 1924 Los Angeles home was built by a blind man. Plus, it’s for sale…Take a look around.

Inside the LA home built by a blind man And you thought building your house was tough! There’s a 1924-constructed home located in the Sunland-Tujunga neighborhood of Los Angeles, which is on the market for $600,000, that stands out for m…

A hat that you wear only indoors? Yes—if you’re blind and wish to “see” your way around. Read about the ingenious new headgear that uses ultrasonic sensors instead of sound to help blind people judge the proximity of objects.

Proximity hat lets blind people 'feel' spaces - E & T Magazine A hat fitted with ultrasonic sensors that provide the sense of proximity to physical objects could help blind people to better navigate in interiors.

Everyone’s a winner! Read about 5 organizations that recently made life easier—and much more fair—for visually impaired and blind people. The American Foundation for the Blind announces their 2016 Access Award winners here.

American Foundation for the Blind Announces 2016 Access Award Winners NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is proud to announce...

How do people who are blind feel when well-meaning sighted folks grab their arm? Find out—and enjoy the funny insights of a blind advice columnist.

What Do You Do When Sighted People Grab Your Arm in Public? - AFB Blog - American Foundation for... The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) removes barriers, creates solutions, and expands possibilities so people with vision loss can achieve their full potential. As a national nonprofit with offices in five US cities, AFB is a leader in expanding possibilities for the more than 20 million Amer…

Visually impaired and job hunting? Check out this smart career advice from the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB).

Universal Expectation for Employees with Vision Loss: The Importance of Improving Your Braille... The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) removes barriers, creates solutions, and expands possibilities so people with vision loss can achieve their full potential. As a national nonprofit with offices in five US cities, AFB is a leader in expanding possibilities for the more than 20 million Amer…

Read the heartwarming story of an unwanted one-eyed puppy and the one-eyed man who adopted him.

Man Who's Blind In 1 Eye Forms Bond With Unwanted Puppy Born With 1 Eye They’re two of a kind.

The invention of Braille rocked the world—and now, over 200 years later, it’s happening again: Check out Dot Watch, the new smart watch that turns text messages into Braille for the blind! Don’t miss this amazing video.

Breakthrough Smart Watch Converts Text and Email into Braille - Good News Network This incredible smart watch lets the blind read text messages by feeling braille on their cellphones.

Don’t miss this video featuring blind film critic, Tommy Edison, as he demos cool new products for people with disabilities. Eureka!

Cool Stuff For Blind, Deaf, or Non-Verbal People Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, demonstrates unique products that help people with disabilities. Filmed at the Annual International Technology ...

Another reason to love Facebook? Artificial intelligence software! Soon, blind users may be able to query what’s on the page in front of them—and get a full description. (Your crazy party pictures included.)

Facebook Plans to Improve Accessibility for Visually Impaired Users How the social network is helping to make itself open to all.

Are you blind or colorblind? Download Aipoly Vision, the new iOS app that recognizes up to three objects or colors per second (and costs you nothing).

Aipoly Vision is an amazing app for visually impaired iOS users This application could be of real use to anyone with a visual impairment.

Remember how Mom claimed to have “eyes in the back of her head?” She wasn’t kidding. Read about the visual cortex (at the back of our brains!) and how scientists may use it to help people who are blind see.

A New Kind Of Bionic Eye The system taps into the brain's visual cortex from behind, without using the eyes at all.

Does sunrise make a sound? Is there melody in a snowstorm? Listen up—the Weather Warlock turns atmospheric conditions into sound waves and the daily broadcast “Weather For The Blind.”

The Weather Warlock: One Man's Mission to Let You Hear the Sunset Does a sunny day make a sound? Is there melody in a snowstorm? Musician and electronic instrument inventor Quintron built a device that converts atmospheric conditions into waves of sound, which he uses in his daily broadcast, "Weather for the Blind."

What do bats, dolphins and blind people have in common? Find out—and see how two mechtronic engineers from Tec de Monterrey in Mexico are capitalizing on it.

Mechatronic engineers create bracelet that makes mobility simpler and safer for blind people The technological development has international recognition and has sparked interest for industrial production by a manufacturer in the medical sector.

When Derek Lackey lost his sight, he figured he also lost his favorite hobby—archery. Read the surprising story of how a local archery range helped him get back on target.

Shooting blind? Visually impaired Winnipeg archers hit the mark | Metro News Silver Heights Archery Range supports visually impaired archers every Thursday.

How can visually impaired people navigate busy sidewalks without using a cane? It’s all in the wrist. Read about the new Sunu Band now.

This MassChallenge Alum Is Crowdfunding a Fitbit for the Blind As someone who is legally blind, Fernando Albertorio is the perfect spokesman for Sunu, a Boston startup that is launching a crowdfunding campaign today for its sonar-powered smart wristband that...

How does a cute, cuddly puppy become a reliable service dog? Read about Guiding Eyes For The Blind volunteers who turn pups into pros.

Puppy pupils: Auburn woman trains dogs for service to the visually impaired AUBURN | When Sarah Riester presents 13-month-old German shepherd Ocala to a Seymour Library audience Wednesday, the event will be just as educational for Ocala as it is for the

Using your mobile phone at the movies isn’t cool—unless it lets you “see” the movie. Read about a new audio app that’s helping blind moviegoers enjoy every scene. Pass the popcorn!

App helps visually impaired enjoy movies A new app allows visually impaired people to watch movies without missing the key scenes, offering them full audio descriptions of what is happening on the big screen.

If you’ve never seen the Mona Lisa or Van Gogh’s sunflowers, now’s your chance—to feel them. Today, blind people all over the world can experience famous works of art firsthand, thanks to “Unseen Art” and 3D printers. Watch this “touching” video.

3D Printing Brings Classical Artworks to the Blind and Visually Impaired Unseen Art's open-source project takes a hands-on approach.

Blind artist Selris James has been drawing since he was three. Now he’s 41—and newly sighted. Read how eye surgery transformed his life and work.

Eye surgery enables blind artist to see painting in a new light MIAMI -- When Selris James painted a month ago, he held his face so close to the canvas his nose nearly smeared the paint.

Baseball for the blind? See what happens when visually impaired kids and volunteers step up to the plate. It’s a home run.

'Beep baseball' gets visually impaired kids in on the game The ball and bases beep, and players must rely on sound.

Asim Baig, a legally blind athlete, ran his second NYC marathon on November 1. Three friends were on hand (literally), guiding and cheering him on. Watch the inspiring video.

For Legally Blind Runner, Marathon Is a Team Sport When Asim Baig, a legally blind athlete, runs his second New York City Marathon on Sunday, he will have three guides who are also friends helping him get through the race. Photo: Adrienne Grunwald/Video: Jennifer Weiss

Virtual and augmented reality are coming into focus—fast. Read how they’re making the leap from science fiction to a shopping mall, hospital or symphony orchestra near you.

SAPVoice: Virtual Reality Finally Gets Real Virtual reality (VR), the use of digital technology to replace reality with a wholly immersive simulation, was once the stuff of science fiction. So was its sibling, augmented reality (AR), which lets users interact with computer-generated content overlaid on the real world. Although researchers and…

Your friends and family post tons of photos here. But what if you couldn’t see them? Many Facebook users are visually impaired—but an artificial intelligence-based object recognition tool may soon help them “Like!” all those adorable kitten and baby pics, too.

Facebook’s Working On A Tool To Help The Blind “See” Images Facebook connects 1.5 billion people all over the world, but for the blind and visually impaired, it can be difficult to gain access to what has become a..

Can a drone help you get fit? If you’re visually impaired, the answer may be yes. Read about drones that guide blind runners around tracks and other new fitness technologies for an underserved population.

New Assistive Technologies Help the Blind Get Active | MIT Technology Review A drone that guides blind runners around a track is just one of several new fitness technologies designed to assist the visually impaired.

Give this teacher an apple! Donna Brown of The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind explains how iPads have revolutionized her classroom—one tap, flick and swipe at a time.

Technology has come a long way in helping the blind state, iPhone, iPad are popular devices used... ROMNEY — One of the best pieces of technology used to help the blind is the Apple iPad and iPhone.

Who says people can’t touch the Mona Lisa? Watch this video about a blind 12-year-old boy who’s making art accessible to everyone—including the visually impaired.

3D printing helping the blind Can a blind person appreciate a painting or a photograph?

Wishing everyone a safe and Happy New Year!