Maybe you’ve heard of synesthesia, the conflation of one sense or body part with another — not a word that tumbles from the tongue in casual conversation. It comes from the transliterated Greek words ...

People rely heavily on their eyes to navigate through everyday situations, so what happens when your vision is severely impaired? Technology is working hard to solve many problems, including the best ...

A technology that one day could help the blind see – and the paralyzed feel – by projecting holograms onto their brains sounds like it's straight out of Star Wars. But researchers at the University of ...

BOSTON - The Glide is an invention that could be a game-changer for the blind. Amos Miller, who's blind himself, is an engineer and founder of Glidance. "We help people with vision loss regain their ...

Inspired by bats’ use of echolocation, researchers have developed smart glasses that transform visual information into unique sound representations that enhance the ability of blind and ...

A device called LightSound is being distributed to help the blind and visually impaired experience this year’s event. By Robyn Ross This article is part of The Times’s coverage of the April 8 eclipse, ...

An estimated 31 million people live in the path of totality for the April eclipse, and millions more are expected to travel to take in the phenomenon – including members of the blind and low-vision ...

Although blind people cannot see, they often still possess the brain regions that enable vision. Does this mean that blind people can dream in visual images? In some cases, they can. A 2014 study ...

While law enforcement urges safety on the roads, a North Carolina general statute aims to help the visually impaired. Originally a general statute written decad ...