Blind Advocates Call For Sweeping New Laws

by Kevin Burton    This time of year I get multiple notifications of this group or that group observing White Cane Awareness Day.    I tend to gloss them over, but I shouldn’t.    The fact that I can is a testament to the dedication and determination to the many blind people (and our sighted …

Discrimination Common For The Disabled

by Julia Metraux Mother Jones    After becoming blind in his late 20s, designer and artist Marco Salsiccia had to learn to navigate the world through assistive technology—like a screen reader, software that speaks digital text and image descriptions aloud.    Leveraging that experience, Salsiccia began work as an accessibility specialist, eventually working part-time at a well-known …