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Titanium eye transplantupdated: Thu May 14 2009 09:55:00

A man is able to see his wife and kids after 17 years of partial blindess due to breakthrough titanium eye transplant surgery.

Being blind, 'you have to be adventurous'updated: Thu May 14 2009 09:55:00

When George Pinon thinks of colors, he associates them with what other people have described.

Hybrid cars criticized for being too quietupdated: Tue Oct 16 2007 00:40:00

Gas-electric hybrid vehicles, the status symbol for the environmentally conscientious, are coming under attack from a constituency that doesn't drive: The blind.

Fortune: New U.S. bills: blind justice?updated: Thu Jan 11 2007 09:36:00

In late November, when a federal district judge ruled that American greenbacks violate the federal Rehabilitation Act because the various denominations are not readily distinguishable by blind peop...

Fortune: A Mini-Y2K For The Webupdated: Mon Jun 11 2001 00:01:00

Over the past few years, as more information has become available online, the disabled have been left behind. The Web is limiting to the blind, even when they use screen-reading software. Streaming...

Fortune: Who Reads Braille on Drive-Through ATMs?updated: Mon Dec 18 2000 00:01:00

Usually machines equipped with Braille remind us that humans are generally compassionate and considerate. But finding Braille on drive-through ATMs is almost as disconcerting as discovering it in t...

Fortune: E-Commodating The Disabled In the Workplaceupdated: Mon May 15 2000 00:01:00

Your company's intranet is horribly designed. Those tiny fonts hurt your eyes and give you headaches; the constant clicking cramps your fingers; the lousy layout undermines your concentration. Unha...

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