A bunch of blogs by Chris "Gonz Blinko" Hofstader and his friends and their dogs.
As I've been writing in all of our weekly news digests for the past couple of months, it has moved to World Blind Herald where it is now called 'Blindness Briefs.' You can read last week's edition by clicking the link to it on the WBH home page. The science digest has also moved over... Read more about To My Subscribers The post To My Subscribers first appeared on The New Hofstader.com .
What's Inside STEM education for blind kids Blind teacher works with refugees in Peru Strand Bookstore sued over web inaccessibility Woman becomes first blind foster parent in Washington The difficulties of dating while blind Australian Rules Football for the blind And, about 40 more articles about blindness and blind people from the entire English speaking... Read more about WBH Weekly Blind News…
What's Inside New treatment for rare disease may prevent blindness Cure for age related blindness may be on the horizon Novel target to advance treatment of diabetic eye diseases And, about a dozen more articles about the science, medicine of and prevention of blindness Editorial By Chris Hofstader I thought this was an especially interesting... Read more about WBH Science Week Edition 15 The post…
What's Inside Wife of preacher wishes he'd take real medicine for his eyes rather than waiting for a miracle Without medication, monkey pox can cause blindness How the brain responds to blindness And, six more stories about the science and medicine related to blindness Editorial by Chris Hofstader This was another slow week for news... Read more about WBH Science Week Edition 14 The post WBH…
Edition 51 What's Inside Unemployment among blind is 'staggeringly' high NJ Commission for Blind denies man a job after learning he was blind Upside down braille signs in Detroit transit system cause complaints Blind filmmaker debuts her first film How blind content creators do their make-up Tampa Bay Rays sign legally blind pitcher India wins... Read more about WBH Weekly Blind News Digest…
What's Inside China launches cataract elimination program in Cambodia New mechanism for vision loss discovered Retina regeneration discovered in zebra fish And, six more articles about the science and medicine related to blindness Editorial By Chris Hofstader This is the third or fourth week in a row in which we found relatively few articles about... Read more about WBH Science Week Edition 13 The…
What's Inside Qualified, educated blind people less likely to get a job as unqualified sighted person, study says New organization forms to fight inaccessibility in music industry Modeling agency opens to provide jobs for blind people Lot's of stories about blind cricket World Cup in India Disability etiquette, how to engage with disabled people Blind... Read more about WBH Weekly Blind News…
What's Inside Blindness effects two thirds of long term care patients Genetic link discovered in childhood glaucoma Retinal cells may be able to protect themselves from diabetic retinapathy And, about 15 more stories about the science and medicine of blindness Editorial By Chris Hofstader After a couple of slow weeks, this science digest picked up... Read more about WBH Science Week Edition 12 The…
What's Inside Five year old invents GPS necklace for the blind ACB announces DVS award winners Teaching microbiology to blind students Medical bills remain inaccessible for most blind Americans Blind girl gang raped by school teacher and security guard Disabled activists sue DC over bicycle lanes Blind cricketers prepare for championship And, about 60 more... Read more about WBH Weekly Blind News…
Introduction U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative John Sarbanes (D-MD-03) introduced legislation to help break down the significant barriers that Americans with disabilities continue to face when accessing website and software applications, which all Americans rely on for employment, commerce, education, public services and all other aspects of society. The Websites and…