Latest Vision impairment and blindness News
Government sues Union Pacific over using flawed test to disqualify color blind railroad workers
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The federal government has joined more than a dozen former workers in suing Union Pacific over the way it used a vision test to disqualify workers the railroad believed were color blind and might have trouble reading signals telling them to stop a train. The...
Ukrainian soldiers who were blinded in combat face the new battle of navigating the world again
RIVNE, Ukraine (AP) — Along a bustling street in a western Ukrainian city, Denys Abdulin takes his first independent strides since he was severely wounded and blinded while fighting invading Russian troops more than a year ago. The 34-year-old former soldier, wearing black glasses...
Stem cells from one eye show promise in healing injuries in the other
Phil Durst recalled clawing at his face after a chemical from a commercial dishwashing machine squirted into his eyes, causing “the most indescribable pain I’ve ever felt — ever, ever, ever.” His left eye bore the brunt of the 2017 work accident, which stole his vision, left...
Agreement central to a public dispute between Michael Oher and the Tuohys is being questioned
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — In 2004, when Michael Oher was a coveted college football recruit, the 18-year-old high schooler agreed in court to allow the Memphis couple he lived with to make decisions for him about signing contracts and any medical issues. Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy had...
Devastated Tuohys ready to end conservatorship for Michael Oher, lawyers say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A prominent Memphis couple with a longstanding relationship to former NFL player Michael Oher want to end a conservatorship that he’s challenging in court, their lawyers said. Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy intend to enter into a consent order to end the...
United is adding Braille signs inside planes to help blind travelers find rows, seats and lavatories
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines says it will install Braille signs to help visually impaired travelers find row and seat numbers and lavatories. The airline said Thursday that it has outfitted about a dozen planes with Braille markings and expects to finish work on its entire fleet...
New Biden rule would make government websites and apps more accessible to people with disabilities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration proposed new regulations Tuesday to make state and local government websites and apps for services like libraries, parking, transit and court records more accessible for people with disabilities. The new Justice Department rule would...
