BlindNewWorld
@blindnewworld.bsky.social
#BlindNewWorld: empowering the #blind and #VisuallyImpaired community while demystifying #blindness and breaking down barriers to #inclusion.
Powered by Perkins School for the Blind. Learn more at BlindNewWorld.org.
Powered by Perkins School for the Blind. Learn more at BlindNewWorld.org.
For the first time in 30 years, twin sisters Sara and Stacy both found themselves in need of a new #GuideDog.
Now they and their pups are training side-by-side at Guide Dogs for the Blind in California. 🦮 👭 🦮 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via SF Gate ⬇️)
Now they and their pups are training side-by-side at Guide Dogs for the Blind in California. 🦮 👭 🦮 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via SF Gate ⬇️)
San Rafael: Twin Sisters Among Latest To Be Helped By Guide Dogs For The Blind
Bay City News
www.sfgate.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
For the first time in 30 years, twin sisters Sara and Stacy both found themselves in need of a new #GuideDog.
Now they and their pups are training side-by-side at Guide Dogs for the Blind in California. 🦮 👭 🦮 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via SF Gate ⬇️)
Now they and their pups are training side-by-side at Guide Dogs for the Blind in California. 🦮 👭 🦮 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via SF Gate ⬇️)
Today, we stand alongside so many in the #disability community who are mourning the loss of advocate, activist and storyteller #AliceWong.
Her words will continue to inspire and motivate #DisabilityRights activists and allies for generations to come. #BlindNewWorld
Her words will continue to inspire and motivate #DisabilityRights activists and allies for generations to come. #BlindNewWorld
November 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today, we stand alongside so many in the #disability community who are mourning the loss of advocate, activist and storyteller #AliceWong.
Her words will continue to inspire and motivate #DisabilityRights activists and allies for generations to come. #BlindNewWorld
Her words will continue to inspire and motivate #DisabilityRights activists and allies for generations to come. #BlindNewWorld
After a stroke, #accessibility became a priority for Lillian, a music pro in Austin. Navigating recovery gave her new perspective that she used to create a guide for others looking for an #inclusive night out. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @kxan.com ⬇️)
(Story via @kxan.com ⬇️)
www.kxan.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
After a stroke, #accessibility became a priority for Lillian, a music pro in Austin. Navigating recovery gave her new perspective that she used to create a guide for others looking for an #inclusive night out. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @kxan.com ⬇️)
(Story via @kxan.com ⬇️)
In the @perkinsvision.bsky.social community and all around the #BlindNewWorld, the #WhiteCane ensures that people can be independent, confident and safe. 🧑🦯
Want to learn more? Check out 10 fascinating facts about #WhiteCanes ⬇️
Want to learn more? Check out 10 fascinating facts about #WhiteCanes ⬇️
10 fascinating facts about the white cane
Canes offer safety, confidence and independence - but here are 10 little-known facts about the iconic white cane that might surprise you.
Perkins.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
In the @perkinsvision.bsky.social community and all around the #BlindNewWorld, the #WhiteCane ensures that people can be independent, confident and safe. 🧑🦯
Want to learn more? Check out 10 fascinating facts about #WhiteCanes ⬇️
Want to learn more? Check out 10 fascinating facts about #WhiteCanes ⬇️
What does it take to train a #GuideDog?
Meet Wendy, who along with her husband Carl, has helped raise nine puppies over 27 years as a volunteer for Guide Dogs UK. 🦮 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @womanandhome.bsky.social ⬇️)
Meet Wendy, who along with her husband Carl, has helped raise nine puppies over 27 years as a volunteer for Guide Dogs UK. 🦮 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @womanandhome.bsky.social ⬇️)
'They're intelligent, curious, loving' – what it's like to train guide dog puppies
A guide dog can give someone their freedom, explains puppy raiser Wendy Hackles, who shares how she became a volunteer
www.womanandhome.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
What does it take to train a #GuideDog?
Meet Wendy, who along with her husband Carl, has helped raise nine puppies over 27 years as a volunteer for Guide Dogs UK. 🦮 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @womanandhome.bsky.social ⬇️)
Meet Wendy, who along with her husband Carl, has helped raise nine puppies over 27 years as a volunteer for Guide Dogs UK. 🦮 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @womanandhome.bsky.social ⬇️)
Microsoft is improving the accuracy of AI-generated images portraying people with #disabilities, including depictions of #dwarfism, #blindness, #LowVision and #LimbDifference. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @disabilityscoop.bsky.social ⬇️)
(Story via @disabilityscoop.bsky.social ⬇️)
Microsoft Tweaking AI Depictions Of People With Autism, Other Conditions
One of the nation's biggest technology companies is taking steps to improve the accuracy of AI-generated images portraying people with disabilities.
www.disabilityscoop.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Microsoft is improving the accuracy of AI-generated images portraying people with #disabilities, including depictions of #dwarfism, #blindness, #LowVision and #LimbDifference. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @disabilityscoop.bsky.social ⬇️)
(Story via @disabilityscoop.bsky.social ⬇️)
The latest episode of the "Museums and Chill" podcast explores how digital practices can improve #accessibility in museums. 🖼️ #BlindNewWorld
(Story via International Council of Museums ⬇️)
(Story via International Council of Museums ⬇️)
Podcast Museums and Chill - Digital Practices and Accessibility in Museums - International Council of Museums
We are excited to share the latest episode of the Museums and Chill podcast , where we talk about Sustainable Development in Museums with the team behind the ICOM Award.
icom.museum
November 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The latest episode of the "Museums and Chill" podcast explores how digital practices can improve #accessibility in museums. 🖼️ #BlindNewWorld
(Story via International Council of Museums ⬇️)
(Story via International Council of Museums ⬇️)
As an educator, Tasha saw an unmet need for #Accessible info for students. Now, she uses her #PerkinsBrailler to make custom #Braille and modified print materials for people who are #Blind or have #PrintDisabilities.
Share your #Brailler story with the #BlindNewWorld: Perkins.org/MyPerkinsBrailler
Share your #Brailler story with the #BlindNewWorld: Perkins.org/MyPerkinsBrailler
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
As an educator, Tasha saw an unmet need for #Accessible info for students. Now, she uses her #PerkinsBrailler to make custom #Braille and modified print materials for people who are #Blind or have #PrintDisabilities.
Share your #Brailler story with the #BlindNewWorld: Perkins.org/MyPerkinsBrailler
Share your #Brailler story with the #BlindNewWorld: Perkins.org/MyPerkinsBrailler
Diogo Melo, a #blind soccer fan, is also a fan of the @forzafootballapp.bsky.social app for its #accessibility and compatibility with VoiceOver, which helps him follow scores and keep up with his favorite teams. ⚽ #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Axess Lab ⬇️)
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(Story via Axess Lab ⬇️)
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Accessible iOS design: how Forza Football included blind users | Axess Lab
In my early teens, when my sight was slowly entering the low-vision territory, I loved football (soccer, if you’re American). These days, despite being blind,…
axesslab.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Diogo Melo, a #blind soccer fan, is also a fan of the @forzafootballapp.bsky.social app for its #accessibility and compatibility with VoiceOver, which helps him follow scores and keep up with his favorite teams. ⚽ #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Axess Lab ⬇️)
axesslab.com/designing-ac...
(Story via Axess Lab ⬇️)
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#MyBlindStory: Our friend Tina, one of the breakout stars of #LoveOnTheSpectrum, had a long journey to her #CVI diagnosis.
But she embraced her #WhiteCane and navigated to supportive communities, finding the places where she belongs. 🫶🧑🦯 #BlindNewWorld
(Story on our site ⬇️)
But she embraced her #WhiteCane and navigated to supportive communities, finding the places where she belongs. 🫶🧑🦯 #BlindNewWorld
(Story on our site ⬇️)
Using my white cane to navigate to places where I belong – BlindNewWorld
Tina's journey to a CVI diagnosis wasn't straightforward - but a white cane and supportive community helped her to a place where she belongs
blindnewworld.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
#MyBlindStory: Our friend Tina, one of the breakout stars of #LoveOnTheSpectrum, had a long journey to her #CVI diagnosis.
But she embraced her #WhiteCane and navigated to supportive communities, finding the places where she belongs. 🫶🧑🦯 #BlindNewWorld
(Story on our site ⬇️)
But she embraced her #WhiteCane and navigated to supportive communities, finding the places where she belongs. 🫶🧑🦯 #BlindNewWorld
(Story on our site ⬇️)
Today is #PurpleTuesday in the UK - a movement that #disability advocates are using to encourage shops, restaurants and other public spaces to improve #accessibility and #inclusion. 💜 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via BBC ⬇️)
(Story via BBC ⬇️)
Shops losing millions through lack of access for disabled people
Purple Tuesday is urging retailers to consider new ways to improve inclusion for disabled customers.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Today is #PurpleTuesday in the UK - a movement that #disability advocates are using to encourage shops, restaurants and other public spaces to improve #accessibility and #inclusion. 💜 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via BBC ⬇️)
(Story via BBC ⬇️)
Michael Tucker is in training to be the first #blind man to climb Washington's Mount Rainier and Mount Baker in a season. ⛰️ #BlindNewWorld
(Story via KPAX News ⬇️)
(Story via KPAX News ⬇️)
Blindness to boldness: vision loss not stopping one Missoula man from reaching summits
One Missoulian is training to be the first blind man to complete both Mount Rainier (Tahoma) and Baker (Koma Kulshan) in a season.
www.kpax.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Michael Tucker is in training to be the first #blind man to climb Washington's Mount Rainier and Mount Baker in a season. ⛰️ #BlindNewWorld
(Story via KPAX News ⬇️)
(Story via KPAX News ⬇️)
#HappyHalloween! 🎃
Treat every ghost and goblin you encounter to kindness, inclusion and #accessibility - no tricks! 👻 🍬 #BlindNewWorld
(Image via @rsbc.bsky.social on Instagram)
Treat every ghost and goblin you encounter to kindness, inclusion and #accessibility - no tricks! 👻 🍬 #BlindNewWorld
(Image via @rsbc.bsky.social on Instagram)
October 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
#HappyHalloween! 🎃
Treat every ghost and goblin you encounter to kindness, inclusion and #accessibility - no tricks! 👻 🍬 #BlindNewWorld
(Image via @rsbc.bsky.social on Instagram)
Treat every ghost and goblin you encounter to kindness, inclusion and #accessibility - no tricks! 👻 🍬 #BlindNewWorld
(Image via @rsbc.bsky.social on Instagram)
Experts at Michigan State University have studied how commercials can be made more #accessible to #blind and #VisuallyImpaired audiences - and advertisers who don't want to leave money on the table should take their recommendations. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Michigan State ⬇️)
(Story via Michigan State ⬇️)
How advertisers can reach blind and low-vision consumers
MSU researchers explore how advertisers can design more inclusive, accessible ads for blind and visually impaired consumers using purposive audio descriptions.
msutoday.msu.edu
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Experts at Michigan State University have studied how commercials can be made more #accessible to #blind and #VisuallyImpaired audiences - and advertisers who don't want to leave money on the table should take their recommendations. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Michigan State ⬇️)
(Story via Michigan State ⬇️)
Television is a source of critical information - from news and emergencies to arts and entertainment.
So it's important that the whole experience - hardware and programming - is #accessible for everyone. 📺 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @telefonica-en.bsky.social ⬇️)
So it's important that the whole experience - hardware and programming - is #accessible for everyone. 📺 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @telefonica-en.bsky.social ⬇️)
Accessibility on television: When inclusion enters the home
Find out more about Accessibility on television: When inclusion enters the home, don't miss it. Read now in our blog.
www.telefonica.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Television is a source of critical information - from news and emergencies to arts and entertainment.
So it's important that the whole experience - hardware and programming - is #accessible for everyone. 📺 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @telefonica-en.bsky.social ⬇️)
So it's important that the whole experience - hardware and programming - is #accessible for everyone. 📺 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @telefonica-en.bsky.social ⬇️)
Welcome to the #BlindNewWorld haunted house. Enter if you dare! 🏚️ 👻
October 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Welcome to the #BlindNewWorld haunted house. Enter if you dare! 🏚️ 👻
#Accessible STEM education is critical to ensuring #DisabilityRepresentation in scientific research and tech innovation.
Go "behind the lab doors" to learn more about what #accessibility looks like in the labs at @uwmadison.bsky.social. 🔬 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Badger Herald ⬇️)
Go "behind the lab doors" to learn more about what #accessibility looks like in the labs at @uwmadison.bsky.social. 🔬 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Badger Herald ⬇️)
Behind lab doors: How accessibility for students in STEM actually works at UW
Editor’s note: This story uses person-first language (“people with disabilities”) and identity-first language (“disabled people”), per the mixed use in various interviews. Please note that people may ...
badgerherald.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
#Accessible STEM education is critical to ensuring #DisabilityRepresentation in scientific research and tech innovation.
Go "behind the lab doors" to learn more about what #accessibility looks like in the labs at @uwmadison.bsky.social. 🔬 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Badger Herald ⬇️)
Go "behind the lab doors" to learn more about what #accessibility looks like in the labs at @uwmadison.bsky.social. 🔬 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Badger Herald ⬇️)
Scarlette loves makeup.
She's also #blind - and the muse for an #accessible palette from @cheekbonebeauty.bsky.social with tactile features and #AudioDescription that make it easier for #VisuallyImpaired people to glow up. 💄✨ #BlindNewWorld
(Story via CBC News ⬇️)
She's also #blind - and the muse for an #accessible palette from @cheekbonebeauty.bsky.social with tactile features and #AudioDescription that make it easier for #VisuallyImpaired people to glow up. 💄✨ #BlindNewWorld
(Story via CBC News ⬇️)
This Ontario teen inspired tactile makeup for blind beauty enthusiasts | CBC News
A new makeup palette prototype, inspired by 13-year-old Scarlette French from Oneida Nation of the Thames, uses tactile features and an audio description to make it easier for blind and low vision peo...
www.cbc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Scarlette loves makeup.
She's also #blind - and the muse for an #accessible palette from @cheekbonebeauty.bsky.social with tactile features and #AudioDescription that make it easier for #VisuallyImpaired people to glow up. 💄✨ #BlindNewWorld
(Story via CBC News ⬇️)
She's also #blind - and the muse for an #accessible palette from @cheekbonebeauty.bsky.social with tactile features and #AudioDescription that make it easier for #VisuallyImpaired people to glow up. 💄✨ #BlindNewWorld
(Story via CBC News ⬇️)
A new multisensory mural in a Kentucky neighborhood is designed for maximum #accessibility - stunning artwork accompanied by on-site #AudioDescription and a companion website ensure that everyone benefits from public art. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via WHAS11 ⬇️)
(Story via WHAS11 ⬇️)
New Clifton mural offers a “beautiful, inclusive, and accessible” art experience
Clifton’s new multisensory mural features tactile tiles, audio, and art for all abilities. Explore it in person or online.
www.whas11.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A new multisensory mural in a Kentucky neighborhood is designed for maximum #accessibility - stunning artwork accompanied by on-site #AudioDescription and a companion website ensure that everyone benefits from public art. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via WHAS11 ⬇️)
(Story via WHAS11 ⬇️)
Our friend, actress and activist Aria Mia Loberti, is now a children's book author - thanks to some help from her #GuideDog, Ingrid. 🦮 📖 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @wpri12.bsky.social ⬇️)
(Story via @wpri12.bsky.social ⬇️)
www.wpri.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Our friend, actress and activist Aria Mia Loberti, is now a children's book author - thanks to some help from her #GuideDog, Ingrid. 🦮 📖 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @wpri12.bsky.social ⬇️)
(Story via @wpri12.bsky.social ⬇️)
The City of Regina is rolling out an app that provides audible and haptic updates about the status of intersections - making it easier and safer for #blind and #VisuallyImpaired citizens to navigate crosswalks. 🚦 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Regina Leader-Post ⬇️)
(Story via Regina Leader-Post ⬇️)
'Game changer': Phone app helps blind navigate downtown Regina
A new smartphone application rolled out in downtown Regina could help the blind and visually impaired feel safer when crossing the street.
leaderpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The City of Regina is rolling out an app that provides audible and haptic updates about the status of intersections - making it easier and safer for #blind and #VisuallyImpaired citizens to navigate crosswalks. 🚦 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Regina Leader-Post ⬇️)
(Story via Regina Leader-Post ⬇️)
Syria is the latest country offering #accessible currency for its #blind and #VisuallyImpaired citizens, incorporating #TactilePrinting to make it easier to independently distinguish denominations. 💵 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Enab Baladi ⬇️)
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(Story via Enab Baladi ⬇️)
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Braille to feature on Syria’s new banknotes, Central Bank says - Enab Baladi
The Central Bank of Syria has decided to include raised tactile printing on the country’s upcoming banknote series to help […]
english.enabbaladi.net
October 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Syria is the latest country offering #accessible currency for its #blind and #VisuallyImpaired citizens, incorporating #TactilePrinting to make it easier to independently distinguish denominations. 💵 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Enab Baladi ⬇️)
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(Story via Enab Baladi ⬇️)
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Photographer Gary Williamson is #blind. Here, he shares about art, #ableism and what the world looks like from his perspective. 📸 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Amateur Photographer Magazine ⬇️)
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(Story via Amateur Photographer Magazine ⬇️)
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How can a blind photographer take such great photos? Find out here
To celebrate World Sight Day, blind photographer Gary Williamson reveals how he is able to take such wonderful shots
amateurphotographer.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Photographer Gary Williamson is #blind. Here, he shares about art, #ableism and what the world looks like from his perspective. 📸 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via Amateur Photographer Magazine ⬇️)
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(Story via Amateur Photographer Magazine ⬇️)
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We're still in #WhiteCaneDay celebration mode. 🦯🎉
Here, Paralympians Taryn Dickens and Caitlin Hannen-Williams share their different perspectives on how and why they do - or don't - use a #WhiteCane. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via AUS Paralympic Team ⬇️)
Here, Paralympians Taryn Dickens and Caitlin Hannen-Williams share their different perspectives on how and why they do - or don't - use a #WhiteCane. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via AUS Paralympic Team ⬇️)
‘It Just Depends On The Person’: Para-Athletes Discuss The Familiar White Cane
The white cane, although an almost universally recognised symbol of mobility for people with low vision, can mean very different things to different athletes who use them. For Para-biathlete Taryn Dic...
www.paralympic.org.au
October 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
We're still in #WhiteCaneDay celebration mode. 🦯🎉
Here, Paralympians Taryn Dickens and Caitlin Hannen-Williams share their different perspectives on how and why they do - or don't - use a #WhiteCane. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via AUS Paralympic Team ⬇️)
Here, Paralympians Taryn Dickens and Caitlin Hannen-Williams share their different perspectives on how and why they do - or don't - use a #WhiteCane. #BlindNewWorld
(Story via AUS Paralympic Team ⬇️)
Happy #WhiteCaneDay! 🦯🎉
Today is a day to celebrate and recognize this incredible tool that helps folks in the #BlindNewWorld navigate safely, independently and with confidence.
Can we do it? Yes we can(e)! 🧑🦯➡️🙌
Today is a day to celebrate and recognize this incredible tool that helps folks in the #BlindNewWorld navigate safely, independently and with confidence.
Can we do it? Yes we can(e)! 🧑🦯➡️🙌
October 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Happy #WhiteCaneDay! 🦯🎉
Today is a day to celebrate and recognize this incredible tool that helps folks in the #BlindNewWorld navigate safely, independently and with confidence.
Can we do it? Yes we can(e)! 🧑🦯➡️🙌
Today is a day to celebrate and recognize this incredible tool that helps folks in the #BlindNewWorld navigate safely, independently and with confidence.
Can we do it? Yes we can(e)! 🧑🦯➡️🙌