News, Links and Commentary
Friday, March 25, 2005
Moderate Light Exposure And RP
More reasons for people with RP to limit their exposure to light:
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Now, investigators from the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University provide evidence for retinal injury caused by moderate light exposure in dogs with a mutation in the rhodopsin gene. Since the blindness in these dogs mimics that observed in human RP caused by mutations in the rhodopsin gene, the investigators strongly recommend limiting excess light exposure in these patients.
'From Gene Discovery to Preventing Eye Disease in Retinitis Pigmentosa' at Medical News Today, 23 March 2005.
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Fenced In?
Students learn orientation and spatial awareness through the sport of fencing at Carroll Center for the Blind in Massachusetts. Read more in 'A point of balance' (The Boston Globe, 20 March 2005).
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Sunday, March 13, 2005
Three Studies Link Gene To AMD
Three separate research groups in the United States have found a genetic link to age related macular degeneration ('3 Studies Link Variant Gene to Risk of Severe Vision Loss,' New York Times, 11 March 2005). The three studies are to be published in the journal Science.
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Wednesday, March 09, 2005
SiteMeter Counter Added
I've added a SiteMeter counter to my Web site, including my weblogs, so that I can learn more about what visitors are interested in and to help me decide whether to continue maintaining the site and blogging. I've chosen to use the HTML rather than the JavaScript version of the counter so that it does not affect the accessibility of my site. If you experience any problems accessing my site because of the counter, feel free to let me know. Any suggestions about how to improve the site and other comments are welcome!
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Monday, March 07, 2005
Passengers Find Train Doors With Ease in San Francisco
When planning to travel, it's good to know which countries or cities are likely to be more easy to explore. San Francisco's BART system now has directional tiles at all train platforms. The tiles will help people who have vision impairments to find train doors safely ('BART increases safety to aid blind and visually impaired riders,' BART press release, 4 March 2005).
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IBM Enables Employees
From India comes an article about people with disabilities working for IBM (' The door's open to talent,' The Hindu Business Line, 7 March 2005). Jyotindra Mehta, a programmer who was born blind due to RP, is interviewed.
For information about the accessibility of IBM's products, including Home Page Reader, visit IBM Accessibility Center.
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For information about the accessibility of IBM's products, including Home Page Reader, visit IBM Accessibility Center.
Sunday, March 06, 2005
Out-of-sight E-book On Life With RP
Driving Vision - US keynote speaker Larry Colbert shares what he has learnt from having RP in the e-book Insights from an out-of-sight guy.
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Friday, March 04, 2005
Maine's Iris Network Hosts MD Voice Chat
An online support group for people with Macular Degeneration will be hosted each Monday between 1.30pm and 3.00pm US EST by the Maine-based Iris Network. Participants will be asked to agree to the Iris Network's chat policies and to download the InfoChat software. Easy to follow insructions are provided.
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