Government makes corded blind safety standards mandatory after child deaths
“It’s a parent’s worst nightmare, and behind every one of those numbers is a family that lost a…
50 years of radio reading celebrated in Youngstown | Youngstown News
A reading service providing essential reading service to individuals who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise unable to…
Top Disney AI Exec Gushes About Chatbot Assistant He Calls His ‘Son’
Jason Cox sounds more like a proud parent than a Disney executive when describing “Sam,” his AI assistant.…
Anne Hathaway was ‘legally blind’ for 10 years in secret health battle
“I appreciate vision because I literally feel like every day, I wake up and I get to see…
Clarence Carter, soul singer behind Patches and Slip Away, dies at 90
His death comes amid renewed interest in classic soul and R’n’B music across streaming platforms and social media,…
Auckland father Michael Cole, linked to 451kg meth import, gets home detention
As a result, he appeared in the High Court at Auckland today for sentencing on charges of money…
Experts warn malnutrition causing Kiwi children to go blind
“The worst one that I’ve seen, irreversible vision loss, was a child that was not known and is…
Parent of teen who only eats plain foods ‘terrified’ child could go blind
She said her son will eat only plain foods such as bread, crackers, chips, pasta and brown rice.…
Inside Economics: Flying blind on oil shock fallout, how will RBNZ respond … plus our R&D dilemma
The war started on the last day of February. So its impact will be buried in the first-quarter…
Hawke’s Bay chef on losing his sight: ‘They say the blind can’t lead the blind. I disagree’
“I have some vision left, but it is not a lot,” he said. “I have no central vision,…
Government U-turn: Scott Simpson orders fresh advice on child deaths linked to blind cords
Since 2009, eight small children have died from getting caught in blind cords, mainly roman blind cords. Simpson…
Love Is Blind’s Alex Henderson: Kiwi participant explains why his fiancée called him ‘fake’
On the Netflix show, Henderson (Ngāruahine) connected with Ashley Carpenter. They dumped each other at the altar, and…