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In 1974, a place was created for the blind and visually impaired to meet and socialize and meet new people with the same issues as them. That place, then kn

People who are visually impaired, blind, or have vision loss have a strong resource in Lee County. Southwest Florida, the Lighthouse of SWFL, at 35 W. Maria

People who are visually impaired, blind, or have vision loss have a strong resource in Lee County. Southwest Florida, the Lighthouse of SWFL, at 35 W. Marian

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Oct. 15 is White Cane Awareness Day, which highlights the lives of those who are blind or severely visually impaired. Here's what the sighted should know about what canes and guide dogs, and where the visually impaired can find free services and support.

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Blind man files discrimination suit against Lee County after not being hired Bill Smith, Fort Myers News-Press A legally blind man has filed suit against Lee County claiming that he was discriminated against because of his disability when he was not hired for a position at the Pine Island branch library. Michael Phelps filed suit Feb. 15 in U.S. District Court, claiming violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Florida Civil Rights Act. The action claims that h...

Struck by fate, neglected by governments: Travails of visually-impaired pupils in Nigerian public schools Alexander Okere Uduak Esin strode towards an old couch in the sitting room and sank into it quietly. She reached out for her phone on a wooden stool and slowly checked whether she had missed calls or had unread messages from relatives and friends. Despite her visual impairment, one could tell that she knew her way around the apartment, with her calculative movements, and loved the freedom s...