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Life before assistive technology

When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.

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Bringing Braille back to the modern world

For anyone who thinks Braille is so last century, read on. New tech is helping dust Braille down and bring it to today’s visually impaired people.

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The joys and failures of audio description

Audio description enhances the experience of watching a film or TV show for people with a visual impairment, but it's not widely available in the UK. Alex Lee explains why.

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Migraine, creativity and me

Novelist Lydia Ruffles explores how migraine has made her mind stretch, shrink, widen and change, and how it’s influenced her art.

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  • "When night sets in the sun is down" : from the painting by R. Caton Woodville : post card / National Institute for the Blind.
  • "When night sets in the sun is down" : from the painting by R. Caton Woodville : post card / National Institute for the Blind.
  • A beautiful young albino woman. Stipple engraving, 1816.
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