Brandon, who is #blind, was frustrated that he wasn't able to read his own birthday cards. So he founded All Things Dotty, which makes #accessible products including #braille menus, greeting cards, board games, card games and coloring books. #BlindNewWorld Story via Devon Live News ⬇️

Amazing Plymouth lad to receive Pride of Britain award

Brandon Hulcoop was always frustrated that he couldn't read his own birthday cards, so he created a company to change that

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There are allies everywhere, even in places where you might not expect. #BlindNewWorld (Story via WWNO ⬇️)

Yes we cane! 🦯 October is #WhiteCaneAwareness Month, but we celebrate this amazing tool all year round because it enables folks in the #BlindNewWorld to navigate safely, independently and with confidence.

Can a new #braille device designed to display complex scientific and mathematical information break down barriers for #blind and #VisuallyImpaired people pursuing STEM subjects and careers? #BlindNewWorld (Story via BBC ⬇️)

Bristol breakthrough could transform science for blind people

A Bristol-made device displays complex data in braille, helping blind people study and work in STEM.

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These dice - designed to be #accessible for players with #LowVision, neurodivergence, dyslexia, colorblindness, and mobility impairments - keep every D&D adventurer in the game. 🎲 #BlindNewWorld (Story via @aapd.com ⬇️)

How the New Sirius D&D Disability Pride Dice Make Gaming Accessible for All Players - AAPD

AAPD is excited to announce our partnership with Wizards of the Coast and Sirius Dice on a Dungeons & Dragons dice set themed around disability pride! Read this blog originally posted on D&D Beyond to...

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A #WhiteCane for every occasion - or just the one that makes you feel the most comfortable. Good navigation skills will take you far in the #BlindNewWorld! 🧑‍🦯

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Continuing our #WhiteCaneDay celebrations, we asked Perkins Library's Beth and Cory to show us a few of the different canes from their collections. 🧑‍🦯 Let us know if you would like to see even more. There are plenty of canes in the @blindnewworld.bsky.social to discover!

#Blind middle schooler Kai Wang nominated his teacher for a kindness award to acknowledge his efforts to transcribe sheet music into #braille, ensuring that Kai and other students could fully participate in class. 🎶 #BlindNewWorld (Story via @ktvufox2.bsky.social ⬇️)

Berkeley teacher honored for kindness, transcribing music into Braille

An East Bay music teacher is being recognized for going above and beyond to help a blind student read music.

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#Accessibility is on the menu at Melba’s Restaurant in Harlem, which has introduced #braille menus to create a more independent dining experience for blind and low-vision guests. 🍽️ #BlindNewWorld (Story via FSR ⬇️)

Last week, #blind and #LowVision kids from around the world came together at a #SpaceCamp program that has made space and aviation training #accessible to thousands of students since its inception. 🧑‍🚀 #BlindNewWorld (Story via WHNT ⬇️)

Space Camp welcomes visually impaired students from around the world

More than 160 students from across the country – and around the world – are in Huntsville this week for a Space Camp program designed for students who are blind or visually impaired.

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On #WorldSightDay, remember that each person living with blindness experiences it a different way: different levels of vision, different ways to navigate, different tools to live safely and confidently. Today, and every day, be kind. Don't assume. Be an ally in the #BlindNewWorld.

Paralympian Ezra Frech is gliding to the top of the leaderboard on Dancing with the Stars. And his path to the mirrorball was paved by previous contestants with #disabilities who proved that dance is for everyone. 🕺🪩 #BlindNewWorld (Story via @tvinsider.com ⬇️)

Ezra Frech & More Disabled 'DWTS' Contestants

These inspiring celebrities overcame a lot to compete on the dance show.

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Take us out to the #accessible ball game! ⚾ Major League Baseball is making the sport more inclusive for fans with #disabilities. integrating accommodations like #DisabilityTech and dedicated sensory spaces at ballparks. #BlindNewWorld (Story via @mlb.com ⬇️)

How MLB is making ballparks more accessible for fans with disabilities

Major League Baseball and its clubs are continuing efforts to make the game more accessible and inclusive for fans with disabilities, from sensory resources and accessible technology to staff training...

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#DidYouKnow: Playboy Magazine has been a surprising ally in the fight for American readers' access to #braille. 🐰 #BlindNewWorld (Story by @quailty.bsky.social for Playboy ⬇️)

The Fight to Keep Playboy in Braille

For more than a decade, the federal government published Playboy in braille. Congress defunded it. Blind readers sued—and won.

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is equipping parks across the state with scenic viewers that help people who are #colorblind experience the full spectrum of fall colors. 🍁 #BlindNewWorld (Story via @cbsnews.com ⬇️) www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...

Michigan DNR continues work to install scenic viewers for color blindness

Over the last six years or so, the DNR has been installing these viewers at different parks across Michigan, basically one by one.

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It's officially spooky season - and a researcher in Brazil is studying how #AudioDescription in horror movies can be improved to amp up the frights for #blind and #LowVision viewers. 👻 #BlindNewWorld (Story via Unicamp ⬇️)

The voice of terror in the silence of the image - Unicamp Newspaper

The concept of intersemiotic translation enhances audio description for horror films.

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Obscured Portraits is a journey through #DisabilityRepresentation that shifts from explaining #disability to giving #disabled artists equal space to experiment, contradict and complicate how we understand perception. #BlindNewWorld (Story via @artreview.bsky.social ⬇️)

How Disability Reshapes Photography

Surveying the historic representation of the blind and visually impaired in photography – and even simulating their experience – a new show in Taipei expands what ‘seeing’ can mean

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As part of a survey designed to strengthen the case for mandatory #braille food labelling in the UK, researchers are inviting folks who are #blind and #LowVision to share experiences with food packaging. #BlindNewWorld (Story via North Edinburgh News ⬇️) nen.press/new-research...

New research aims to build evidence base for braille food labelling

Blind and partially sighted people across the UK are being invited to share their experiences of accessing food packaging as part of a new survey designed to strengthen the case for mandatory brail…

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A discussion about "incidental #accessibility" in New Delhi revealed many examples of mainstream consumer technology that's become invaluable #AssistiveTech for folks with #disabilities. #BlindNewWorld (Story via The Print India ⬇️)

Accessible by accident: How Alexa and AI glasses are assisting disabled people

From an AI-voiced rapper to a wheelchair user's smart-home setup, a Delhi event unpacked how consumer tech is stepping into an accessibility gap, even as cost and policy hurdles remain.

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#Accessible scores and #braille music make concert prep possible for professional musicians who are #blind and #LowVision. 🎶 #BlindNewWorld (Story via @hypebot.bsky.social l ⬇️)

What It Actually Takes to Read Music Without Sight (and What AI Can Help Solve)

How accessible scores and Braille music make concert prep possible, and why reliable tools today matter more than AI’s promised future.

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Flying through Phoenix? ✈️ The Phoenix Airport Museum encourages travelers to engage with #accessible art, including everything from tactile artwork and sensory-friendly spaces to #braille exhibition signage and immersive audio experiences. #BlindNewWorld (Story via SignalsAZ ⬇️)

Accessible Art at Phoenix Airport - Signals AZ

Explore how Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport enhances art accessibility for all travelers, featuring tactile, sensory-friendly spaces, and braille exhibitions.

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With some simple accommodations for #accessibility and inclusion, people with #disabilities are able to get in the game - including board games, card games, video games and more! #BlindNewWorld (Story via @euronews.com ⬇️)

Let the games begin: Making video and board games available for all

Gamers with visual or motor impairments are increasingly creating their own ways to keep playing as industry giants Microsoft, Sony and ONCE roll out adapted controllers alongside new video and board ...

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Content creator Hannah Weymouth, also known as "#Blind & Bored," faces her #disability with a sense of humor. Get to know her in this interview on Enable: The Disability Podcast. #BlindNewWorld (Story via @syracuse.com ⬇️)

Blind & Bored: Vision loss with a sense of humor (Enable: The Disability Podcast)

“Blind & Bored” content creator Hannah Weymouth also shared her superpower.

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#AudioDescription goes mainstream? A study indicates that 42% of UK adults expressed interest in listening to television drama - without the screen - after hearing examples of an #AudioDescribed experience! 💬 #BlindNewWorld (Story via @rnib.bsky.social ⬇️)

Two in five UK adults interested in listening to television drama without the screen, RNIB research finds

If you're affected by sight loss, we're here for you

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Imagine if #accessibility was so commonplace that it became... boring? #BlindNewWorld (Story via @onlys.ky ⬇️)

Accessibility should be boring

People with disabilities should get to go to the beach, too.

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What does a movie set look like when the actors have a range of #disabilities? For the upcoming film "Being Heumann," it was different than a typical set, but also a lot more #accessible and #inclusive. #BlindNewWorld (Story via @thewrap.com ⬇️)

How the 'Being Heumann' Crew Built a Set for Its Disabled Cast on the Fly

TIFF 2026: Dozens of disabled performers star in Siân Heder's follow-up to "CODA" dramatizing the San Francisco 504 sit-in protests.

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#DidYouKnow that Paul McCartney included a secret #braille message to Stevie Wonder on his 1973 Wings album, Red Rose Speedway? We love little moments of inclusion and allyship in the #BlindNewWorld. 🫶 (Story via @mensjournal.com ⬇️)

1973 Paul McCartney Album Hid a Secret Message for Stevie Wonder

One of McCartney's earliest albums for Wings had a message printed on its LP cover that millions of fans who bought the record had no idea about.

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The First Hello program from Guide Dogs UK gives expectant parents who are #blind and #VisuallyImpaired access to tactile versions of their 20-week ultrasound scans. 👶 #BlindNewWorld (Story via @the-independent.com ⬇️)

New pilot to turn ultrasounds into 3D-printed moulds for parents with sight loss

The initiative will give those who cannot see ultrasound screens or print-offs the chance to trace the contours of their baby before they arrive.

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Today, we remember the many people lost 25 years ago, as well as the bravery of the helpers - including #GuideDogs Salty and Roselle, who led their owners down thousands of steps to safety. Both received the Dickin Medal, the highest military honor for animals. #BlindNewWorld

Explore outer space in a webinar specifically for #blind and #LowVision attendees: an audio-described video of an RS-25 engine test, Q&A with an Artemis engineer and a panel about #accessibility in space and science. 🚀 #BlindNewWorld (Story via NASA ⬇️) www.nasa.gov/general/nasa...

Enough said. 🤷 #BlindNewWorld -- Image: Icons of a person navigating with a white cane, a wheelchair user and a person walking with a guide dog. Text: "Access. Inclusion. Equity. (That's it. That's the post.)"