The suspect told the victim to “shut up” before turning violent, walloping her multiple times all over her body with the walking cane, leaving her with multiple cuts and a broken finger, cops ...

The impetus of the ADA was that injustices were being carried out against people with disabilities. They shouldn’t be discriminated against just because they have a speech impediment or use a ...

The Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation unveiled the White Cane Society, a new donor program that highlights those who ...

The Oscar-winning actor and aspiring cult leader has been accused of inappropriate behaviour – leaving Disney with a $200 million headache ...

“A white cane is so much more than a mobility aid, it’s freedom, dignity and the confidence to move through life independently,” said Pieter van Niekerk, spokesperson for the SA Guide-Dogs ...

It replaces the visual, white walking person, the red hand, and the countdown of numbers, which sighted pedestrians can take advantage of, but the blind pedestrians are in the dark, quite literally." ...

After the success of the SA Guide-Dogs Association’s inaugural Give a Cane Campaign in 2024, which provided 500 white canes to people living with visual impairments, the organisation has ...

Most legally blind people, like my sister and me, are not entirely blind. But I wouldn’t count on us to read the menu or find the light switch in the bathroom or pick up that silver earring from ...

A system that helps visually impaired people to navigate their surroundings using cameras, earphones and artificial intelligence (AI) could offer advantages over white canes and other conventional ...

With the help of a dog named Orient and a lot of determination, Bill Irwin became the first blind person to complete the ...

The white cane for the 21st century. While many tech companies have increasingly worked to make technology more accessible for the blind and visually impaired, canes haven’t benefited much from ...