White Cane Day Celebration takes place at Bergfeld Park in Tyler
Author: Alex Weister KLTV Published: October 12, 2024 TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A White Cane Day celebration took place at Bergfeld Park to recognize the achievements of those who are blind or visually impaired. The name of the event and ...
Students with Vision Impairment from Across East Texas Meet Up to Play Goalball at SFA
Author: Vanessa Johnson KTRE Published: February 2, 2024 NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Goalball is a sport that not many people know about. Students across East Texas with different types of vision impairment met Friday to play against one another at ...
East Texas advocates share importance of glaucoma awareness
Author: JD Conte KLTV Published: January 3, 2024 TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, dedicated to spreading knowledge of the disease that, according to the CDC, affects almost 3,000,000 Americans and is the second leading cause ...
East Texas professional explains how technology has changed braille reading
Author: Avery Niles KLTV Published: January 7, 2024 EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - Roughly two percent of the population is legally blind or visually impaired. Of those, less than 10 percent can read braille. Braille is a system that is a ...
