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    How to Optimize Your Light Source: Tips for the Visually Impaired(Post)

    Have you ever been in a dark, poorly-lit room and then, with the flip of a switch, experienced a dramatic change in the way you perceived your environment? Good lighting impacts both how well we can ...

    Coronavirus or Covid-19: A brief overview including information for the visually and/or hearing impaired(Post)

    By now, everyone has heard of the coronavirus, otherwise referred to as covid-19. Affecting nearly every country worldwide, covid-19 has now reached pandemic status. ILA cares about the health an ...

    It's Time(Post)

    From sundials to timepieces that communicate with each other nightly, how we tell time has come a long way. The ancient has become decorations and the old is slowly leaking back into the new. The ...

    Kitchen Aids For the Visually Impaired(Post)

    Cooking is more than just throwing a bunch of ingredients together in a pan and hoping for the best. To get the full experience out of the task you must first come to appreciate all that truly go ...

    Bite by Bite: Quarantine Edition -Trying to stay healthy while sheltering in place(Post)

    National Nutrition Month 2020 is March and this year’s theme is “Eat Right, Bite by Bite” with the overall message being that quality nutrition isn't restrictive, but that small changes to diet c ...

    Reading Aids: Devices, Tricks, and Accessories to Make Reading More Enjoyable(Post)

    Reading can be an enjoyable pastime transporting you from the possible mundane to a world full of excitement and intrigue. For some, what was once an enjoyable hobby has become difficult with age ...

    Distance Viewing(Post)

    The first magnifier constructed for scientific purposes is believed to have been designed by the English philosopher Roger Bacon (circa 1220-1292) sometime during the thirteenth century. Most mag ...

    Look Your Best(Post)

    Looking your best not only applies to what you wear and the confidence you have about yourself but also in how you prepare yourself prior to getting dressed. Learning to navigate basic hygiene ta ...

    Bathroom Aids: Safety and support in the bathroom help maintain Independence(Post)

    The CDC states that each year, one in four Americans 65 and older experiences a fall, the leading cause of injury among older adults, and impaired vision more than doubles this risk. Falls often ...

    Computer Accessibility for the Visually Impaired(Post)

    Technology keeps advancing in leaps and bounds and what once seemed merely a dream now can accomplish with ease. Thanks to computer accessibility persons who once felt left out our behind can now ...

    All About Eye Health(Post)

    It is often said that your eyes are a window into your soul.  This phrase has different meanings for different people but most everyone can agree that eyes are a very important part of our bodies ...

    Gifts That Show You Care(Post)

    Showing someone you care doesn’t have to be rocket science. Sometimes just a sincere thank you, hug, or kind word is all that it really takes. Here are a few more ideas on how to express your app ...