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For the past decade, each spring has been a little more quiet to Brian Lendrum. The 76-year-old birder likes to stand outside his home on the shores of Lake Laberge, north of Whitehorse, and record the calls and songs around his property. Then he listens back — and hears birds …
Read More »Toronto Zoo to take in blind, baby moose after province approves transfer from Ottawa
The Toronto Zoo will soon become home to a blind baby moose who was rescued near Ottawa earlier this month. The two-month-old baby moose, now named Cedar, was found by an animal rescue group on a rural road in Hawkesbury, Ont. Cedar was brought to Holly’s Haven Wildlife Rescue, where …
Read More »From New Jersey to Regina: Sibling seeing eye dogs reunited after 11 years
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s not every day two siblings reconnect after 11 years apart, especially when it comes to seeing eye dogs. Regina residents Susan Picott and Gwen Klotz, who both live with blindness, made an interesting discovery thanks to their dogs. It started when …
Read More »This blind man has been fighting for years to get ‘talking prescriptions’ at his local pharmacy
Dean Steacy has been fighting for five years to get his local Rexall drugstore to adopt “talking prescription label” technology. The Gatineau, Que., man has been blind for 17 years, takes insulin and up to 10 pills daily for diabetes and related conditions. He sometimes has to rely on others to …
Read More »FlickType Keyboard For iPhone For The Blind Shuts Due To Unfair App Store Rejections
According to Kosta Eleftheriou, the developer behind FlickType, he is forced by circumstances to discontinue the iPhone keyboard functionality. (Image Credit: Twitter) The developer said that Apple’s rejection history for FlickType spanned more than 40 pages filled with “repeated, unwarranted, and unreasonable rejections.” News18.com Last Updated:August 21, 2021, 13:00 IST …
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