The iconic and instantly recognizable white stick carried by the blind could soon be replaced. Jin Woo Han's Tactile Wand is a kind of WiiMote for the sightless: It uses a "distance sensor" (which ...

The mother of a legally blind 8-year-old girl said she was shocked after her daughter's walking stick was confiscated at a New Hampshire museum.Abby Duffy, 8, visited the Museum of New Hampshire ...

He has named this stick as ‘smart blind stick’. The otherwise simple looking stick is no less than a ‘magic wand’ for its targeted users. Fitted with radio frequency (RF) transmitter and ...

Ford of Europe let 30 blind and visually impaired drivers get ... and Ford reported that all drivers quickly mastered the fine art of a stick shift using feel and sound. "Driving it was not ...

A policeman faced an investigation today for tasering a blind man in the street after he mistook his white stick for a Samurai sword. 17 October 2012 • 8:49am Former company director Colin ...

A blind actress was refused admission to a nightclub after being told that her white stick was a potential hazard. Door staff informed Sarah Caltieri, 26, she would only be allowed in if she ...