DES MOINES, Iowa — Skate Des Moines is hosting an adaptive skateboarding competition for the first time as part of its Des ...

Please join us for our annual Blind Fitness White Cane Awareness Day Walk on Saturday October 12, 2024. Blind Fitness celebrates White Cane Awareness Day every year to raise awareness, advocate, and ...

At Cascade Lake Park the National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota hosted a 5K walk fundraiser to help blind Minnesotans.

Leland looks back on being diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a progressive disease for which there is no cure.

A legally blind U.S. Navy veteran, James Hodges, is suing two officers for violating his civil rights after they mistakenly arrested him, believing his mobility cane was a gun. One officer was demoted ...

For decades, Barbie has been showing girls across the world that they can be anything they want to be. From doctors to ...

Sawyer McCarthy sang the national anthem at a Columbia Fireflies game, reaching millions of viewers — not only in America but around the world.

Dr. Frank Hoffman was appalled by the sheer numbers of cases of early-stage breast cancer that were being missed. Then he had ...

This 2021 story underscored the mission of the Emerald by highlighting the authentic experiences of the blind and visually impaired (BVI) community in a way that fosters empathy and understanding.