OPEN for Vision Impairment Research
Online Participant Engagement Network (OPEN) for Vision Impairment Research connects people with visual impairments & vision impairment researchers https://sites.google.com/view/open-vi-research/
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Created by OPEN for Vision Impairment Research (1)
@csuncod.bsky.social
The Center on Disabilities at CSUN. Host of the 2026 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference.
@lookuk.bsky.social
A small but mighty national charity, supporting visually impaired young people and their families to thrive.
@imrf.bsky.social
@argentas.bsky.social
Exeter, UK. Interests include Science, Technology, Medicine, Healthcare, and Disability Rights. Partner of Heart/Lung transplant recipient. Here to escape the toxicity of X, but you can find me there too as @MartinJBonner
@jackmoffat.bsky.social
North Engagement Manager, Thomas Pocklington Trust Sight Loss Councils in Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, driving accessibility and inclusion for visually impaired people.Works with local organizations to create lasting, positive change in the community.
@partsight.bsky.social
Your Sight Loss Charity Doncaster | South Yorkshire reception@partsight.org.uk 01302 965195 www.partsight.org.uk
@zaziepoo.bsky.social
Catherine Roy, Accessibility Advisor at McGill University. Accessibility, Disability Pride & Justice. Views expressed on all my social media accounts are my own. For more outdated information, see www.catherine-roy.net
@normalsystems.bsky.social
Systems strategist for chronically ill/neurodiverse/disabled business owners. Lived experience consultant for corporates.
@camillebordeau.bsky.social
Postdoc at Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CRPN Visual impairment /Assistive technology / Auditory perception / Spatial perception / Multisensory integration
@vraie-idea.ca
A team of applied researchers building employer capacity to develop inclusive and accessible workplaces for persons with disabilities. Affiliated w/ McMaster University and the Institute for Work & Health https://vraie-idea.ca #InclusiveEmployment #pwd
@sensorymatters.bsky.social
Charity providing information, advice and guidance to anyone in Worcestershire who is blind, vision impaired, d/Deaf, hard of hearing or has dual sensory loss.
@wavsgb.com
We are an independent family business based in Bath, UK. We sell and hire wheelchair accessible vehicles nationwide. 🇬🇧 ♿️ Visit our website at https://www.wavsgb.com/
@chelseaman.bsky.social
Literature and Philosophy, and in the real world a Bakunin style anarchist
@keighta.bsky.social
Accessible Education Teacher, loving all things AAC, teacher, owner, curriculum writer at AAC Voices. Childless Cat Woman who is currently also catless. I’ve been called loud and abrasive but I think that’s secret code for a confident and intelligent woman
@evokeproject.bsky.social
Let's work collaboratively on Evolution Education and Outreach in Europe. Join the community that started in 2017 by signing up at http://bit.ly/JoinEvoKE !
@suffolksight.bsky.social
Suffolk Sight is the sight-loss charity for Suffolk. Our purpose is to improve the lives of people affected by sight loss. We work hard to provide services that are friendly & practical, and to raise awareness of living with sight loss.
@sightsupderbys.bsky.social
Sight Support Derbyshire works with people who are blind or partially sighted in Derby and Derbyshire. Sight loss affects every aspect of life. We provide a range of practical, emotional and social support for everyone from children to the elderly.
@visionaryuk.bsky.social
Visionary is a membership organisation for local sight loss charities.
@dreamwavesio.bsky.social
🔊 Inclusive mobility: Hear your way through the world. 🦯🚴♂️ For visually impaired users, cyclists, and anyone who needs easier navigation—our app waveOut turns sound into guidance. 🎧 Immersive, intuitive, and accessible. 🌍 www.dreamwaves.io
@bwbf.bsky.social
Unlocking a world of audio content for people living with sight loss. Header photo: a man smiles as he holds a yellow and black radio next to his ear.
@isightcornwall.bsky.social
We help people with sight loss in Cornwall to live their life without limitations. (Est. 1856) https://www.isightcornwall.org.uk/ Please call us on 01872 261110.
@victauk.bsky.social
VICTA is a national charity empowering children and young adults who are blind or partially sighted and their families. Find out more at victa.org.uk
@rnibradio.bsky.social
Europe's first radio station for blind and partially sighted people. Freeview 730/Online/Smart Devices Community Station Of The Year at The ARIAS 2024. Website: https://www.rnib.org.uk/connect-radio/ Header photo: young boy with headphones on relaxing.
@ameliahilton.bsky.social
Content Producer at RNIB Connect Radio, cinnamon bun enthusiast and sometimes poetry and songwriter
@seeing-dogs.bsky.social
Seeing Dogs in the UK, providing dogs that guide people
@rnc.ac.uk
The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) is the UK's leading Further Education college for young people aged 16-25 with visual impairment. Charity No: 1000388
@n-visioncharity.bsky.social
Providing advice, practical support, employability and social opportunities for people with sight loss in Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre. We also own the Princess Alexandra Home for independent living and community Caregiving service for this part of Lancashire.
@action-brain.bsky.social
Cognitive neuroscientist and nature lover. Founding Director of Brain and Mind at Western University. https://www.uwo.ca/bmi/
@blindnewworld.bsky.social
#BlindNewWorld: empowering the #blind and #VisuallyImpaired community while demystifying #blindness and breaking down barriers to #inclusion. Powered by Perkins School for the Blind.
@guidomeijer.com
👨🔬 Neuroscientist at the Donders Institute in the Battaglia lab. 🧠 Previously: International Brain Laboratory Using Neuropixels and virtual-reality to understand how the brain creates internal models of the world. www.guidomeijer.com
@opheliaderoy.bsky.social
Thinker, sailor, swimmer, PI. Prof. LMU, Munich. Philosophy of mind/cognitive science interested in collective experiences, social interactions & uncertainty - and in better sharing of science across society.
@tesvlee.bsky.social
Cognitive neuroscientist, associate professor at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Synaesthesia, subjective experience, aphantasia, sensory processing sensitivity, visual perception, psychiatric traits
@hirstrj.bsky.social
Cognitive psychologist 🧠 | Working in Academia and Industry👩💻 | Science Officer opensciencetools.org (creators of @psychopy.org)🔓 | Post doc multisensorytcd.com (studying Multisensory Perception 👀👂) | Obsessed with my dog 🐶 Trying to handstand 🤸
@bionicvisionlab.org
👁️🧠🖥️🧪🤖 What would the world look like with a bionic eye? Interdisciplinary research group at UC Santa Barbara. PI: @mbeyeler.bsky.social #BionicVision #Blindness #NeuroTech #VisionScience #CompNeuro #NeuroAI
@stephanierossit.bsky.social
Associate Professor, School of Psychology, University of East Anglia. Chair of Organisation for Psychological Research into Stroke (WFNR). Lover of #cognitiveneuroscience and #neuropsychology. 🧠👀✋ Portuguese / Italian https://www.stephanierossit.com
@eboyden3.bsky.social
Y. Eva Tan Professor in Neurotechnology, MIT. Investigator, HHMI. Leader, Synthetic Neurobiology Group, http://synthneuro.org. Scientist, inventor, entrepreneur.
@jaredmedina.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. at Emory University. I study touch, body representations and multisensory perception. ❤️ cognitive neuropsychology.
@seeingwithsound.bsky.social
The vOICe? Oh I see! Sensory substitution for the blind: vision by mental imagery. Paradigm shift pending: https://x.com/seeingwithsound, https://mas.to/@seeingwithsound, feedback@seeingwithsound.com https://www.seeingwithsound.com
@evoleyes.bsky.social
Lecturer, Evolutionary Biologist. Interested in how 👁️ and👂evolved in (🦇(🐊(🦎,🐍))). Also interested in the the use of 🧬 to survey biodiversity.
@nikaradziun.bsky.social
Body perception and brain plasticity 🧠 Postdoc in Sensorimotor Neuroscience @Donders Institute, previously PhD @Karolinska Institutet dominikaradziun.github.io
@cogcompneuch.bsky.social
We explore the origins of language and culture by conducting research on non-human primates’ communication and cognition
@striemamit.bsky.social
Cognitive+systems neuroscientist, studying brains/abilities in blindness, deafness or handlessness to probe brain plasticity & development. Opinions are my own. samp-lab.facultysite.georgetown.edu
@asifamajid.bsky.social
Professor of Cognitive Science, University of Oxford @oxexppsy.bsky.social
@viveknityananda.bsky.social
I research behaviour. Writing. Illustration. Improv. Scicomm. Views my own. (He/Him) 🏳️🌈 website: www.viveknityananda.com
@meike-scheller.bsky.social
Assistant Prof @ Durham Psych | Crossmodal + Multisens perception | Developmental Plasticity | EvoDevo | Bayesian 🧠 | Self | Attraction She/her🌈
@ousmet.bsky.social
Associate Professor of HCI. Co-director, Bristol Interaction Group: http://biglab.co.uk Lead, Diverse-ability Interaction Lab: http://dive.ousmet.com Cross-sensory Interaction, Diverse-ability, Co-design, Accessibility. ERC CoG: inclusiveXplay