Recent News
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SKERI scientists release Tactile Graphics Helper app for free download
TGH (short for “Tactile Graphics Helper”) is a free iOS app from The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute that makes tactile graphics more accessible to... -
In Memoriam: William F. Crandall, Jr.
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute mourns the loss of our colleague and friend, Dr. William F. Crandall, Jr. Bill, as he was known, passed away over... -
Smith-Kettlewell Hosts International Symposium at CLADE Meeting
On April 7, 1966, ophthalmologists, orthoptists, and ophthalmic technologists from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Venezuela met in the Province of... -
Jampolsky Fellows Reunion
On Thursday, July 27, 2017, the 43 rd annual reception for the opening of the Jampolsky Fellows Reunion was held at the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill, San... -
Relaunch of YouDescribe
On May 18, 2017, in honor of the sixth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), Smith-Kettlewell relaunched the award- winning YouDescribe with new features... -
Dr. Preeti Verghese Awarded NEI Grant
Congratulations to Senior Scientist, Preeti Verghese, Ph.D., who was awarded a four-year grant from the National Eye Institute to study ways of assisting... -
DescribeAthon 17 'Marathon'
On January 26, 2017, in San Francisco, the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute’s Rehabilitation and Engineering Research Center (RERC) hosted DescribeAthon... -
In Memoriam: Valerie Morash
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute mourns the tragic loss of one of its most outstanding scientists, Valerie Morash PhD. Val was an amazing researcher... -
Senior Engineer Bill Gerrey Honored with a Named Room at New LightHouse...
San Francisco's LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired recently moved to its new facility at 1155 Market Street, 10 th Floor, San Francisco, California... -
Smith-Kettlewell Announces New Wayfinding App for Blind and Visually-...
Accessibility research goes from lab to App Store in the form of overTHERE – a free iPhone app that uses a unique gestural interface to give blind pedestrians...