Blind

Beyond the Headlines: Moments at Ben-Gurion Airport, the Kotel - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv on September 18, 2025.
 MEMBERS OF THE ‘Kesher Ayin’ running group pose with Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion (right) at the Jerusalem Marathon earlier this month.

Blind, sighted athletes run side by side in Jerusalem Marathon

 Operation Ethiopia.

Israeli medical team restores sight to hundreds in Ethiopian humanitarian mission

Apple introduces eye-tracking technology for iPhone control


Israel's OrCam partners with Starkey for hearing, visual enhancements

The new solution uses a wireless connection to combine Starkey's Livio Edge AI hearing aids with OrCam's MyEye device, providing simultaneous audio and visual enhancements.

The OrCam MyEye 2

Technion develops mapping system to assist blind in navigating cities

While similar solutions do exist in the marketplace today, the research surrounding said solutions is currently limited in scope from where it needs to be.

Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality installs sidewalk LED lights to protect 'smartphone zombies'

Daniel's story: The IDF's newest recruit with vision impairment

Daniel Defour, who went blind at the young age of 15, became one of the few vision impaired youth to be inducted into the IDF.

Special in Uniform recruit Omer, seen at the Palmahim Air Force base with his friend Gil Lahana.

High Court: Give blind people the travel benefits of wheelchair confined

The court explained that the petitioners had been in negotiations with the state since 2011.

The High Court of Justice during a hearing

A dance created for the blind and visually impaired dancers

Choreographer Shiri Teicher created a dance without sight

Dance without sight

Jerusalem's Old City accessible for visually impaired on 'Blind Day'

“Jerusalem is the city of all people, and everybody should be able to tour the city and enjoy it in the same manner,” Nati Bialystock-Cohen said.

Blind day at the Tower of David Museum

Most bus stations in Israel are not friendly to the visually impaired

116 stations were examined: only 18 of them showed in braille which lines stop there, 30 partially featured the bus lines in braille, and 68 had no braille at all.

THE JERUSALEM Central Bus Station and its iconic clock face.

Klil produces blind-specific TV ad

For the first time, there will be a television commercial specifically designed for the blind population, produced by Klil Industries.

A SCENE from Klil’s new commercial

Israeli tech to enable blind voters to cast ballot without assistance

There are approximately 24,000 Israelis registered as blind today, and about 22,000 currently have the right to vote.

A visually-impaired OrCam user demonstrates using the technology to vote

How do the blind cope with Israeli life? - mini documentary

The visually impaired report a range of difficulties, from blurry vision to total blackness. Now guide dogs, after much training, can help them live fuller lives.

The Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind has graduated more than 350 canines in Israel