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Kids in the Kitchen, a yearly event sponsored by Alphapointe, a nonprofit that serves people with vision challenges, focuses on getting young people ready to navigate in the kitchen. The goal is for them to be able to prepare their own meals while living independently.

A special Kansas City kickball tournament offers a chance for blind and visually impaired students to play — using beeping balls and bases. Plus: A former Hallmark artist has a new graphic novel that shows how being a "Mexikid" can be universal.

Extracurricular activities are limited for blind and visually impaired young students. That’s why Beep Kickball, a team sport using balls and bases that make sounds, has grown dramatically in popularity since the game came to Kansas City just over five years ago.

The Kansas State School for the Blind in Kansas City, Kansas, celebrated the opening of its brand new soccer field on Friday.

David A. Paterson says he was ready to be governor, but the media's focus on his blindness obscured what he was trying to accomplish.

The rollback of mask mandates and a return to meetings in the office brings back challenges for those who have a weak immune system or a disability.

Employers could have skilled, dependable workers for accommodations as simple as Braille stickers on work items.

While sighted kids can participate in competitions like the Scripps National Spelling Bee, these Kansas City students say the Braille Challenge is "something we can take pride in."

In the year since Jessica Lauser moved to Kansas City, she's helped the 39th-seeded U.S. chess team for people with disabilities climb to 10th place — but she's also experienced homelessness.

RideKC Navigator gives people location-specific audio instructions to help navigate bus stops and intersections in Kansas City.

The Kansas City Area Transit Authority is launching a new app for visually-impaired and blind commuters, and the United States Postal Service's 'Operation Santa' goes virtual this year.

Transit isn't about vehicles. It's about people. When Robbie Makinen lost his vision in 2013 and suddenly had to get around town without his sight, he…