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Seventy-Five Percent of Color Blind People Experience Challenges at Work, EnChroma Study Finds

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Monday, July 26, 2021
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210726005726/en/
    View of color wires as they appear to someone with color vision deficiency and to someone with standard color vision.
  • From April to May 2021, 810 color blind people responded to an EnChroma survey measuring the effect of their condition on the job, with 688 relaying anecdotes from their work experiences.
  • Color blind people are just as successful and productive as any employee, but they can use a hand to reduce the everyday nuisances and obstacles they experience related to color in the workplace.
  • Consider making reasonable workplace accommodation assistive tools available to color blind employees, like EnChroma glasses for color blindness.

EnChroma Launches World’s First Safety Glasses for Color Blindness

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Monday, July 12, 2021

EnChroma, Inc. creators of glasses for color blindness today announced the first safety glasses for the estimated 350 million people in the world who are color blind.

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  • EnChroma, Inc. creators of glasses for color blindness today announced the first safety glasses for the estimated 350 million people in the world who are color blind.
  • The new line of EnChroma Safety Glasses are designed to help people with red-green color blindness overcome daily frustrations and obstacles in the workplace related to correctly identifying and interpreting colors.
  • The glasses address most types of red-green color blindness and are available at enchroma.com and through select EnChroma Authorized Retailers worldwide.
  • Based in Berkeley, Calif., EnChroma produces leading-edge eyewear for color blindness and low vision, and other solutions for color vision, sold online and through Authorized Retailers worldwide.

EnChroma Names Former Marvel and Remington CEO, and Previous SBIR Chief Technologist and Eisenhower Fellow, to Board of Directors

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

the leader in solutions for color blindness today announced that corporate leader Peter Cuneo, and G. Nagesh Rao, a former Chief Technologist for the US Small Business Administrations SBIR program and an Eisenhower Fellow, have joined its Board of Directors.

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  • the leader in solutions for color blindness today announced that corporate leader Peter Cuneo, and G. Nagesh Rao, a former Chief Technologist for the US Small Business Administrations SBIR program and an Eisenhower Fellow, have joined its Board of Directors.
  • EnChroma also announced that Bob Dykes has been elected Executive Chairman of its Board.
  • The EnChroma Cx line of glasses help those with color vision deficiency see colors more vibrantly, clearly and distinctly.
  • Bob Dykes is currently the Executive Chairman of Enchroma, Executive Chairman of CloudVector, and a member of the advisory board of Bitfury.

Rio Rancho School District First in New Mexico to Support Color Blind Students with Special EnChroma Glasses

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

\xe2\x80\x93 creators of EnChroma eyewear for color blindness \xe2\x80\x93 and Rio Rancho Public Schools , today announced that a generous donor has purchased EnChroma glasses for color blind students to overcome the challenges color blindness poses to learning.

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  • \xe2\x80\x93 creators of EnChroma eyewear for color blindness \xe2\x80\x93 and Rio Rancho Public Schools , today announced that a generous donor has purchased EnChroma glasses for color blind students to overcome the challenges color blindness poses to learning.
  • Access to EnChroma eyewear will enable color blind students to borrow the glasses for tests, projects, classes, or assignments for which correctly interpreting color plays a role.\nThis press release features multimedia.
  • With nearly 17,000 students in the district, approximately 713 Rio Rancho students are color blind.
  • They inspired me to make a positive impact on young people\xe2\x80\x99s lives, so I bought EnChroma glasses to help color blind students in the Rio Rancho Public School District, where we reside."

National Wildlife Refuge, State Park and City Offer Scenic Viewers Adapted for Color Blindness from EnChroma and SeeCoast

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Monday, August 3, 2020

inventors of eyewear for color blindness and SeeCoast Manufacturing Company , today announced three more organizations will offer specially adapted scenic viewers for those with color blindness.

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  • inventors of eyewear for color blindness and SeeCoast Manufacturing Company , today announced three more organizations will offer specially adapted scenic viewers for those with color blindness.
  • The SeeCoast viewers, powered by EnChromas patented lens technology for color blindness, will enable people with red-green color blindness to experience the colorful beauty of birds and wildlife at the world-renowned J.N.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200803005197/en/
    Normal Color Vision/Color Blind View of Sunset with Birds, Cindy Ann Jones, Ding Darling Wildlife Society.
  • SeeCoast viewers, powered by EnChroma , help those with red-green color blindness to more fully experience the rich panoply of colors at state parks, scenic overlooks, wildlife refuges and other locations.

UC Davis Health Study Finds Special Filters in Glasses Help the Color Blind See Colors Better

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Monday, July 13, 2020

Notably, the ability to identify and experience expanded color was also demonstrated when color blind test subjects were not wearing the glasses.

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  • Notably, the ability to identify and experience expanded color was also demonstrated when color blind test subjects were not wearing the glasses.
  • While those with normal color vision see in excess of one million hues and shades, the CVD see a vastly diminished range of colors.
  • The filters (EnChroma glasses) are designed to increase the separation between color channels to help people with color blindness see colors more vibrantly, clearly and distinctly.
  • "I had no idea how colorful the world is and feel these glasses can help color blind people better navigate color and appreciate the world."

St. Johns County Public Library Offers EnChroma Glasses for Color Blindness as Part of Color Accessibility Program

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

inventors of eyewear for color blindness and The St. Johns County Public Library System (SJCPLS), today announced that color blind patrons will be able to borrow EnChroma glasses at all six of the librarys branches.

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  • inventors of eyewear for color blindness and The St. Johns County Public Library System (SJCPLS), today announced that color blind patrons will be able to borrow EnChroma glasses at all six of the librarys branches.
  • The St. Johns County Public Library System is in the forefront of supporting accessibility and eager to serve the many needs of our community, said Library Director Debra Rhodes Gibson of St. Johns County Public Library System.
  • We are thrilled that The St. Johns County Public Library System and Barbara A. Kay Foundation recognize that providing access to color through EnChroma glasses will enrich the lives of color blind people throughout St. Johns County.
  • EnChroma continues to lead in advocating for color accessibility with the launch of the EnChroma Color Accessibility Program .

EnChroma Launches Scenic Viewers for Color Blindness in Partnership with SeeCoast

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

creators of patented eyewear for color blindness today announced that its assistive lens technology will be available in scenic viewers manufactured by SeeCoast Manufacturing Company .

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  • creators of patented eyewear for color blindness today announced that its assistive lens technology will be available in scenic viewers manufactured by SeeCoast Manufacturing Company .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191210005339/en/
    EnChroma lens technology for color blindness will be available in scenic viewers manufactured by SeeCoast Manufacturing Company; enabling people with color blindness to better enjoy the beauty of outdoor color at state parks, scenic overlooks and other locations.
  • To enable the integration of its technology with scenic viewers, EnChroma modified its lens format and filter design to deliver optimal performance in combination with the high-power zoom optics in SeeCoast viewers.
  • This partnership makes SeeCoast viewers powered by EnChroma available to other park systems and locations worldwide and is offered as a retrofit color blind option for existing SeeCoast viewers.

EnChroma Glasses Help Color Blind Students at Lakeview Public School District

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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

creators of the only science-backed eyewear for color blindness today announced that color blind students at Lakeview School District in Minnesota will have access to EnChroma glasses for color blindness to help them surmount the challenges color vision deficiency can pose to learning.

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  • creators of the only science-backed eyewear for color blindness today announced that color blind students at Lakeview School District in Minnesota will have access to EnChroma glasses for color blindness to help them surmount the challenges color vision deficiency can pose to learning.
  • EnChroma has also contributed glasses for color blind students at Lakeview Public School.
  • We are pleased to help color blind students at Lakeview Schools and grateful for the support of the schools color blind principal, Mr. Hanson.
  • Lakeview School is appreciative of the glasses EnChroma has provided for our color blind students, said Scott Hanson, Principal of Lakeview Schools.

EnChroma Makes New Indoor Color Blind Glasses Available to the Public

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

EnChroma, Inc. creators of the leading eyewear solution for color blindness today announced a new lens offering: the EnChroma Cx1 Indoor DT, an improved indoor lens designed specifically for Deutan-type color blindness, now available for purchase online at EnChroma.com .

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  • EnChroma, Inc. creators of the leading eyewear solution for color blindness today announced a new lens offering: the EnChroma Cx1 Indoor DT, an improved indoor lens designed specifically for Deutan-type color blindness, now available for purchase online at EnChroma.com .
  • Our EnChroma Cx1 Indoor DT lens has been tested extensively over the past year in our worldwide network of eye care professionals, said Andrew Schmeder, Co-founder and CEO of EnChroma.
  • Were very excited that our EnChroma Indoor DT eyewear are now fully available to the public, concluded Schmeder.
  • Based in Berkeley, Calif., EnChroma makes cutting-edge lens technology and eyewear for color blindness.