Microsoft has announced that it will be hosting ‘Ability Week,’ a week full of workshops focused on accessibility in technology, from May 29 to June 2. Workshops range from ‘Deaf and Hard of Hearing Day: Minecraft Coding workshop’ to ‘Mobility Day, Build the Robotic Finger workshop.’ The programs will be held at Microsoft stores across Canada, U.S. and Puerto Rico. Users can check out if there are any events happening near them here.
Blind Race Fan Experiences F1 Racing for the First Time
Blind Race Fan Experiences F1 Racing for the First Time
14-Year-Old Girl Invents New Tactile Writing system for People Who Are Visually Impaired
Tala Aboulnaga, an elementary grade student in Dharan, east of Saudi Arabia, had her first experience with visually impaired individuals when she joined integrated education schools.
Optometrist’s Book Helps Preserve Children’s Vision
Dr. Mark Page has released a book helping parents to help their children do better in school, play and life.
It’s the End of Essential Phone As We Know it!
Essential is reportedly canceling the development of a follow-up to the Essential Phone and considering selling itself.
Amazon Just Added Two Features to Alexa’s Calendar Abilities
Amazon has been improving Alexa’s diary-managing skills for a while now, adding support for Outlook and iCloud in 2017. This made it easy to ask Alexa to put a meeting in your calendar on a set time and day. Just say: “Alexa, schedule a meeting for 2pm tomorrow afternoon.”
Astrosom Makes Outer Space Accessible for Blind People
Post-doc astrophysicist Greg Salvesen creates music out of astronomy data, making outer space more accessible to the blind and more engaging for non-scientists.
Google Home Will Now Let You Talk Through A Phone Menu System
Making a hands-free phone call through Google Home can be a convenience once you get used to doing it. However, hands-free calling was limited because you couldn’t communicate with automated systems that ask you to speak or press a number to choose a menu option until now. Android Police reports that this limitation has been overcome.
Deaf and Blind Students Explore STEM Workshop
Two Upstate technology companies have provided grants to fund a unique workshop for students at the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind.
Genetic Variants Could Predict Glaucoma with 75 percent Accuracy
A study led by scientists from King’s College London, University College London, Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School has identified 133 genetic variants that could help predict the risk of developing glaucoma, the world’s leading cause of incurable blindness.
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