Travelers who are blind or have low vision now have access to Aira, an assistive technology when they visit Winnipeg Richardson International Airport.
American Printing House Wins International CES Award for Code Jumper
The Consumer Technology Association awarded American Printing House (APH) with a highly coveted Best of Innovation Award. The award, won in the accessibility category, honors APH’s Code Jumper, an incredible, inclusive product that allows children who are blind or visually impaired to learn computer coding alongside their sighted peers.
EyeQue Wins 2020 CES Innovation Award for their New At-Home Vision Monitoring Kit
EyeQue, the leader in award-winning vision wellness devices, has been honored with a CES 2020 Innovation Award for the EyeQue Vision Monitoring Kit™: a convenient, low-cost eye wellness system designed for everyone from children to adults. The announcement was made during CES Unveiled New York, an invite-only tech event bringing together top media, exhibitors and industry leaders for a sneak peek of the products and trends expected at CES 2020, which will run January 7-10, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV.
Aira Joins Microsoft and Moovit to Make Public Transport More Accessible for Blind and Visually Impaired Travelers
Aira has announced a partnership with Microsoft and Moovit to help blind and low-vision users access public transport more easily.
Study Shows White Noise Can Improve Hearing
Cochlear implants could be stimulated with an effect similar to white noise in order to improve hearing of their users, according to a new study.
Russian Researchers Unveil TouchVR Haptic Device
Researchers at Russia’s Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology are proposing a big step forward for wearable accessory that applies direct force on the palm and vibrotactile feedback to the fingers, enabling users to feel the weight, texture, softness, and slippage of VR objects.
How To Get Disney+ for Free Right Now
With generous usage guidelines four concurrent streams, up to seven user profiles per account, Disney+ is inevitably going to be shared by people.
Building Raspberry Pi Smart Guitar for Blind, Deaf and Mute Musicians
Building a Raspberry Pi-based accessible Smart Guitar
The device, which is based around a Raspberry Pi, is called the Chord Assist, created by Joe Birch, an Android Engineer and Google Developer Expert for Android.
How To Hear a Sound On Your Google Speaker After Saying OK Google
When your Google Nest or Google Home speaker or display hears (“OK Google” or “Hey Google”), it records what you say and sends the recording to Google to fulfill your request.
Smartphone Voting Could Expand Accessibility Using Blockchain Technology
Some voters with disabilities will be able to cast their ballots on smart phones using blockchain technology for the first time in a U.S. election.
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