Amazon is coming out with more Alexa-powered devices, with plans to release at least 8 new voice-controlled hardware devices before the end of the year.
Laser-Base Imaging Device Screens for Early Signs of Blindness
An Auckland bioengineer has made research into screening for eye diseases his life’s obsession in honor of his father who went blind as a boy.
Spider-Man on PS4 Introduces Accessibility Options
Marvel’s Spider-Man follows in the footsteps of Uncharted 4, and Horizon: Zero Dawn as a PlayStation exclusive with great accessibility options. The Insomniac-developed game features extensive in-game options to help make Spider-Man PS4 more accessible for all gamers.
Students Develop ‘World-First’ Stargazing App for Blind and Partially Sighted
Two award-winning Brisbane engineering students, one of whom is blind, are building what they claim is a world-first stargazing app to cater to the blindness community.
RNIB Hosts Low Vision Course
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) hosted a low vision course with six CET points available at its Low Vision Centre in London today.
University of Waterloo Develops Technology to Help Blind Use Touchscreens
New technology out of the University of Waterloo is looking to help visually impaired people better interact with touchscreen devices.
Looks Like Blitab is Back
When she was a graduate student in her native Bulgaria about five years ago, Kristina Tsvetanova was once asked to help a blind friend sign up online for a class. Understanding why he could not do so opened her eyes to the lag in technological innovation to benefit blind and visually impaired people.
SAN FRANCISCO Inventors Develop High-Tech Device To Help The Visually Impaired
A group of Bay Area teens was mingling with Silicon Valley’s top dogs, sharing a new device and app that help the visually impaired.
Researchers from the U.S. and U.K. Win Prize for Restoring Children’s Eyesight
Researchers in the United States and Britain are sharing a 1 million-euro prize from a Portuguese scientific foundation for developing revolutionary gene therapy that has restored the sight of children.
1000 Blind and Visually Impaired People to Receive Specially Designed Smart Phones
1000 blind and visually impaired people in India will be given specially designed smart phones as part of the rehabilitation project Kazhcha.
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