Travelers who are blind or have low vision now have access to Aira, an assistive technology when they visit Winnipeg Richardson International Airport.
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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.
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.
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.
City Testing Speaker System for Blind and Partially Sighted Pedestrians
The City of Lethbridge is trying out a new speaker system at some of its downtown intersections to assist those who are visually impaired by providing a safer way to cross busy streets.
Microsoft Funds AI Navigation App for Blind, Low Vision and Wheelchair Pedestrians
A Canadian startup has been named a grantee of Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility initiative, a $25 million, five year grant program launched last year to help NGOs, academics, researchers, and inventors accelerate their work for people with disabilities.
How To Make Amazon Echo Play a Sound When You Say “Alexa”
The Amazon Echo lights up whenever it’s activated, but if yours isn’t within your line of sight, you can enable an audible tone instead. Here’s how.
New Chrome Feature Describes Images On Websites for Blind and Partially Sighted Users
Google has added a new feature to Chrome that can identify the objects in an image, and describe them for blind or partially sighted users.
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