Analytics company SAS has introduced a free browser extension that converts graphs and charts into sound, allowing users to create digital maps that can be explored using non-visual methods.
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Google Lookout Updates App with Food Labeling and Scanning Documents
Google Lookout, the accessibility app that aids the blind and visually impaired identify objects through the use of their phone camera, has been upgraded with some new features and improvements.
Laundry Lens Now Accessible for VoiceOver Users
Laundry Lens is the perfect companion for doing the laundry.
Engineering Students Design Haptic Feedback Vest to Direct Blind and Partially Sighted People
Students from Harvard recently developed a wearable device for visually impaired people to navigate more easily.
This Navigation App Guides Users Through Every Turn
When she was 16, Rose Sarkany was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that causes a loss of peripheral vision. Since then, her sight has faded to about five degrees of peripheral vision (compared to about 170 degrees for most people).
Magnifier Gets New Features in iOS 14
The Magnifier tool, designed for those with low vision, has new capabilities in iOS 14 .
New CVS Pharmacy App Feature Reads Prescription Labels Out Loud for Blind and Partially Sighted Patients
– CVS introduced Spoken Rx™, a new feature of the CVS Pharmacy app that can read important prescription information out loud.
Apple’s iOS 14 Releases New Accessibility Feature That Alerts Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Users
At its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced that iOS 14 will have a new accessibility feature that can alert deaf and hard-of-hearing users to 14 different sounds.
This Glove Will Translate Sign Language Into Speech in Real Time
UCLA bioengineers have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real time through a smartphone app.
Student Develops Audio Horror Game for Everyone
A Tayside student has used his studies to create a horror game which captures imagination through the use of sound.
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