This New York mother was determined to ensure her visually impaired son would have a great life. Gracie Benedith-Cane’s son, Wani, was two months old when she noticed something different about her baby in their Brooklyn home.
Braille
This Pocket-Sized Braille Reader will Be Available This Year
Many blind or partially sighted people rely on braille, a unique system of raised dots that can be read by touch to read.
University Introduces New Wayfinding System for Blind and Visually Impaired People
The University of Guelph has installed BlindSquare, an app-based wayfinding system to help visually impaired students, staff and visitors find their way around campus.
Activist Improving Accessibility Across Canada
Accessibility activist Rick Hansen has a new poster to show you. One with adjustable text at an eye level so people in wheelchairs can read it, text in multiple languages, a braille pad and even a recording of someone reading it.
Microsoft Makes Gaming More Accessible with This Xbox Braille Controller for Blind and Low Vision Gamers
Microsoft has patented a major change to the standard Xbox controller, adding a Braille display for vision-impaired gamers and paddles for Braille input.
Turkish Developer Promoted to Lead Microsoft’s Accessibility Team
Hasan Özdemir, a visually impaired software developer known for his work for visually impaired users in Turkey, has been promoted to lead Microsoft’s accessibility team at the company’s US headquarters.
Lego Unveils Prototype Designed to Help Blind and Visually Impaired Children Learn Braille
Recently, Lego unveiled a prototype of new “Braille bricks” at the Sustainable Brands Conference in Paris.
Textbook Publisher is First to Get Accessibility Certification from Benetech
Textbook publisher Macmillan Learning is the first publisher to gain an ebook accessibility certification from Benetech.
First Disney Activity Books in Braille Now Available for Children Across North America
An idea from six years ago has finally come to fruition — the first braille activity books featuring popular Disney characters are in the hands of children across North America.
Can Assistive Technology for the Blind and Visually Impaired Compete with Mainstream Devices?
Assistive Technology for the blind and visually impaired is becoming faster, smaller and more powerful than ever in 2019.
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