Echolocation has been used as a way for blind people to navigate, despite the skill’s usefulness, few blind people have actually learned how to use echolocation. Now, though, researchers say humans can learn echolocation in as little as 10 weeks.
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How to Get a List of Directions in Apple Maps
Did you know that you can get a step-by-step list of directions in Apple Maps? For your trip, you might want to take a screenshot of Apple Maps directions to prevent battery drain, or you might want to view a list of directions on your iPhone to preview all the steps before you travel to your destination.
This app allows you to search, rate and discover the accessibility of places around your city
Access Now is a mobile platform that allows anyone regardless of their ability to search for, rate and discover information about the accessibility of places and experiences around their city.
App that helps blind travelers navigate public transit debuts in Washington
An app designed to help visually impaired or blind pedestrians use public transit debuted at a Washington subway station last Tuesday.
Apple adds accessibility to Fitness+, live sessions, shortcut suggestions, and more
Apple adds accessibility to Fitness+, live sessions, shortcut suggestions, and more
City launches app for residents with mobility issues to book accessible rides
City of Winnipeg launches app for residents with mobility issues to book accessible cab rides.
Google testing technology for athletes with blindness exercise unassisted
Athletes living with blindness regularly put their trust in sighted counterparts to guide their every footstep as they run across pathways they cannot see. But Google is developing technology that could one day allow these runners to exercise independently.
Train stations fitted with new devices to help blind and partially sighted people
Train stations fitted with new devices to help blind and partially sighted people
Microsoft mobile app is making bus stops more accessible
A team at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear, led by Associate Professor Gang Luo, has been focusing on vision assistive technology for over a decade, running research studies on technology development, intervention, evaluation, and human factors in mobility for people who are blind or low vision. While transit agencies have a mandate to improve accessibility to public transportation as part of the Americans with Disability Act, opportunities exist to improve existing technologies and further remove barriers. Developing a cost-effective tool was paramount for the team in their aim to make bus stops more accessible and easily identifiable to all.
New sensor technology helps blind and visually impaired pedestrians avoid hazards
A new patented technology from Intelligent Material Solutions, Inc. is designed to help pedestrians who are blind and visually impaired navigate busy sidewalks and avoid sidewalk hazards. The sensor tech uses a cooperative guidance system to determine the pedestrians’ precise geolocation and guide them to public transportation, retail entrances, sidewalk exits and other locations.
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