Braille readers are generally extremely complex mechanically, relying on hundreds of tiny hinges and gears to raise and lower the pins on demand — and they must also be robust enough to withstand constant pressure from touching. We’ve seen various innovations over the years from research institutions, but none have really made it to market. Dot is trying to change all that with not just better, more capable hardware but also deeper integrations with smartphones and tablets.
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Sault Transit partners with CNIB to implement accessibility app
A new app is now available in Sault Ste. Marie to help people who are blind or have vision loss navigate the transit system.
Amazon teams up to make basic healthcare more accessible with new telehealth feature
Amazon and Teladoc Health have teamed up to make telemedicine available on some Alexa devices.
GoodMaps providing accessible indoor navigation at CSUN 2022
GoodMaps will be providing accessible indoor navigation in the Anaheim Marriott for the CSUN conference, March 15-18!
Exhibits open to registered attendees at 4 PM on Tuesday the 15th and open to the public Wednesday 16th – Friday the 18th. Navigate the conference using GoodMaps Explore on IOS or Android. This is a golden opportunity to see if indoor navigation is something you would like to have in a building or transit facility near you. GoodMaps works with a variety of building types including corporate offices, museums, stadiums, hospitals, universities, and more.
Can these eye drops replace reading glasses?
After the age of 40, many people start developing presbyopia, a medical term rooted in the Greek phrase for old eyes. It gets harder to read books, food labels and menus. Soon people are reaching for drugstore reading glasses stashed in desk drawers and handbags, but now there is also this bottled solution: prescription eye drops designed to help older people see better up close.
Patients receive miniature telescope implant to improve vision
Three patients in Italy have been successfully implanted with SING IMT, an implantable miniature telescope that improves vision in late-stage age-related macular degeneration, according to a press release from Samsara Vision.
These goggles’ deliver pulses of electricity to stop glaucoma
Glaucoma is a common condition which can cause a loss of vision if not treated. Now ‘goggles’ which deliver pulses of electricity to the optic nerve are being trialled as a new way of halting its progress.
Talking bathroom scale for weighing yourself in 2022
This accessible bathroom scale is for people with visual impairments:
New app helps identify accessibility barriers at public sites
A new mobile application could be the secret to fixing accessibility problems in publicly funded institutions, according to the Laval disability rights group ROPPHL.
Hadley launches new interactive braille workshop
Since introduced more than 200 years ago, there have been many misperceptions about braille, including it can take years to learn and is exclusively a language for the blind. In fact, neither is true. Braille is not a language, rather it is a system of writing that uses combinations of raised dots to spell letters and numbers and is used both by people who are blind as well as those with varying levels of vision loss.
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