The white cane that many blind and low vision people rely on for navigating the world hasn’t been upgraded in a century, but researchers are reporting progress on a “robo-cane” they hope will modernize the assistive device.
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When will self-driving cars be ready for blind and visually impaired people?
One day, cars will drive themselves. Driving will be a thing of the past, and if the tech industry is to be believed so will traffic and road accidents. All because the autonomous car’s computer brain is more connected and aware than any human driver could be. It’s a prospect that would change the way human beings get around the world.
How to make Mac speak announcements and notifications
Your Mac’s Speak Announcements feature belongs to Apple’s Accessibility settings, which include several features designed to help more people access and navigate their devices efficiently.
Coconut is accessible for Visually Impaired users
Accessible-Coconut (AC) is a community-driven Linux distro that aims to make technology accessible for the visually impaired. This distro is feature-packed with all possible accessibility tools to assist people with visual disabilities.
Restaurant installs technology for blind and vision impaired customers
Vispero has been selected by McDonald’s to assist in providing customers with an accessible kiosk experience.
University of Manitoba incorporates accessibility by licensing YuJa video platform
The University of Manitoba (UM) is delivering on its commitment to inclusivity and accessibility through the licensing and subsequent deployment of the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform and Panorama for Digital Accessibility.
Visually impaired players can now play badminton using drone
Led by assistant professor yoichi ochiai, a team of students from the university of tsukuba in japan, have formed the digital nature group to develop technological solutions that bring humans and machines closer together.
Clubhouse adds spatial audio effects to rooms
Clubhouse announced Sunday that its rooms will now be infused with spatial audio to give the app’s listeners a richer sense of hanging out live with a group of other people.
EA’s Patent Pledge will give competitors free access to accessibility technology
Electronic Arts is announcing a Patent Pledge where it will give competitors and developers free access to its accessibility-related patents and technology.
Google designs Auditorial as an accessible storytelling website
For readers with visual disabilities, navigating the web can be a challenge. That’s because 97% of websites do not meet necessary accessibility standards, even when 300 million people have visual impairment of some kind.
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