Microsoft’s Seeing AI is an app that lets blind and low vision users convert visual data into audio feedback, and it just got a Cool new feature.
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Danish Researchers Developed the First Genderless Voice: Here’s How it Sounds
Danish companies Virtue Nordic and Copenhagen Pride have developed a new program that produces a genderless voice.
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.
Lanzhou University to Launch Online Braille Platform
A Chinese University will launch an online braille platform with a translation function to make it easier for the blind and visually impaired to read what they want, authorities said Thursday.
Blindfold Games Developer Awarded 2019 Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation in Assistive Technology at #CSUN19
Marty Schultz, founder of Blindfold Games, an app development company that builds accessible games for the visually impaired community, and co-founder of Objective Ed, an organization providing students with disabilities with educational games to achieve the best educational outcomes, has been named one of two recipients of the 2019 Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation along with a $5,000 award. Schultz was recognized for this honor, bestowed annually by National Braille Press, during a reception at the 34th CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim, California on March 13.
Lookout is Finally Available for Download, But Was it Worth the Wait?
Google’s Lookout app is finally available for download, but only in the U.S., and only for owners of Pixel devices.
US Government Plans to Monitor Your Facebook to Catch Disability Fraud
A proposed US administration rule would allow agency officials to monitor social media accounts of people that are on Social Security disability.
Eyeglasses Project Helping People See More Clearly
Over the past two years, a volunteer-led group that’s trying to help improve the vision of vulnerable people in Vancouver has given free eye exams and free corrective eyewear to more than 150 people.
15 Minute Laser Treatment Saves a Lifetime Use of Eye Drops
This 15-minute treatment reduces fluid pressure within the eye using lasers for patients with glaucoma.
New Laser-Based Technique Allows 3D images of the Eye
Scientists have developed a laser-based technique that can produce a full 3D image of all the layers of the retina, allowing doctors to better diagnose and treat eye diseases such as cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and cancer.
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