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Apple announces new accessibility features coming soon to an Apple near you
It’s that time of year, in honour of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Apple is previewing a number of new accessibility features coming to iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac later this year. The company says that these new features will bring additional ways for users with disabilities to “navigate, connect, and get the most out of Apple products.”
Researchers develop 3D printed bracelet to use computers and play video games
Australian researchers are developing a 3D printed bracelet to allow people living with hand-impairment to easily use computers and play video games.
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.
Spacefelt releases labeling solution for the visually impaired
Vision loss can have a significant impact on one’s ability to perform even the basic tasks. Simple activities such as picking the right condiments from the kitchen cabinet, identifying medicines, reading the numbers on a credit card, or picking matching clothes, at most times, require the assistance of a sighted person. The startup, Grailmaker Innovations has developed Spacefelt, a tagging and labelling app for persons with visual impairment. Using it, the user can tag, label and identify objects around them independently.
Microsoft project helps blind people with social cues and behaviours
PeopleLens is a research project at Microsoft that helps the user stay aware of the locations and identities of the people around them, promoting richer and more spontaneous interactions.
Company develops illumie for blind and visually impaired people to navigate
illumie is a project out of Europe and ran through Sopra Steria, a software developer. It was part of the House of Creative Denmark at South By Southwest in Austin last week. The event focused on Danish creators in film, technology and other platforms.
Envision announces new features to its smart glasses at CSUN Conference 2022
Envision is an innovative AI solution that aims to help the visually impaired navigate through daily life. now, the company has revealed some impressive updates to its smart glasses and mobile app.
UArizona develops new navigational tool for blind and partially sighted travellers
Those who are visually impaired may have a new navigational tool thanks to a collaboration at the University of Arizona.
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.
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