In this podcast, Justin demonstrates how to use Roger for iOS. While there are many different ways of sending audio messages to friends around the world, Roger offers something that cannot be matched: audio quality. Justin proceeds to show us the customizability that the app offers, as well as how to send and listen to voice messages. A big thank you goes to the developers of Roger, who took special effort to make their app accessible with VoiceOver, and who have pledged to continue this support in the future.
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Comics for the Blind: A Spotlight Interview with Guy Hasson from Comics Empower
Comics Empower is featured in this weeks Spotlight Interview. The online comic book shop that was created by Guy Hasson. who makes comics for the blind and the visually impaired!
Pico Pen – Enabling Drawing For The Blind.
In this episode which is unedited coverage from CSUN13. As we were leaving the convention floor, we came across an amazing pen for the blind before it was packed away and returned to Japan.
Nippon Telesoft,
makers of the Seika braille displays were showcasing tactile artwork drawn by blind Japanese students, using a pen-shaped device called the Pico which transfers balls of wax into raised lines.
FreeVoxTouch, First Smart Watch for the Blind
In this episode we discover the World’s only smart watch available for the VI community.
FreeVoxTouch
is a smart watch. This means that in addition to a speaking watch function for both blind and sighted, the FreeVoxTouch is a memo recorder, a music player, and a stopwatch / countdown timer. All controlled through a touch screen and working on an Android operating system.
Innovative Technology Empowers Blind and Partially Sighted Shoppers with Audible Product Information
Blind and partially sighted consumers constitute a growing demographic, and innovative solutions are emerging to facilitate their access to essential on-pack product information and nutritional details.
Startup Develops a Smart Headband to Assist Blind Swimmers
EyeCan, an Israeli startup, has developed a smart headband to assist blind swimmers in navigating obstacles while swimming. This innovative device utilizes vibrations and bone conduction technology to provide real-time alerts and enhance the safety and confidence of visually impaired individuals in the pool.
Mobile App Allows Early Detection of Eye Diseases, Reducing Blindness Risks
The world of healthcare is witnessing a groundbreaking advancement with the development of the mobile app “BegIA.” Created by two visionary Master’s Degree students in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), BegIA utilizes the power of artificial intelligence to revolutionize the early detection of debilitating eye diseases such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and cataracts. With a simple selfie, this innovative app can swiftly diagnose these conditions, guiding users to seek timely medical intervention and expert care. The app’s potential to transform global eye health has been recognized, and it recently earned the prestigious Ramón Molinas Foundation Prize for Social Impact at the 2023 SpinUOC event.
U.S. company implants brain chips for 50 people to cure blindness, deafness and more…
A US firm has implanted 50 chips into people’s brains, with scientists at the company hopeful that they will one day be able to massively improve the lives of people with blindness, deafness, depression and physical paralysis.
A group of students is using artificial intelligence to help blind and partially sighted people navigate
Rudransh Goyal, Vinayak Maheshwari, and Mustafa Zahid make up Team Guiding Eyes, which was recently named one of the five finalists of the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest. The contest asks Canadians between the ages of 16 and 25 to solve problems in their communities using STEM skills.
Study reveals blind individuals have an enhanced capacity to sense their own heartbeat
A study conducted by scientists from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Jagiellonian University in Poland reveals that blind individuals exhibit an ability to sense their own heartbeats. The study suggests that blindness results in an enhanced capacity to perceive internal bodily signals.
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