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Amazon Introduces New Accessibility Features for Blind and Visually Impaired Customers
Amazon has just announced braille input/output for Amazon Fire tablets and magnification for Amazon Fire TV.
College Students Invent Smart Helmet for Blind People to See’ Obstacles and Read Out Text
Five students from China have developed a smart helmet that could aid the visually impaired in their everyday activities.
Lions Club Enables Blind people to Enjoy Botanical Garden
In a recent opening of the Lions’ Sensory Garden at the botanical garden on September 8, 2017, which was attended by 60 Lions club members from across the West Rand (Wilro Park, Helderkruin, Roodepoort Host, Clearwater Cyber and Krugersdorp), honoured guests from the botanical garden, and the Guide Dog Association SA.
Store Owner Threatens to Call Police if Blind Man Ever Comes Back with Service Dog
Guy Carriere’s sense of independence has grown by leaps and bounds since acquiring his service dog, Dixon, a little over a year ago.
A Glimpse of a blind software developer’s Workflow
Tuukka Ojala is a blind software developer in Finland. When he works, he keeps his laptop closed with an external keyboard attached to it. In this interview on Vincit, he explains how he works:
How Video Goggles and a Implant Could Cure Blindness
Blindness is a condition that affects millions of people across the globe. While some people only suffer partial blindness, some are left completely without sight. Sometimes people are born with no sight and other times it occurs gradually. Either way, it’s not a nice condition and one that scientists have battled with for a long time to try and find some kind of cure or effective form of treatment. But so far, nothing seems to be that effective.
blind woman denied stay at a BnB, then threatened with libel after writing a negative review online
Kaye Leslie is blind and depends on service dog Stormy to get around. She was looking into a wine-tasting trip to Prince Edward County with friends this fall. However, when she called Sunrise Bed and Breakfast in Bloomfield, she was flat out rejected.
This Fashionable Tech Helps Blind and Low-Vision People Navigate
UK-based designer Emilios Farrington-Arnas has created a wearable for the blind and low-vision with the emphasis on merging fashion with technology.
American Veterans with Blindness to Receive Cyber Eyez Glasses
Vuzix, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, has announced that they have joined with CyberTimez in partnership with the Wounded Warrior Program to deliver Cyber Eyez, a smart glasses based visual aid software to assist American veterans with low vision and blindness, wounded warriors and veterans. The Wounded Warrior Program, an approved Ability One vendor, is an organization with the mission to assist wounded warriors, both men and women who have sustained permanent injury as a result of their tour in combat in their recovery efforts, which often includes employment assistance.
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