At this year’s Google I/O developer conference, the Android accessibility services team announced new changes coming to Android P in order to make the operating system easier to use for everyone. In preparation for Google’s release of Android P, the team added new features that allow users to accomplish more tasks easier than ever.
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Google Picks Be My Eyes as the Best App for Accessibility
Every year at Google’s I/O developer conference, the Internet giant hosts the Google Play Awards to recognize the best Android apps from the Play Store.
Microsoft Launching AI for Accessibility
Microsoft is launching AI for Accessibility, a $25m program to fund ways to leverage artificial intelligence to the benefit of those with disabilities. Announced at Build 2018, the five year scheme will fund and support projects that use AI to alleviate the impact of being blind, deaf, and more.
UK Government to Fund the Cost of Assistive Technology for disabled Employees
Access to Work provides financial support to ensure someone’s disability or health condition does not hold them back at work and can cover assistive technology, workplace adaptations, transport, and interpreters.
Study Finds Chocolate Could Improve Your Eyesight
Scientists from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas found that antioxidant compounds in chocolate called flavanols gave a slight temporary boost to the eyesight of up to 30 young adults.
RIT/NTID Has Developed a Museum App for Art Lovers with Disabilities
The app will provide access to art for deaf and hard-of-hearing, and other people with disabilities. It provides content in various forms, including video in American Sign Language, transcripts and audio and visual descriptions.
A Sensory Garden for the Visually Impaired that Engages All Your Senses
A first of its kind in Pune, the carefully designed garden allows visually impaired students from the Technical Training Institute of Poona Blind Men’s Association (PBMA) in Ramtekdi, Hadapsar an opportunity to ‘feel’ and understand their surroundings.
Eyes-Free Fitness Now Available for iOS
Eyes-Free Fitness is the first app designed to help people who are blind and visually impaired reach their health and fitness goals.
Ottawa Startup Looking to Improve Vision With Diamond Eye Implant
An Ottawa-based company is working to improve the effectiveness of vision-restoring technology with its Diamond Eye implant.
New Stem cell Therapy is Now FDA Compliant in the United States
Dr. Jeffrey N. Weiss, a physician, retinal specialist and electrical engineer did his first ocular retinal stem cell surgery in Germany and now it is FDA compliant in the United States.
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