Navigating a busy airport or bus terminal can be a challenging proposition for anyone who is blind or visually impaired. Enter ASSIST, an app for indoor navigation in development by a City College of New York-led consortium. The ASSIST app is part of the SAT-Hub project, which has received a boost from a $750,000 three-year grant from the Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Program at the National Science Foundation.
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Company Launches LiSA, a Voice-Based Social Wellness App for Older Adults
Cuida Health’s mission is to adapt and develop voice technology specifically to improve the social wellness of older adults. The company’s first product is LiSA, a “voice-activated wellness social platform” which aims to improve the day-to-day lives of seniors.
RightHear Launches Dedicated Smartphone App for Hospitals and Clinics
The company announced in a press release that the app currently provides accessibility, orientation and navigation support to the blind and visually impaired in more than 600 public venues throughout Israel. The system is also available in the U.S.
A Free App That Helps Visually Impaired People Play Guitar
Last month, Samsung Electronics Brazil announced the launch of Samsung Audio Acordes (Chords), a free application that teaches people with visual impairments to play the guitar in a practical and intuitive way.
Indiana State Museum Launches App for People Who are Visually Impaired
Launched on Sept. 19, the Indiana State Museum has a new app that will help provide access to the museum for people who are blind or visually impaired.
WayAround Smart Assistant Launched a Mobile App for the Vision Impaired.
Go Search App Now Reads the Web Out Loud
Google has launched a new feature for its lightweight Go search app: text-to-speech reading for websites.
Blind and Low Vision Customers Get Help Shopping at Supermarket with New App
Wegmans Food Markets is the first grocery chain in the U.S. to partner with Aira, a mobile app that offers next generation shopping assistance to customers who are blind or have low vision.
Fight for Sight Launches App for Virtual Race
The eye research charity Fight for Sight has launched an awareness-raising app that gives information on eye health while they run in a “virtual 10-kilometre race”.
App That Calls Sighted Volunteers Wins a Technology Award
Be My Eyes, a Danish company that allows some 87,000 people who have downloaded the free app to request assistance in situations where vision is needed from 1.5 million volunteers, won the accessibility prize at the Tech4Good awards.
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