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.
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Frequencies Missing in This Adventure Game
Solve mysteries and puzzles, explore environments and talk to characters. A short adventure game in classic point-and-click style with a small twist:
The game can be played by VoiceOver users with sound only! Best played with headphones.
See3D Project Develops Affordable 3D Printed Models for the Blind
In a recent TEDx talk, high school graduate Caroline Karbowski explained how her organization is developing tactile “visuals” that are complicated enough to be useful while inexpensive enough to be practical for the blind and visually impaired with 3D printing.
Lebanon Opens First ‘Blind-Friendly’ Supermarket
The first blind-friendly supermarket in the Middle East opened Sept. 27 in Beirut, as part of a project launched by Lebanese non-profit Red Oak. This supermarket initiative coincides with their other recent projects aimed at bringing blind and visually impaired people to museums.
The Game of Running Blind in FEAR
Tune your ears to the Zombies or you will die. Save the Fairies and they will give you light. But don’t ever stop.
CNIB Launches Phone It Forward
The CNIB Foundation has announced the launch of its newest program, Phone It Forward, a initiative that is the emblem of an exciting new direction for the century-old charity.
Students Develop ‘World-First’ Stargazing App for Blind and Partially Sighted
Two award-winning Brisbane engineering students, one of whom is blind, are building what they claim is a world-first stargazing app to cater to the blindness community.
University of Waterloo Develops Technology to Help Blind Use Touchscreens
New technology out of the University of Waterloo is looking to help visually impaired people better interact with touchscreen devices.
Looks Like Blitab is Back
When she was a graduate student in her native Bulgaria about five years ago, Kristina Tsvetanova was once asked to help a blind friend sign up online for a class. Understanding why he could not do so opened her eyes to the lag in technological innovation to benefit blind and visually impaired people.
1000 Blind and Visually Impaired People to Receive Specially Designed Smart Phones
1000 blind and visually impaired people in India will be given specially designed smart phones as part of the rehabilitation project Kazhcha.
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