A research group led by the Virtual Environments and Multimodal Interaction Laboratory (VEMI Lab) at the University of Maine is developing a smartphone app that provides the navigational assistance needed for people with disabilities and seniors to enjoy ride-sharing and ride-hailing, collectively termed mobility-as-a-service, with the latest in automotive technology.
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AWARE app helps visually impaired explore their surroundings independently!
Introducing a mobile app to help visually impaired explore their surroundings independently!
This Navigation App Guides Users Through Every Turn
When she was 16, Rose Sarkany was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that causes a loss of peripheral vision. Since then, her sight has faded to about five degrees of peripheral vision (compared to about 170 degrees for most people).
Smart Suitcase Could Help Blind and Visually Impaired Travelers
A group of Japanese companies is developing a suitcase-shaped robot that uses AI to help blind and visually impaired people to travel independently.
AccessiBuild Indoor Navigation App Launches for People with Vision Loss
AccessiBuild, developed by Marc Rayner and Jeff Godfrey, is an indoor navigation system for people with visual impairments.
Target Offers Free Navigation Service for Blind and Visually Impaired Shoppers
Steve Decker, blind since birth and lead accessibility consultant at Target does a lot of online shopping with the help of tools that read text out loud.
Microsoft Funds AI Navigation App for Blind, Low Vision and Wheelchair Pedestrians
A Canadian startup has been named a grantee of Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility initiative, a $25 million, five year grant program launched last year to help NGOs, academics, researchers, and inventors accelerate their work for people with disabilities.
Google Maps Launches Detailed Voice Guidance To Help The Blind and Visually Impaired With Navigation
As part of World Sight Day, Google Maps is improving walking directions for people with visual impairments. The Google service can now offer more detailed voice guidance and new types of verbal announcements.
Shopping Centre Improves Navigation for Blind and Visually Impaired Shoppers
Barkly Square shopping centre in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick is becoming more accessible for blind and visually impaired shoppers.
Is Android Q Stealing iPhone Navigation Gestures?
In Android 9 Pie, Google introduced a new navigation system. Naturally, it was compared with Apple’s gestures, introduced in the iPhone X. Android’s version might either be too iPhone-like or not enough. For better or worse, Android Q might change that and by change, we mean making its gestures resemble Apple’s even more closely.
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