Hi Tech & Innovation
Theo, a 12-year-old boy who is blind, is seated at a table in a crowded kitchen on a gray and drippy mid-December day. A headband that houses cameras, a depth sensor and speakers rings his sandy-brown hair. He swivels his ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Software
Screen readers, which convert digital text to audio, can make computers more accessible to many disabled users—including those who are blind, low vision or dyslexic. Yet slideshow software, such as Microsoft PowerPoint ...
Oct 30, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Blind people, like sighted people, post on Instagram, swipe on Tinder, and text photos of their children to a group chat. They also use photos to learn about their visual surroundings.
Dec 2, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Picture yourself going to an unfamiliar supermarket for the first time. If you are a person who can see, you can simply look around to guide yourself and identify objects and obstacles. However, blind people must use other ...
Nov 28, 2018
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Software
Navigating airports can be tricky. They're loud, crowded and not always laid out intuitively. They're even more challenging for visually impaired people.
Jul 8, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Visually impaired iPhone users have two new free tools at their disposal, developed by a team now based at the University of Michigan. One can read the labels on control panels while the other identifies features in an image ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Consider going home alone on a train during rush hour at a station you are not all familiar with if you are not sighted.
Machine learning & AI
Japanese eSports gamer Mashiro is blind and often relies on a companion to get around Tokyo—but he hopes that artificial intelligence, hailed as a promising tool for people with disabilities, can help him travel alone.
Jul 11, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
In 2012, Steve Mahan, who is blind, climbed into the driver's seat of a self-driving car and rolled up to the drive-thru of a Taco Bell in a video that's been viewed more than 8 million times online.
Apr 13, 2018
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