For the visually-impaired students of Bangalore University, lessons will become a tad easier as they can now convert their lessons from English to Kannada without any hassle.
2012/01/05
The Ministry of Transport and Communications announced its plans for a project that would put new living-assistance technology into the hands of Turkey's visually impaired.
2012/01/05
Darwin Reader for Android supports all flavors of DAISY digital talking books, including DAISY 2 and DAISY 3 text and audio formats.
2011/12/09
Software major Microsoft India introduced disabled-friendly tools for application in software of common use.
2011/12/07
The new Samsung Galaxy Nexus - first mobile phone to come with the Ice Cream Sandwich version of the Android operating system installed.
2011/12/07
Developed by IIT-Delhi, stick to have sensors to alert danger, also inform size, shape, type of obstacles
2011/10/17
A group of students from international schools in the city have developed robots as part of the Sixth Indian Robotic Olympiad - Mumbai Chapter.
2011/09/20
Google Calendar now has new keyboard shortcuts and better screen reader support for our blind users.
2011/09/16
Limited time offer for Nuance Talks at concessional rate of Rs. 1800 only
2011/08/25
Scientists are developing smart and sleek bionic spectacles which they say could soon be on sale and help hundreds of thousands of blind people see.
2011/07/06
The pen can read any verse of the Koran loud and clear. All one has to do is to touch it on any page or verse and listen to the Arabic version.
2011/06/24
For a person who is totally blind — as Neto has been for over two-and-a-half years since he was shot in the face by a bullet in Chinatown — identifying words on a wall is revolutionary.
2011/06/07
Research on an electric wheelchair that can sense it´s environment and transmit information to a person who is visually impaired, has been tested at Lulea University of Technology.
2011/05/17
A part of the eye that is essential for vision has been created in the laboratory from animal stem cells, offering hope to the blind and partially sighted.
2011/04/11
For a man whose view of the world has slowly faded to black over 30 years, a device that allows him to see flashes of light has kindled his hope of one day gazing upon his grandson's face.
2011/04/08
But for millions of others — those who are unable to see — the Web is a wildly different place. Characters become sounds. Layouts are meaningless. Images are, at best, words and, at worst, blank spaces. And yet the blind browse the same Internet as everyone else, every day.
2011/04/08
A team of ASU students and alumni has developed a device to help low-vision students who have trouble seeing the board in class.
2011/04/07
The Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC) launched fully accessible `talking electrotherapy physiotherapy equipment', for the visually challenged physiotherapists.
2011/03/31
If technology is to truly reduce the gap between the disabled and the able-bodied, it will have to incorporate universal design and cost less.
2011/03/24
A bionic eye that allows the blind to see has been approved after thorough testing.
2011/03/17
A blind man in the US is said to have created history by driving a car around a race track in a test which could one day lead to all visually impaired people taking to the roads, a media report said.
2011/02/02
Aasaan, part of a new range of cellphones, has large keypads and numbers printed on them in magnified, bold letters.
2011/01/14
A visually challenged person cannot see the beauty of the Taj Mahal. But now he will be able to ‘feel’ the beauty of the monument by touching the exteriors of a scaled-down model of the Taj.
2010/07/26
Lighthouse International is participating in an exciting research project that holds great promise for helping people who are blind to see. It is the only FDA-approved, long-term clinical trial of its kind to determine the effectiveness of a new retinal prosthesis — and it is already yielding promising results.
2010/06/17
The first flexible retinal implant could restore some vision to people with certain forms of visual impairment.
2009/12/18
Education for visually impaired students is now easier thanks to audio files being easily accessible on a new portable, handy, pocket-sized device called the audio book reader (ABR).
2009/07/23
The device, which consists of a miniature camera mounted on a pair of sunglasses, a tongue sensor and a small control unit, was developed by Wicab of Middleton.
2009/05/29
IISc starts work on text-to-speech technology with 2010 as target date.
2009/05/26
The 500-pound gizmo, which will be launched this summer, clips on to the dog's harness and vibrates on the left or right side to tell the handler which direction to go in.
2009/04/29
A new device may help restore sight for people with severe macular degeneration.
2009/04/09
Researchers have built a robotic pen to guide the hands of the blind;, test subjects start writing recognisable letters after short practice, session.,
2008/11/04
A machine that can predict if you will go blind in your 60s by testing your eyes in your 20s is to be launched.
2008/11/03
A 73-year old former teacher at a school for the visually challenged along with a professor from Tsukuba University of Technology have together developed a new mobile phone that sends out vibrations representing Braille symbols, making it possible for people with sight and hearing difficulties to communicate.,
2008/10/04
IBM launched on Tuesday an application that seeks to harness the power and time of Internet users around the globe to make the Web more accessible to the visually impaired.,
2008/09/07
A multilingual Refreshable Braille Reader for use of visually, challenged persons, and having a number of novel features has been, designed, manufactured and launched by the city based firm Automatic, Control Equipments.,
2008/09/04
Researchers based at MIT are feeling fairly confident that their, development is within a few years of being able to "restore partial, sight to people who have slowly gone blind because of degenerative, diseases of the retina.",
2008/09/04
, The Hindi speaking Blind of, India have now got reason to rejoice as they too will be able to operate, computers independently and that too in Hindi. The JAWS Talking Software from, Freedom Scientific Inc., USA ,, which converts a PC into a talking computer enabling the visually impaired to, learn and operate computers independently is now being released in Hindi, language also along with English. ,
2008/07/29
Pulse Smartpen, WebAnywhere among affordable new technologies.,
2008/07/22
German scientists have invented a wireless bionic eyeball that can, restore vision to patients who have become blind due to retina damage, or disease.,
2008/06/23
Switzerland-based FAG Graphic Systems unveiled its solution to the problem of ensuring braille in pharmaceutical leaflets is free from mistakes.,
2008/06/17
A robot and special computer are helping New Zealand blind children learn to write for the first time.,
2008/04/14
Lakhs of visually challenged students, deprived of text books and magazines in Braille for years, will be a happy lot. The reason — a software called ‘Poornachandra Tejaswi Braille Kannada Thanthra msha’, developed by three IT professionals in Mysore.
2008/04/03
A UK University has come out with a speech recognition technology for languages used in India and Sri Lanka.
2008/03/25
Two, Qatari scientists have achieved a milestone by inventing a unique, language tool for teaching blind people in Qatar and other parts of the, world.,
2008/03/20
The technology used in the Zen PC is far from ready, but the idea of a, PC for the blind or visually impaired is one that could be very useful, and helpful.,
2008/03/20
A new contact lens embedded with electronic circuits could be the seed for "bionic eyes" that can see displays overlaid on a person's field of view, researchers say.
2008/02/22
A master degree student has developed talking books for the blind and is willing to disseminate the method to making them for others to produce teaching materials for the blind.
2008/02/22
Replay AV was the only mainstream software in the top four software nominated for the Best Software in the Blind Bargains Access Awards announced last week. The other software nominated was software specifically created for the blind.
2008/02/21
The Nokia cell phone is loaded with software that turns text on photographed documents into speech.
2008/02/20
Microsoft and the Daisy (Digital Accessible Information System) Consortium have been collaborating on a free, downloadable plug-in for Microsoft Word that would convert open Extensible Markup Language (openXML)-supported documents into a friendlier format accessible to people with visual, physical, perceptual, cognitive or even learning disability.
2008/01/29
A new electric brailler for visually impaired people will be available in the country in February, says the South African National Council for the Blind (SANCB).
2008/01/29
NASA unveiled a new book that brings majestic images taken by its Great Observatories to the fingertips of the blind. "Touch the Invisible Sky" is a 60-page book with color images of nebulae, stars, galaxies and some of the telescopes that captured the original pictures.
2008/01/28
The magazine, to be launched on 1 February, will be sold through subscriptions and also distributed free to institutions working with the blind in Maharashtra.
2008/01/28
Clarity LLC, manufacturers of assistive technologies for the visually impaired is set to launch the Rio, the newest in its Next Generation product line.
2008/01/25
Braille maps are to be introduced in Princesshay in Exeter city centre following successful trials.
2008/01/25
Using technology he brought “sight” to hundreds of visually impaired students. The amazing young Vietnamese man's name is Dang Hoai Phuc, aged 26. He is the On-net Technical Initiative Project Coordinator, in charge of On-net’s Southeast Asian programs.
2008/01/23
A do it yourself book on yoga for the visually-impaired has been written in Braille but the language is Marathi. The writer Mangala Sarda is a yoga instructor with 10 years of experience working with the National Association for the Blind.
2008/01/23
The British Computer Association of the Blind (BCAB) has launched an initiative called EyeT4All. The revolutionary initiative brings easy to use, affordable access technology to visually impaired people around the UK .
2008/01/23
New machines, which feature large touch screens, Braille, and earphones to listen to recorded content of the ballot, will be used during the Feb. 5 state primary.
2008/01/23
HSBC Bank USA , N.A. today announced the availability of audio-enabled or "talking" ATMs in more than 250 locations across the U.S. The talking ATMs provide spoken instructions in English and Spanish and allow individuals with visual impairments to hear on-screen information when conducting banking transactions.
2008/01/23
Easy Walk is a new system developed in Europe. It provides blind people with a type of talking map that can help guide them if they are lost.<br><br>
2007/07/05
, T.T.T. incorporates Braille, raised graphics and voice technology to help visually impaired students.
2007/05/02
German researchers have found that an electronically boosted light-sensitive chip has the potential to restore sight to some blind patients.
2007/03/22
, Soon, cell phones could help visually impaired people reach their destination. I.I.I.T. Bangalore along with two Chennai based companies has developed a technology that helps blind people navigate through cities.
2007/02/19
, A one-pound keyboard with six keys lets blind people take notes.
2006/12/18
I.Accessible.2, the new software from I.B.M. will significantly improve the conversion quality of on-screen text into clearly defined audio for users with visual disabilities.
2006/12/14
, Banks can now provide their visually impaired customers a security solution for online banking services.
2006/12/05
, Parmeet and Satvir, both visually impaired, have created history. They developed their own software in Braille format and successfully used it in their class twelfth examinations.
2006/12/04
Its motto is to give information access to its audience. Audio Journal reads out news, views and even obituaries to its visually impaired listeners.
2006/11/09
Robotiker-Tecnalia Technological Centre (Spain) aims to develop a mobile device that reads out information displays on advertisement, microwave etc. That makes them the winner of the fourth O.N.C.E. International Research and Development Award.
2006/10/27
, This Dallas model home shows how people with visual disability can live independently.
2006/10/23
‘Talk 64’, a talking software keeps visually impaired players informed about their moves in the game.
2006/10/10
, Trinetra system is combination of a barcode-scanning pencil and a smart cellphone that lets visually impaired people distinguish between various groceries products without assistance from a sighted individual.
2006/10/08
, Elizabeth Goldring of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A., has designed a ‘Seeing Machine’ that allows legally blind people a view of the world.
2006/10/06
, More accurate than the Global Positioning System and lightweight, the new navigational device ‘Tormes System’ enables visually impaired people to travel on their own.
2006/10/02
, Trials of a pioneering new system providing spoken information at bus stops about bus arrival times have gone live this month in Scotland.
2006/10/02
, 3M Touch Systems monitors have been used to create an award winning reading station for visually impaired people.
2006/10/02
, An Irish company has launched the downloadable software MT1 that reads emails and word documents aloud from mobile devices.
2006/10/02
, The National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre, Thailand, aided by a research team at Prince of Songkla University, has developed a Braille notebook.
2006/10/02
The 'AccessibleNews Plug in' is an extension for Internet Explorer. It makes web pages easier to use and faster to read with screen readers.
2006/09/29
, U.3. Smart drives enable visually impaired people to use any P.C. without having to download any special software.
2006/09/25
Scientists at Milan have invented a device that makes internet more accessible to blind people.
2006/09/23
‘Phetch’ -An online game aims to make the Internet more accessible to the visually impaired people.
2006/09/22
Voice-Eye reads out text, plays music and a lot more. It is the latest technology enabler for blind people.
2006/09/21
Seattle (U.S.) is becoming more accessible to people with visual disability. Audio signs are being installed at various landmarks and in public transport to facilitate movements for blind people.
2006/08/30
Major Internet companies are attempting to meet the needs of the hundreds of thousands of blind people who regularly browse the Web.
2006/08/30
A high-tech pair of glasses and shoes have been developed to help visually impaired find their way even through the trickiest terrain.
2006/08/30
Wearable computer system emits audio cues that guide visually impaired.
2006/08/24
High price and lack of availability of the software in local language has been cited as the main problems.
2006/08/10
, Lifestyle enhancing technology solutions for people with visual impairments are here.
2006/08/09
Neil (Navigation and Expert Interaction Logic) creates more job opportunities in the B.P.O sector for visually impaired people.
2006/08/02
New software called ‘Thunder’ enables a personal computer talk to all visually impaired users. It helps users create documents; write letters, browse the internet for free.
2006/07/21
, Google search engine aims to make web search more accessible to visually impaired people.
2006/07/20
Wayfinder units have been installed in and around Birmingham city centre, to help blind and visually impaired people navigate through the city.
2006/07/20
‘N.F.B.-Newsline’ service reads out news, articles, features from several newspapers and magazines to blind people.
2006/07/17
Maestro 2.0 is a P.D.A. that allows blind people to hear music, talking books and much more.
2006/07/17
With FSBraille Coach teachers can now use everyday word processing software to create customised interactive Braille study lessons for blind students.
2006/07/12
, K- N.F.B. A portable device that clicks pictures, then reads aloud any printed material, almost anywhere.
2006/06/30
, Voice is a new system that translates arbitrary video images from a regular P.C. camera into sounds.
2006/06/17
Visually impaired patients need no longer depend on others to take their medicines. Now, Rex, a talking medicine bottle, not only announces the name of the drug but also tells them when to take it and how to take.
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