Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to the Optometrists Network, one in six adults older than 45 years and one in four older than 75 has ...

Braille Institute, a leading organization dedicated to supporting individuals with vision impairments, proudly announces the return of Assistive Technology Month this November. The month-long ...

Screen reader software converts text to audio for people who are blind. Imagine that you have low vision and you’re completing an online job application using screen reader software. You get through ...

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A trusted leader in empowering individuals with vision loss, Braille Institute is excited to announce the return of its 6th Annual Assistive Technology Month ...

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are developing new assistive technologies for the blind based on advances in computer vision that have emerged from research in robotics. A ...

Assistive technologies have emerged as a crucial avenue for enhancing the navigation and mobility of visually impaired users. Over recent years, innovations combining computer vision, haptic feedback, ...

The World Health Organization reports that about 1.3 billion people, or 16% of the global population, live with a significant disability. This figure is rising due to aging populations, as well as new ...

BRAILLEiance, a braille learning tool, won the DOST-Davao Startup Pitching Competition and Investor's Choice Award. The tilt ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event. Sound and touch devices will be available at ...

UD Professor Jodi Hadden-Perilla to use NSF Award for virus studies, assistive technology for the blind, crochet for all Viruses are a strange lot indeed. They possess baffling adaptive abilities, ...