Category Archives: Blind

SENSEE

Posted on May 31, 2021 by kazr

Visually impaired often do not have the opportunity to enjoy reading the same materials (i.e. braille format books) with sighted individuals in a family setting together. SENSEE offers products that both the sighted and the visually impaired can enjoy reading … Continue reading →

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Narrator (Ease of Access feature – Windows)

Posted on May 31, 2020 by kazr

Text-to-speech technology can help people with vision impairment and learning disabilities. Third-party applications include advanced features such as converting speech into MP3 files or converting text into Braille (Jaws), but if you are not looking for the advanced features, the … Continue reading →

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Virtual Assistant – Cortana

Posted on April 30, 2020 by kazr

You may be familiar with using Siri and Google Assistant as your virtual assistant apps. Cortana is Microsoft’s own virtual assistant app. It is similar to Apple’s assistant Siri. In Windows 10, you can use Cortana with voice commands to … Continue reading →

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Accessible Musical Instrument

Posted on July 31, 2019 by kazr

Music helps the person with special needs to motivate themselves to work on challenging tasks and provides them with a multi-sensory experience. For example, it is known that playing instrument helps children with ADHD or learning disabilities. However, a person … Continue reading →

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TV Accessibility features

Posted on June 30, 2019 by kazr

It is not easy to engage in digital content for persons with disabilities such as finding out what is on TV or navigating the TV. Some TV broadcasting companies are trying to offer accessibility features so that these individuals can … Continue reading →

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Tap (one-handed keyboard)

Posted on April 30, 2019 by kazr

Tap is an alternative one-handed wearable keyboard, which allows you to control your smartphone and other Bluetooth devices by tapping your fingers on any surface including your own body. You may find this alternative one-handed keyboard suitable for individuals with … Continue reading →

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OrCam MyEye 2.0

Posted on January 31, 2018 by kazr

OrCam MyEye 2.0 device is a smart camera about the size of a finger and a microphone attached to a pair of glasses. The device can read printed materials such as books menu, labels, and signs. When the user points … Continue reading →

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Smart cane (Smartcane)

Posted on April 30, 2017 by kazr

Canes for the blind are one of the necessities and mobility aids for the visually impaired. A blind person can travel with a cane and use the cane to detect obstacles on ground, but a cane cannot detect objects such … Continue reading →

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