Global Accessibility Awareness Day: Access for All = Independence for All
It all started with a 2011 blog that, by chance, was discovered on Twitter. The writer, Joe Devon, said, “Relatively, there isn’t a lot of great information […]
Oh, can You See? It’s an Xbox Controller Accessible to the Blind
It’s the talk of the town in the tech world! No, you won’t find it on the Microsoft website… yet. However, writers in the field have discovered a patent […]
The New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Is Offering Five Scholarships
The Board of trustees of the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired is offering five scholarships to blind, vision-impaired, or deaf-blind individuals. The [...]
With the CANDY 5 HD II Magnifier, Things Just Got Bigger
This video magnifier may cost a little more than others, but for some visually impaired people, the CANDY 5 HD II video magnifier was just what they needed, when […]
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Posted With Ed L, “It’s All Good”
One of the first impressions one would have upon meeting Edward L. is how he loves to joke. His smile also gives it away. “It’s all good,” says Ed. […]
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Posted The Genius of Braille: A Real Eye-Opener “Giving Braille a New Lease on Life”
Braille itself is timeless. However, innovations in assistive technology hail exciting times for Braille. Or as the World Blind Union (WBU), the organization behind World Braille Day, puts it: [...]
BrailleNote Touch: A Braille Note Taker with the Versatility of a Tablet
Tablet computers, especially the Apple iPad, have long been extremely useful devices for users with a variety of physical disabilities when they are loaded with one or more […]
Victor Reader Streamlines Streaming
It’s about access to printed word for the blind and visually impaired. Like an MP3 player, the Victor Reader Stream plays music. Blind and visually impaired people, however, also [...]
A Larger Vision: The RUBY Video Magnifier
For many years, conventional glass magnifiers have been a useful tool to see objects and text up close. Now, leading-edge electronics have enhanced this very useful instrument, making it [...]
A “Seeing Eye” of a Different Breed
Assistive technology is finding more and more ways to see for the blind and convey what sighted people experience. In a November 2017 piece in this space, we discussed […]