Glendale Star

Foundation helps blind children with tech, programs, and more

For students who are blind or visually impaired, moving from high school to college, work, or independent living can be ...
Technical

Digital inaccessibility: Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology but still face barriers to the digital world

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 ...
Digital Journal

eSight Announces Newest Generation of Assistive Device for the Legally Blind, eSight Go

eSight Announces Newest Generation of Assistive Device for the Legally Blind, eSight Go Previewing at CES 2023, the wearable device marks a new generation of versatile assistive devices for people ...
Healio

Q&A: What you need to know about assistive eye wear for blind, visually impaired patients

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 ...
KRIS-TV

South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind uses new technology to expand job opportunities for workers

South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind uses new technology to help visually impaired workers like Tim Hatcher and Ryan Grant ...
Richmond

Assistive technology a key ingredient at Virginia's center for the blind

Mike Fish puts a bill on the table and places his iPhone on top of it. Within seconds, a money reader app announces: “Five dollars, five dollars, five dollars!” “I’d like the money maker application, ...
Healio

Consumer technology has limitations for assistive needs

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Accessibility features in mainstream technology are not as reliable as those in dedicated assistive devices.
The Anniston Star

Alabama School for the Blind plays host to annual AIDB technology symposium

TALLADEGA — The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind on Friday, May 30, played host to an all-day technology symposium titled, “Driving Innovation: advancing accessibility for individuals with ...
Decatur Daily

Visually impaired receive assistive vision devices at Institute for Deaf and Blind in Decatur

Thanks to modern assistive vision technology, some visually impaired individuals at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Decatur Regional Center will be able to read text and see images more ...
Yahoo

Digital inaccessibility: Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology but still face barriers to the digital world

Imagine that you have low vision and you’re completing an online job application using screen reader software. You get through half the form and then come to a question with drop-down options the ...
Nextgov

Digital inaccessibility: Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology but still face barriers to the digital world

COMMENTARY | Technologies often hit roadblocks because the information they are designed to work with – documents, websites and software programs – don’t work with them. Imagine that you have low ...
Fast Company

Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology but still face barriers to the digital world

Imagine that you have low vision and you’re completing an online job application using screen reader software. You get through half the form and then come to a question with drop-down options the ...