• Our data experts and computer vision specialists from ZEISS and KIT's Computer Vision for HCI research group will present you with real-world challenges and opportunities - from virtual try-on of eyeglasses to helping visually impaired persons navigate through a crowded environment. (zeiss.com)
  • A company that makes it easier for the visually impaired to translate symbols. (ideasai.com)
  • In an effort to help change the status quo this past semester, West worked with students at the University of Michigan to develop technologies to make life easier for the visually impaired. (umich.edu)
  • About 90% of the world's visually impaired people live in developing countries. (antiguanice.com)
  • 2/3 of the world's visually impaired are women. (antiguanice.com)
  • The world's largest company devoted solely to researching, developing, and manufacturing products for people who are blind and visually impaired. (uft.org)
  • MIT develops a vibrating wearable to help people with visual impairments navigate" "World's First. (epicspecialeducationstaffing.com)
  • Fencing helps in learning to navigate the physical world more effectively by honing skills and sharpening senses. (carroll.org)
  • The startup wants to build a device that helps the blind navigate and helps the visually impaired to see better. (ideasai.com)
  • Breakthrough innovation specialist Cambridge Consultants has partnered with Waymap to create a unique smartphone service that helps visually impaired people to navigate through complex indoor spaces, such as public transport hubs. (cambridgeconsultants.com)
  • Computer Science and Engineering students at the University of Michigan partnered with visually impaired high schooler India West to develop technologies that may help other blind and visually impaired people navigate the world around them. (umich.edu)
  • The students worked to develop technologies that may help other blind and visually impaired people navigate the world around them. (umich.edu)
  • Since the 1920s, white canes have been used to navigate surroundings and visually notify others of visual impairments. (tamu.edu)
  • Blindness is a major public health concern globally: approximately 50 million people are blind, and three times that number are visually impaired. (cdc.gov)
  • Cataract, the leading cause of blindness in the world, occurs more commonly in women than men ( 2 , 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Trachoma is often referred to as the leading cause of preventable blindness in the world. (cdc.gov)
  • According to a study by the Swiss Central Association for the Blind, around 377,000 people with a visual impairment, blindness or hearing impairment live in Switzerland. (appswithlove.com)
  • Dr ADITAMA (alternate to Dr Supari, Indonesia) said that his country had developed a strategic plan for VISION 2020 and set up a committee for the prevention of blindness. (who.int)
  • Dr Karl looks at how the Foundation's portable and cheap ophthalmoscope is helping save lives and prevent avoidable blindness across the developing world. (drkarl.com)
  • Organisation comes to the United States and Canada to generate much needed awareness and support to help reach their goals to restore eyesight and prevent blindness in third world countries. (prlog.org)
  • Pius and his team are planning to have a mass media talk on world sight day 14th October 2021 to continue creating awareness on avoidable blindness. (iapb.org)
  • I can't imagine being part of those contributing to eradication of avoidable blindness in over one billion people who are visually impaired world wide. (iapb.org)
  • World Blind Union (WBU) joined the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to mark 10 years of the Marrakesh treaty in Geneva at the WIPO headquarters. (worldblindunion.org)
  • Working with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the WBU led the international campaign to develop the Marrakesh Treaty that would enable reproduction of published materials into accessible formats, such as Braille, large print, and audio editions. (worldblindunion.org)
  • In 2013, the Marrakesh Treaty established a legal mechanism for participating countries to exchange accessible books for the benefit of people with print disabilities, specifically to: Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled. (daisy.org)
  • Ten years since it was established the Marrakesh Treaty has now been adopted by 93 member states, providing lots of evidence of authorized entities in developing countries gaining access to books they would otherwise not be able to provide to their patrons, and while there are fewer reports the same is true of library patrons in the developed world. (daisy.org)
  • In addition to online appointments with Technology Specialists, Braille Institute offers a variety of programs and services for visually impaired and blind people including Independent Living Skills classes, Orientation & Mobility training, Library services for audio and braille books, and much more. (brailleinstitute.org)
  • A playful edtech concept from Bengaluru startup Thinkerbell Labs , Annie teaches blind and visually impaired kids as young as 4 to self-learn Braille through play-with or without tutors present. (google.cz)
  • This time, their elevator pitch focused on a demo by 10-year old Prathamesh Sinha, a visually impaired Braille student, who showed hosts how rapidly Annie teaches Braille, with a video clip that soon went viral. (google.cz)
  • Braille literacy can seem out of reach for the 19 million children worldwide who are blind or visually impaired. (google.cz)
  • Back in 2012, the World Blind Union and other organizations representing users with print disabilities were reporting a book famine, indicating that 95% of books in developed countries, and 99% in the least developed world were never converted to accessible formats like audio, large print or braille. (daisy.org)
  • South Korean company Dot has developed a smartwatch that only displays information in braille, and is calling it a world first. (feeldesain.com)
  • Wimpy wanted to let visually impaired people know that they offered braille menus in all of their restaurants. (feeldesain.com)
  • To spread the word we built braille burgers that blind people could actually read. (feeldesain.com)
  • The treaty, approved on June 27, 2013 after more than a week of intense debate among negotiators meeting under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), is the culmination of years of work on improving access for the blind, visually impaired, and print-disabled persons to published works in formats such as Braille, large print text and audio books. (tacd-ip.org)
  • OrCam's mission is to harness the power of artificial vision by incorporating pioneering technology into a wearable platform, which improves the lives of individuals who are blind, visually impaired, have a reading disability, or people with other conditions. (jamaica-gleaner.com)
  • A wearable for the visually impaired, which uses machine learning to convert a video of the world, like a restaurant or a landscape, into an audio guide. (ideasai.com)
  • Seth Teller, a professor of computer science and engineering in MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), described the goal of MIT's Fifth Sense project as "developing portable, wearable devices that [can] enable blind and visually impaired people to participate independently in daily activities. (mit.edu)
  • In Washington, DC, I met Judy Heumann [Special Advisor on Disability Rights for the US State Department] to talk about people with disabilities in international exchange! (miusa.org)
  • Michigan Engineering lecturer David Chesney assists India West in her talk to his computer science classroom about her disability and needs of visually impaired people. (umich.edu)
  • This report developed by the National Council on Disability identifies barriers to developing livable communities and sheds light on potential methods for overcoming these barriers. (cdc.gov)
  • According to WHO estimates, individuals with disability comprise 10% of the population in developed countries and 12% in developing countries 6 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Census of year 2011 has revealed that over 26.8 million people in India as suffering from one or the other kind of disability. (bvsalud.org)
  • Working closely with the disability movement, he focuses on people's lived perspectives and how human and artefactual aspects of products, services, and environments can be designed to support people in fulfilling their needs, wishes, and dreams. (lu.se)
  • The design of products and environments often places people in compartments such as 'man', 'woman', 'person with a disability', 'person without a disability', 'children', 'elderly', and so on. (lu.se)
  • This initiative of Benetech , a nonprofit organization, allows a person with visual impairments, physical disabilities or severe learning disabilities to read a newspaper the same day that it hits the newsstand or a best seller as soon as it is released online. (uft.org)
  • Mounir Kheirallah, a Legislative Fellow from Morocco, visited Casablanca's sister city of Chicago to observe how NGOs advocate for people with disabilities. (miusa.org)
  • I later found out that there are other people with disabilities who come on these types of programs to learn about professional works and communities, including a group of blind visitors from Palestine placed in Washington! (miusa.org)
  • They're also closely related to my profession because they work on accessibility for people with disabilities. (miusa.org)
  • Mounir: By visiting the different organizations and NGOs, I learned different ways that they advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, such as through awareness campaigns. (miusa.org)
  • I also learned some ways that people with disabilities, including blind people, live independently. (miusa.org)
  • I was able to teach them that even in other parts of the world, life for people with disabilities is improving, and they were very happy about that. (miusa.org)
  • Mounir: We are starting a new program for people with disabilities in my city, and we're working on advocating for laws that would improve the life of people with disabilities, especially visual disabilities, on other fronts. (miusa.org)
  • MIUSA: What is your advice to other people with disabilities considering international exchange? (miusa.org)
  • The ABC is a public-private partnership that includes organizations that represent people with print disabilities such as the World Blind Union, libraries for the blind, standards bodies, publishers, and organizations representing authors. (inclusivedocs.com)
  • Many fear that a move to accessible publishing means they will have to produce two different versions of the same publication, one for the regular (sighted) market and one for people with print disabilities. (inclusivedocs.com)
  • ATIA Alliance Partners, leaders in the assistive technology (AT) industry, provide products and services that enhance benefits and opportunities for persons with disabilities. (atia.org)
  • Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a national nonprofit organization that seeks to redefine human human potential by making technology a regular part of the lives of people with disabilities. (atia.org)
  • Requests come from patrons with print disabilities who are developing or refreshing their language skills, often learned through family and community links, but many requests come from elderly U.S. residents wanting to read an audiobook in their native language. (daisy.org)
  • The AbleGamers Foundation gives video game fans with disabilities the chance to play games and connect with others, through what it claims is the largest community for gamers with disabilities in the world. (headstar.com)
  • This month SpecialEffect, a charity pioneering access to video gaming by people with disabilities , won top prize in the Accessibility category at the national Technology4Good Awards. (headstar.com)
  • SpecialEffect is a charity that is helping people with physical disabilities to enjoy video games for fun, inclusion and rehabilitation. (headstar.com)
  • We have the potential to help people with disabilities, and this project could spur more research into this area in the future," said Goulart. (tamu.edu)
  • The following resources may assist in creating and using inclusion strategies to improve the health, well-being, and participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of life. (cdc.gov)
  • The Access Board is an independent federal agency devoted to improving accessibility for people with disabilities. (cdc.gov)
  • This guide provides ways you can make a health club's facility and services more accessible to all people, including people with disabilities and older adults. (cdc.gov)
  • This document from the ADA provides guidelines and strategies to help organizations make their meetings accessible and welcoming to people with disabilities. (cdc.gov)
  • This checklist from the American Foundation for the Blind provides practical, cost-effective solutions concerning access to hotel services and facilities by guests who are blind, deaf-blind, or visually impaired, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). (cdc.gov)
  • People with disabilities deserve the same opportunities for oral health and hygiene as any other human being 1 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Educational Vision Services designs programs for children whose vision is so impaired that he or she cannot function in the classroom without assistive materials and adaptive approaches. (uft.org)
  • Get ready to revolutionize the world of assistive technology at our ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT hackathon! (zeiss.com)
  • Mobility: Assistive technology for visually impaired and blind students allows them to continue their specialized education at home. (brailleinstitute.org)
  • But not all assistive technology for visually impaired and blind people comes in an isolated device. (brailleinstitute.org)
  • All these resources in assistive technology for visually impaired and blind people can be catalytic in obtaining a quality education. (brailleinstitute.org)
  • It's designed for the elderly and visually impaired. (ideasai.com)
  • InnoSpire Technology Limited is a technology startup with a social mission dedicated to the use of technology to provide visual assistance for elderly and visually impaired people. (techinnospire.com)
  • Currently, we are developing the FIRST smart glasses in the world that can provide hybrid human-AI visual support to visually impaired people or elderly. (techinnospire.com)
  • Additionally, we provide a mobile app to connect visually impaired people/elderly with weak eyesight to volunteers. (techinnospire.com)
  • Also, it will improve the social inclusion and living standard of visually impaired/elderly people. (techinnospire.com)
  • Elderly and visually impaired people, especially those of higher education and ability, do not want to be disconnected from the outside world and left behind. (techinnospire.com)
  • Our workshop is especially suitable for raising awareness of using technology to improve the lives of visually impaired people and the elderly with weak eyesight. (techinnospire.com)
  • Most MRLs contain a degree of uncertainty because of the lack of precise toxicological information on the people who might be most sensitive (e.g., infants, elderly, nutritionally or immunologically compromised) to the effects of hazardous substances. (cdc.gov)
  • According to Catherine Jewell , of the Communications Division at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) , "Since its launch in June 2014, the WIPO-led Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) has been working to boost access to publications for people who are blind or visually impaired. (inclusivedocs.com)
  • That's the philosophy that, beginning in 2015, motivated Charles Sun to begin developing a pair of smart glasses that could pass for Ray-Bans. (zdnet.com)
  • Leveraging on Microsoft's Seeing AI solution, one such partner, Adjacent Technologies, has developed a pair of China-specific smart glasses to give the visually impaired the experience of knowing what lies in front of them. (microsoft.com)
  • Speaking at the ceremony, Ms. Martine Abel-Williamson, World Blind Union (WBU) President, recalled the WBU's pivotal role in advocating for the Treaty and ongoing efforts to ensure its full implementation. (worldblindunion.org)
  • More than 90% of these are residents in developing countries, where the World Blind Union (WBU) estimates that people who are blind have only a one in ten chance of going to school or getting a job. (inclusivedocs.com)
  • However, the World Blind Union estimates that of the million or so books published worldwide every year, less than five per cent are made available in formats accessible to visually impaired persons, less than 1% in the Global South. (tacd-ip.org)
  • The current working document extends this protection to public accessibility/performance of the broadcast signal and such restrictions might not be feasible in developing and least developed countries. (cis-india.org)
  • As the accessible gaming community grows at a rapid pace, so too does the number of games being developed with accessibility for all users in mind. (headstar.com)
  • The U.S Access Board is developing accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (cdc.gov)
  • Efforst have been made to lower the height of curbs and lay special paving stones to increase accessibility and safety for the visually impaired. (who.int)
  • His research deals with accessibility, participation, and universal design, with a particular interest in the interplay between people and technology. (lu.se)
  • In 2009, Hedvall defended his doctoral dissertation in Rehabilitation Engineering and Design, 'The Activity Diamond - Modelling an Enhanced Accessibility', where he developed a model for planned, lived, and long-term aspects of accessibility, as a prerequisite for participation. (lu.se)
  • The vast majority of visually impaired people in the developing world are suffering from preventable visual impairments. (spetex.com)
  • While trauma and infection can cause impairment, most human eye diseases in developed countries are chronic disorders involving retinal neurodegeneration (loss to nerve cells found in a structure in the back of the eye, called the retina), with a genetic component. (jax.org)
  • Highest numbers of trauma cases were recorded in visually impaired group. (bvsalud.org)
  • By 2019, over 4 million people in 34 countries had received free treatment through the program. (wikipedia.org)
  • Such instruments will not only allow the preservation of copyrighted works, but also provide greater access to these materials, especially in developing countries. (cis-india.org)
  • The goal is to bring people from Morocco and around the world to the USA for a month to visit American NGOs, see how they work, and then to go back to the countries to apply what is learned. (miusa.org)
  • It's part of a two-way exchange between American fellows and people around the world to develop long-term partnerships between the countries. (miusa.org)
  • Paradoxically, in developing countries the use of cataract surgical services among women is considerably lower than among men ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Those specialized measures were difficult for developing countries to implement without international technical assistance. (who.int)
  • Cataracts affected the ageing population of both developed and developing countries: in the United States an estimated 20.5 million people over the age of 40 had cataracts in either eye. (who.int)
  • At the time of reporting those NLS titles had been downloaded over 6,600 times by authorized entities in 48 different countries around the world. (daisy.org)
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are more than 314 million blind and visually impaired persons in the world, 90 per cent of whom live in developing countries. (tacd-ip.org)
  • Assessment of low vision in developing countries : book 2 : assessment of functional vision. (who.int)
  • About 285 million people are visually impaired worldwide: 39 million are blind and 246 million have low vision (severe or moderate visual impairment). (antiguanice.com)
  • Visual features are irrelevant for visually impaired and blind people. (appswithlove.com)
  • A startup that makes smart contracts more usable by creating a visual editor, the startup's founders say, a way to visually build out the functionality of a smart contract instead of just a programming language. (ideasai.com)
  • Chesney has involved people with autism, cerebral palsy, Bell's palsy and now visual impairment. (umich.edu)
  • Blind people are rarely associated with art (except in the case of the Prado Museum in Madrid) but John Bramblitt from Texas is a competent and talented artist despite his visual impairment. (feeldesain.com)
  • According to the World Health Organization , approximately 253 million people across the globe live with visual impairment, and 36 million are blind. (tamu.edu)
  • A worldwide organization dedicated to preserving vision and to helping people of all ages overcome the challenges of vision loss. (uft.org)
  • A decade ago, in launching the series, FP's then-editors wrote: "In a year of worldwide economic crisis and dangerous wars, of radical innovation and newfound realpolitik, street revolution and blunt rhetoric, we could think of no better way to make sense of it than through the big ideas of those who shape our understanding of the world. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Cambridge Consultants develops breakthrough products, services and intellectual property, and provides business consultancy in technology-critical issues for clients worldwide. (cambridgeconsultants.com)
  • ACVREP's Mission is to establish a worldwide standard of service delivery to people who are blind or visually impaired through the certification of vision rehabilitation and education professionals. (atia.org)
  • The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 39 million people worldwide are blind, and approximately 285 million are visually impaired. (jax.org)
  • This concept of the Rubik Cube is an attempt to adjust this timeless toy to the needs of blind persons - it allows them to "feel" the colors. (feeldesain.com)
  • This Baltimore-based agency specializes in providing blind people materials that are not readily available. (uft.org)
  • People Tree specializes in sustainable and fair trade fashion. (dontforgettomove.com)
  • The world may want to build walls, India must not be influenced by it, must remain open," CNBC-TV18 quoted Ambani as saying. (asianage.com)
  • India has the maximum number of visually impaired people at 18 million. (simplifycareer.com)
  • And since so many amazing people died in 2018, we featured some of them as well, in a category we call The Departed. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • A tool that helps users visually organize, tag, and share photos with others. (ideasai.com)
  • Although many different social enterprises in Hong Kong can organize CSR workshops, those that can provide the first-person experience of how visually impaired people use technology products is still lacking. (techinnospire.com)
  • Participants develop the balance, dexterity and coordination necessary for walking with a cane. (carroll.org)
  • Visually impaired participants at the event were particularly keen for the service to be made available in Beijing. (microsoft.com)
  • A series of audio-based videogames that can be played without sight will be created during a ten-day 'Audiogame Jam' in October, to raise funds for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and spread awareness of the barriers faced by blind and visually impaired gamers. (headstar.com)
  • Therefore, it is important to actively work with knowledge and awareness of socially sustainable design that brings people together and enriches society. (lu.se)
  • Conférence internationale sur la réhabilitation et l' intégration des handicapés visuels = International Conference on Rehabilitation and Integration of Visually Handicapped, Tunis, Tunisia, 6-13 Sept. 1980 / organisée par l'Union nationale des aveugles de Tunisie. (who.int)
  • International Conference on Rehabilitation and Integration of Visually Handicapped. (who.int)
  • Engagement: Technology for visually impaired students helps them to communicate with their teachers and peers. (brailleinstitute.org)
  • One of the greatest sources of exclusion for blind and visually impaired people is the restricted social engagement that comes from limited travel. (cambridgeconsultants.com)
  • In an earlier career Sun developed a voice-based platform for visually impaired people to interact with the digital world. (zdnet.com)
  • Other challenges include collecting and transmitting information about the user's surroundings, such as "notifying a user when people approach" and "decoding texts and symbols" from the surroundings, Teller said. (mit.edu)
  • He joined other speakers in supporting the draft action plan, which should be submitted to the Sixty-second World Health Assembly for final adoption. (who.int)
  • A startup that helps companies locate and hire the right candidates, including people who are blind or visually impaired. (ideasai.com)
  • A startup that builds apps for the blind and visually impaired who want to use the the cutting-edge features of their smartphones. (ideasai.com)
  • A startup that helps convert documents into video so they can be more easily used by the visually impaired. (ideasai.com)
  • A startup that helps the visually impaired use their phone to read text. (ideasai.com)
  • Educational Vision Services ( EVS ) is the largest education program in the world serving students, ages 5 to 21, who are blind and visually impaired. (uft.org)
  • Last year, a team of Cisco Networking Academy students from the University of Lorraine in France won the competition with their networked walking stick, which can improve life for visually impaired people. (cisco.com)
  • They'll work side-by side with students, helping them to build the perfect prototype, develop a business plan, and create a winning sales pitch. (cisco.com)
  • Under the 1879 federal Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, APH is the official supplier of educational materials for visually impaired students in the U.S. who are working at less than college level. (louisville.com)
  • Four engineering students developed a white cane attachment that can provide object detection and turn-by-turn navigation. (tamu.edu)
  • I asked my students what they would like to see happen in their world because often they are forgotten," said Moore. (tamu.edu)
  • NOVA] has no auditory feedback at all, which is a big thing that the visually impaired students stressed that they wanted," he explained. (tamu.edu)
  • Exercising regularly and keeping a healthy weight significantly lowers the chances of developing diseases that compromise eye health. (spetex.com)
  • Increasing travel does not only carry air passengers around the world, but also any diseases they may have", says Professor of Medical Microbiology Stephen Schwartz. (lu.se)
  • This year, the competition was expanded to two prize categories: student teams and young entrepreneurs who have just begun developing their products. (cisco.com)
  • Your connected devices and products may change the world someday. (cisco.com)
  • From sustainably sourced materials, to ethically manufactured products and donated proceeds, these ethical gifts are actually putting something good back into the world. (dontforgettomove.com)
  • 3) Finally, how can different types of EO products be used for improving our understanding of the role of different biomes across the world on the global C cycle? (lu.se)
  • 10/10/2013 is World Sight Day. (antiguanice.com)
  • Let's join hands across the globe this WORLD SIGHT DAY to change this horrifying statistic. (antiguanice.com)
  • The WBU estimates that right now less than 10% of all published materials can be read by blind or low vision people. (inclusivedocs.com)
  • A tool that helps you visually approximate the distribution of code within a project and can even show you how much time you've spent on each line of code. (ideasai.com)
  • The mission of The ALS Association is to discover treatments and a cure for ALS, and to serve, advocate for, and empower people affected by ALS to live their lives to the fullest. (atia.org)
  • What it does (and what the goal was during development) is to provide enough vision so a person who would normally not be mobile without assistance could now be more independent and mobile. (bitrebels.com)
  • Vision impairment is a greater issue in the Global South, as in 2015 ninety percent of all visually impaired people lived in the developing world. (wikipedia.org)
  • Under the motto "reveal the invisible", the ZEISS Innovation Hub teams up with KIT and invites the ambitious and creatives to dive into the world of computer vision. (zeiss.com)
  • People have different levels of vision, so it is difficult to make one font size fit all. (appswithlove.com)
  • His country continued to break new ground in its vision research and to develop nascent care and treatment options for the visually impaired around the world. (who.int)
  • The Waymap team then creates a detailed map of the venue, rich in features that are important to those with impaired vision. (cambridgeconsultants.com)
  • Our Vision is that all people with vision impairment receive services from highly qualified professionals. (atia.org)
  • American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a national non-profit organization that focuses on expanding the possibilities of people with vision loss by increasing access to technology, providing professionals with tools to serve people with vision loss and promoting healthy and independent living. (atia.org)
  • Pius' vision is to develop innovations around tele ophthalmology. (iapb.org)
  • The Use of residual vision by visually disabled persons : report on a WHO meeting, Brussels, 28-30 January 1981. (who.int)
  • Its mission is to enable each person who is deaf-blind to live and work in the community of his or her choice. (uft.org)
  • Much of the world remains closed off to West, and to the visually-impaired community as a whole. (umich.edu)
  • A lot of change has happened in education during the last two decades, which is completely missing for the visually-impaired community. (google.cz)
  • The second group of young entrepreneurs, Team Insideware, is developing a mobile application to connect people suffering from chronic illnesses to a community of health professionals. (cisco.com)
  • Instead, be confident and jump on the first opportunity to see how people live in other parts of the world, and how they can rely on themselves. (miusa.org)
  • They want to live normal day to day lives as other people do but need assistance from time to time. (techinnospire.com)
  • An Israel-based start-up is helping blind and visually impaired people to read. (jamaica-gleaner.com)
  • Content must also be easy to read and understand for people who are not visually impaired. (appswithlove.com)
  • Tim Fowler, Head of Wireless and Digital Services at Cambridge Consultants, said "We are delighted to support Waymap in their ambition to improve the lives of so many blind and visually impaired people. (cambridgeconsultants.com)
  • There are over 285 million visually impaired people in the world, and some of these lives are about to get a lot better. (feeldesain.com)
  • Capstone team VIATECH presents their NOVA prototype, which is designed to assist individuals who are visually impaired. (tamu.edu)
  • ACM recognizes the contributions of individuals working primarily within specific regions of the world through awards given by its regional councils, and through partnerships with international societies. (acm.org)
  • The administration has several pedestrian crossings in the city that are now equipped with special white pebbles so that visually impaired individuals can better see and feel the way. (who.int)
  • Sudden Hearing Loss Sudden hearing loss is moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss that develops suddenly, within a few hours, or is noticed on awakening. (msdmanuals.com)
  • It's being called the most sophisticated prosthetic in the world, and it works in conjunction with a technology filled pair of glasses to restore sight in people who are either blind or partially blind. (bitrebels.com)
  • This was a good fit for my goals, and I found it very beneficial to be placed with an NGO which works with people who are blind or visually impaired. (miusa.org)
  • Marrakesh Treaty's aim is to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled. (worldblindunion.org)
  • The aim is for publishers around the world to produce works that are "born accessible" so that they can be used directly by both sighted and print-disabled readers. (inclusivedocs.com)
  • Born accessible refers to works that are created and usable directly from the publisher by both sighted persons and people who are print-disabled without having to be edited or adapted by a third party. (inclusivedocs.com)
  • It also allows the exchange of accessible format works across borders by organizations that serve people who are blind, visually impaired, and print disabled. (tacd-ip.org)
  • No matter how appealing it might be to have access to a computer overlay on the real world, AR technology is going to be a tough sell if it makes you look like a cyborg. (zdnet.com)
  • Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has developed a technology that enables the use of nano element grapheme for 3D printing for the first time in the world. (fareastgizmos.com)
  • After that are people 40 and under, followed by the most influential minds in the areas of defense and security, energy and climate, technology, economics and business, science and health, and activism and the arts. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Cambridge Consultants developed bespoke algorithms that harness its deep understanding of inertial sensors and the mechanics of human motion, gained from extensive work in fitness technology development. (cambridgeconsultants.com)
  • Dr Tom Pey, RSBC Chief Executive and Waymap Chairman , said: "It's fabulous that my earliest experimentation during the noughties, with the late Professor Peter Barker, using RFID and laptops to guide blind people along Oxford Street, has come to fruition in smartphone technology from Waymap that everyone can use. (cambridgeconsultants.com)
  • A 17-year-old Ypsilanti high school student who is visually impaired worked with a software engineering class to develop technology that could make life easier for the blind. (umich.edu)
  • Team Wair is combining fashion and technology to improve the health of people around the world. (cisco.com)
  • The Bus Listening app developed by Guangzhou Huatu Information Technology was another solution presented at the event to empower the visually impaired by making their public transportation journey easier. (microsoft.com)
  • Using technology to assist people shows the humanizing impact of engineering on the world today. (tamu.edu)
  • The challenge will focus on developing an artifact that engages modern computing technology and computer science. (acm.org)
  • The Board develops and maintains design criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, medical diagnostic equipment and electronic and information technology. (cdc.gov)
  • According to Eliav Rodman, director of marketing, MyEye has thousands of users around the world, and the company is seeking new distributors. (jamaica-gleaner.com)
  • Cambridge Consultants and Waymap have developed a navigation tool that these users can rely on. (cambridgeconsultants.com)
  • A series of five new audio-based video games for blind and visually impaired users are being designed, after a crowdfunding campaign to support the project achieved over 150% of its target funding. (headstar.com)
  • At the heart of the service is an advanced algorithm that locates people accurately without the need for specialist equipment or local infrastructure, such as Bluetooth beacons. (cambridgeconsultants.com)
  • The team is also developing virtual paths, using beacons, in indoor settings such as subway stations. (microsoft.com)
  • The ultimate mission is to provide independence, confidence and freedom of travel to millions of blind and visually impaired people. (cambridgeconsultants.com)
  • The ATA provides access to technologies, related services, information, and training enabling people to achieve success and independence. (atia.org)
  • We're providing you with access to state-of-the-art hardware and real-world data to develop cutting-edge devices. (zeiss.com)
  • A card for the visually impaired that is integrated into their bank card and ATM rewards, allowing them to save money and access other services. (ideasai.com)
  • It's a great platform to learn new skills, connect with new people and build a fantastic group of friends and colleagues in the process. (lboro.ac.uk)
  • All too often, apps and websites are developed that are difficult or impossible to use for these people. (appswithlove.com)
  • This site gives parents of visually impaired children a place to support each other, share stories and concerns, and link to local resources. (uft.org)
  • If you are a parent with children, you are one of the people who can attest to that. (epicspecialeducationstaffing.com)