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How an iPhone is helping a blind athlete prepare for the Rio Games |
Katie Kelly's life has always revolved around sport, and living with a disability has not slowed her down.In her twenties, Kelly was diagnosed with Usher syndrome, a degenerative eye sight and... |
Achievements, General, Product and Technology |
13/Jul/2016 |
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For these sports enthusiasts, disability is not a deterrent |
Until English athlete Roger Bannister ran a mile under a minute in 1954, it was thought impossible for humans to run that fast. Within a year, another athlete broke the barrier. Today, most... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
13/Jul/2016 |
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USAA releases tool for wounded warriors, visually impaired members |
"Push out." "Pull in." "Move right." "Move left." "Lift device." "Lower device." "Hold steady." "Image captured."
Simple commands like these now can prompt USAA's visually impaired members to... |
General, Product and Technology |
13/Jul/2016 |
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Inventor's device helps the blind count their bills |
BENGALURU: A Bengaluru inventor has developed a device that enables the visually impaired to use the length and width of currency notes to distinguish their value.
Paul D’Souza came up with the idea... |
General, Product and Technology |
13/Jul/2016 |
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This Delhi-based group of visually impaired students performing acrobatic yoga are an inspiration |
This Delhi-based group of visually impaired students performing acrobatic yoga are an inspiration
Yoga Artist Group, a group of visually impaired students who perform acrobatic yoga, are... |
Accessibility, General |
13/Jul/2016 |
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This deaf-blind lawyer thinks your app needs work |
Haben Girma can't see your app's design. She can't hear the sounds it makes or listen to a voice-over of the text. But she has some notes.
The first deaf-blind person to graduate from Harvard Law,... |
General |
12/Jul/2016 |
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A Comic Book Artist Reinvents His Craft For Blind Readers |
The Shapereader allows blind people to experience the language of graphic novels in a highly tactile form.
Comics seem like they would be easy to adapt for visually impaired readers. Just raise up... |
Accessibility, General, Product and Technology |
12/Jul/2016 |
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A tribute to Helen Keller |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Art D’ Hope has chosen to celebrate ‘Helen Keller’, by presenting an exhibition of paintings on her at the Le Meridien, Kochi. Incidentally, Helen (1880-1968) was an American... |
Achievements, General, Education and Employment |
12/Jul/2016 |
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High-tech devices aid visually-challenged |
CHENNAI: A Class 12 student at a school for the blind in the city had heard about a ‘sensor walker’, but got to hold it only at the first assistive technology devices workshop in the state for the... |
General, Product and Technology |
12/Jul/2016 |
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Metro experience for visual and hearing impaired |
BENGALURU: Visually and hearing impaired adults on Friday experienced their first ride on a portion of Namma Metro’s underground Corridor with the help of an NGO and IT concern, who facilitated it. ... |
Accessibility, General |
11/Jul/2016 |
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