Bengaluru: E-governance space has many blind spots
BENGALURU: Being in an era of e-governance where all our day-to-day transactions are just a click away, but people born with disabilities are fighting for inclusion with respect to digital space.
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This app helps visually impaired users read
Honor launched a new application along with a new colour option for the honor 20 Pro at IFA 2019. The app, called PocketVision, works by using Honor’s AI and the high-resolution camera on the Honor 20 series to provide the user assistance in three forms.
Text-to-speech mode
The first mode is simple, it reads out whatever text is identifiable in front of the camera aloud to the user. The app can detect English, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Italian and German using the HiAI platform and OCR by converting pictures into text.
No change in size of bank notes in near future: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) told the Bombay high court (HC) on Friday that it does not intend to change the size of currency notes in the near future.
Senior advocate VR Dhond, who represented the banking regulator, made this statement in response to a query made by the HC bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and justice Bharati Dangre.
Samsung unveils Good Vibes, Relumino tools for deaf-blind, visually impaired
New Delhi, Sep 9 () Tech major Samsung on Monday unveiled two apps-Good Vibes and Relumino - to provide communication tools to the deafblind and people with low vision in the country.
SIGHT VERSUS VISION | MADISYN TAYLOR
Vision comes from within and shows us how to navigate the realms of thought, feeling, and emotion.
Key topics in economics made accessible for students with hearing & vision disabilities
Key topics in economics made accessible for students with hearing & vision disabilities.
The National Council for Educational Research and Training and Raised Lines Foundation, IIT Delhi have partnered to develop a thorough package for teachers on key topics in Economics for students with vision and hearing disabilities in classes 11 and 12.
An exclusive interview with blind Indian Chess player Darpan Inani
An exclusive interview with blind Indian Chess player Darpan Inani
An interview with the current highest rated blind player in Asia, Darpan Inani!
During my European Tour with my life-line, my mother! Credit- Niklesh Jain, ChessBase India
Honor launches AI-powered app for the visually impaired
Beijing, Sep. 8 (IANS): Chinese smartphone manufacturer Honor has launched its new AI-powered app ‘PocketVision at IFA 2019, which aims to help people read documents, menus and other hard to read texts.
“With the launch of this app, we hope to create an enhanced reading experience for people all around the world, enabling a greater sense of independence and giving people with low vision the confidence to unlock their potential and pursue their
passions,” George Zhao, President of Honor said in a statement.
Improve ‘sick’ eye banking system in the state: NGO
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Shimla, September 8
Umang Foundation has urged the government to bring immediate improvement in the existing ‘sick’ eye banking system in the state so that more persons with corneal blindness are able to see again. Due to lack of infrastructure and management, the eye bank is not getting sufficient number of eyes for transplant.
One-off injection will save children from inherited blindness
NHS England is to pay for a cutting-edge genetic treatment that will save children with a rare inherited disorder from going blind.
A one-off injection will prevent babies born with poor sight because of an inherited retinal dystrophies disorder from losing their vision entirely, which usually happens during childhood.
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