by Trish Robichaud | Apr 12, 2016 | All, Assistive Devices, Assistive Technology & Devices, Media Coverage, Resources/Tools, Visual Disabilities, Websites
Americas May 25, 2015 Google recently released two new extensions for its Chrome browser, both aimed at helping persons with disabilities better interact with the Web The first extension Color Enhancer is designed for people who are color blind. It better...
by Trish Robichaud | Jan 5, 2016 | All, Assistive Technology & Devices, Communication Barriers, Information & Communications, Visual Disabilities
People who are blind or have low vision often have to rely on others for help with basic life tasks such as matching clothing, distinguishing bills or reading a menu at a restaurant. There’s some technology that can help, but it often involves purchasing expensive...
by Trish Robichaud | Mar 22, 2015 | Accommodations, All, Assistive Technology & Devices
Advances in technology have the potential to streamline the captioning process and make captioning more affordable without sacrificing quality, according to an article by Hewson Maxwell of Red Bee Media. With levels of captioning increasing around the world,...
by Trish Robichaud | Jan 18, 2015 | All, Assistive Technology & Devices, Elections
Scytl’s, the worldwide leader in secure online voting and election modernization, has been awarded a contract by the City of Toronto, Canada to provide improved accessibility for persons with disabilities via Scytl’s secure Online Voting and Scytl’s secure Phone...
by Trish Robichaud | Oct 31, 2014 | Accommodations, All, Assistive Technology & Devices
A Pakistani technology company TPS has developed a talking Automated Teller Machine (ATM) for assisting people who are blind or have low vision, telecom and IT news website ProPakistani reported on Tuesday. TPS has come up with VIP (visually impaired customer) CASH...
by Trish Robichaud | May 21, 2014 | All, Assistive Technology & Devices, Visual Disabilities
SANTA CLARA: Shubham Banerjee, a San Francisco Bay Area seventh grade student, has developed BRAIGO, a Braille printer using Lego Mindstorms EV3, which slashes the price of a printer from more than $2000 to $350, thereby giving a more cost-effective printer. According...
