If you’re looking for a way to learn and practice Braille, check out BrailleBuzz! BrailleBuzz is a fun instructional tool for young Braille learners. This bumblebee-shaped toy features tactile buttons with Braille letters and numbers on them. According to its description on American Printing House’s website, this toy “encourages practice with Braille characters and phonics, […]
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Orbit Reader 20 Plus
A few years ago, we wrote about the Orbit Reader 20, which is a refreshable Braille display that makes books readily available (like a Kindle.) Orbit Research, the company behind the device, now offers the Orbit Reader 20 Plus. According to LS&S Products, the newer model consists of the same features as the standard model, […]
BlindShell Classic – Phone for visually impaired, blind
I originally wrote about an app coined “BlindShell” back in 2015, which was a smartphone app for individuals with visual impairments. The developers behind this app now offer an accessible cellphone: the BlindShell Classic. The BlindShell Classic is a phone developed specifically for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. According to the developer’s website, […]
4 Accessibility Apps from Shravan
Oswald Labs is an award-winning accessibility technology company. Their mission is to “build new technologies that help people grow, and do it in a manner that promotes accessibility and equality.” Their research project, coined Shravan, offers four accessibility apps for individuals with different special needs. Shravan is a research project that works specifically on making smartphones accessible. […]
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AM384 Zoomax Snow 12 Video Magnifier
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs! Zoomax is a company that develops assistive technology for persons with visual impairments. One of their […]
Clover 10 Handheld Video Magnifier
MaxiAids offers hundreds of products for individuals with mobility, hearing, and/or visual impairments. The Clover 10 Handheld Video Magnifier is one of the company’s available solutions for individuals with low vision. In sum, the Clover 10 is a portable video magnifier with “excellent full HD image quality.” The Clover 10 Handheld Video Magnifier features a […]