When David Rabie started developing the idea for the Tovala Smart Oven, he didn’t expect it to make such an impact on people with disabilities. He was just a busy grad student trying to cook a quick dinner without depending on fast food. “I thought, ‘There’s got to be a way to get a home-cooked […]
Posts with the vision impairment tag
Visual Acuity via Accident
Luna Glass started by accident. When Founder Karst Hoogsteen was cycling across the Harvard Medical School campus one day, he rode right into a ditch because he couldn’t visually distinguish it from the shadows ahead. As he was standing in the mud, Hoogsteen decided to devote his career to developing glasses for other people with […]
ATFAQ 199: Q1. Input Devices for Cerberal Palsy, Q2. Devices for limited or no verbal speech, Q3. Tech for staying organized and focused, Q4. Selecting devices for Visual Impairment, Q5. Wildcard: Common Myths about AT and how you respond.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Q1. Input Devices for Cerberal Palsy, Q2. Devices for limited or no verbal speech, Q3. Tech for staying organized and focused, Q4. Selecting devices for Visual Impairment, Q5. Wildcard: Common Myths about AT and how you respond. Panelists: Brian Norton, Josh Anderson, Belva Smith —– Transcript Starts Here […]
Android Phone Use Gets a Facelift
A relatively new Android accessibility feature makes phone use easier than ever for people with speech and motor impairments. Camera Switches enables users to navigate their Android phone with eye movements and facial gestures. It turns an Android phone’s front-facing camera into a switch or controller, allowing users to scan with one movement and select […]
WayAround Assists People with Vision Loss
Much of the way we perceive and understand the world is through our eyes. In fact, in one study, 88 percent of participants ranked vision as their most valued sense. For the at least 2.2 billion people around the world who have a near or distance vision impairment, accessing the world and getting information often […]
ATU539 – Digital FOV with Henry Johns
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Your weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Special Guest: Henry Johns – Chief Innovator and Founder – Digital FOV Digital FOV, LLC Equipment Info: Henry Johns […]