Non-sighted computer users, on the whole, have not had access to the tremendous gains in computer interfacing that many of us have taken for granted. Largely restricted to braille innovations ...

Without vision it’s impossible to interpret facial expressions, or so it’s believed. Not any more. A researcher in Sweden is presenting a new technology in his doctoral thesis – a Braille code of ...

OF COURSE, LET YOU KNOW. YOU MORE NEBRASKANS WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED CAN NOW GET ACCESS TO A KEY PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR FREE. IT’S THROUGH THE NEBRASKA LIBRARY COMMISSION’S TALKING BOOK AND BRAILLE ...

Photo press operator Cham Cha, of Cranston, RI, attaches a braille plate to a printing press at the National Braille Press in Boston. AP BOSTON — For nearly a century, the National Braille Press has ...

Personal electronics are changing life for people with visual impairments. Talking computers and iPhone apps can be a big help, but as Colorado Public Radio’s Megan Verlee found when she visited the ...

Bristol Braille Technology, a British tech company, is developing a new e-reader that uses Braille. The Canute 360, as it’s called, is a desktop e-reader that should be available mass-market at the ...

This week, we’re using the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act to talk about technology and accessibility. Today, we’re looking at assistive technology, which aids people with ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For years, individuals who use braille to read struggled to communicate and access written materials on computers or cell phones. However, advancements in technology have ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A British company plans to launch a Braille e-reader for blind people this year that should greatly enhance their reading experience and spare them from lugging around hefty print ...

Like a lot of smartphone users, Rolando Terrazas, 19, uses his iPhone for email, text messages and finding a decent coffee shop. But Terrazas' phone also sometimes serves as his eyes: When he waves a ...

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