Many people with serious visual impairments live independently, using a wide range of tools and techniques. Examples of Assistive Technology for visually impairment include the Canadian currency tactile feature, which a system of raised dots in one corner, based on Braille cells but not standard Braille. For general computer use access technology such as screen readers, screen magnifiers and refreshable Braille displays has been widely taken up along with standalone reading aids that integrate a scanner, optical character recognition (OCR) software, and speech software in a single machine. These function together without a separate PC.
We’ve been trying to build a world where the sighted and the visually impaired could see and enjoy together. And dare to solve the fundamental problems that the visually impaired faces.
SENSEE is teamed up with people who are visually impaired or who have visually impaired in their family to build a better world where everybody enjoys together.
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Manufacturer of the Rivo device, an assistive product that allows smart phones to be operated with a keyboard.
Eone was founded to solve a problem: to tell time, people who are blind have had to choose between intrusive talking watches, or fragile tactile watches. There were hardly elegant, quality alternatives.
Eone founder Hyungsoo Kim was a graduate student at MIT when he learned of this problem through a friend who is blind. Guided by the conviction that everyone has a right to time, he collaborated with designers and persons with vision impairments to create a watch that everyone—sighted or blind—can use and enjoy.
Elder Launcher is an app which makes using an Android device easy for the elderly or first-time smartphone users. It allows quickly accessing favourite apps and contacts.
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We are a team of creators, thinkers and doers who are deeply passionate about technology and how it can empower people when applied meaningfully.
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Through dedication and innovation, Second Sight's mission is to develop, manufacture and market implantable visual prosthetics to enable blind individuals to achieve greater independence.
The company has developed the Blitab braille tablet. On its website it is indicated that texts and images can not be used without permission.
Relumino is a visual aid app for people with low vision. By running the Relumino app after connecting the mobile phone to the VR device, the world will be seen more clearly through the rear camera of the mobile phone.
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The black and white Clevy Contrast Keyboard has been developed in close cooperation with various low vision experts. This keyboard provides a better contrast than the colored version, making it even more useful for the visually impaired. Furthermore, its color scheme makes this keyboard useable by people from every age group.
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‘Relúmĭno’ is a visual aid application that works in conjunction with the Gear VR to enhance the vision of visually impaired people. Users with newer models of Galaxy smartphones, including the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, S8 and S8+ will be able to download ‘Relúmĭno’ for free in the Oculus Store with support for both English and Korean. ‘Relúmĭno’ does not provide support for the totally blind.