July 15, 2013 3 Glove That Helps Deaf-Blind People Communicate Image Source: The Atlantic Tom Beiling, a 32 year old doctoral candidate in Berlin, [...]
June 25, 2013 1 Echolocation for Blind Users to Locate Objects The researchers in the large anechoic chamber Studies on echolocation, the ability of humans to detect (and [...]
June 11, 2013 2 App That Helps Visually Impaired People Take Pictures Dustin Adams, a PhD student at the University of California, has recently created an app that lets [...]
February 19, 2013 0 FDA Approved Bionic Eye Image source: Engadget The FDA recently approved a bionic eye that will bring limited vision to people who [...]
December 8, 2012 0 Tommy Edison: What’s It Like To Be Blind There are two reasons why someone wouldn’t know who Tommy Edison is – 1) They’ve been [...]
October 6, 2012 2 Implant For Age Related Macular Degeneration Scientists at UC Davis Health Systems have successfully started installing implants into eyes of patients who [...]
September 28, 2012 1 Bill Signed For Self Driving Cars On Public Roads Self driving cars are a step closer to reality! California governor Jerry Brown signed bill SB1298 two days [...]
June 21, 2012 6 Bionic Eye: No Battery Required It is common knowledge that bionic eyes receive power from batteries. The existing technology and setup when [...]
June 12, 2012 0 Thoughts With Dots: Braille Bracelets For The Visually Impaired Being visually impaired shouldn’t stop one from wearing beautifully designed bracelets, especially the [...]
April 26, 2012 1 EyeRing: Wearable Camera That Detects Objects For The Visually Impaired Image source: Engadget Suranga Nanayakkara and Roy Shilkrot, researchers at MIT Media Lab, have developed a [...]