An article published recently in the New York Times outlines some new audio-enhancing strategies for people who are hard of hearing.
This Technology blog at the Atlantic Monthly details how Apple’s commitment to accessibility coupled with a few ingenious apps have made the iPhone a useful tool for people who are blind or visually impaired.
A couple of college kids in Toronto have designed MyVoice, an app for iProducts which allows users to tag different locations with specific words and phrases and then uses GPS technology to allow users to generate vocabulary based on location. Pretty cool. Here’s the article from the CBCNews site.
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It's amazing to see college students helping other people through technology. Recently, I discovered this talking glasses for the blind. The blind assistive technology reads text from any surface and converts what is in front of it to audio instantly. With this kind of assistive technology devices, people with disabilities can achieve greater independence.
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