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Toyota's Project Blaid Gives Visually Impaired More Freedom
2016-03-09 20:59:16| TechNewsWorld
Toyota on Monday introduced a concept for a piece of wearable tech that could help the visually impaired better navigate the world around them. Dubbed "Project Blaid," the mobility device would sit atop a wearer's shoulders and use cameras to sense the layout of indoor spaces. Wearers would be able to ask the device about objects and areas in a room, the company said.
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Toyota developing wearable mobility device for the blind and visually impaired
2016-03-08 13:56:04| Green Car Congress
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VIDEO: Make-up lessons for visually impaired
2016-02-03 01:30:27| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A make-up artist in Singapore is giving free make-up lessons to the visually impaired.
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Wayfindr trials navigation app for visually impaired at London Underground station
2015-12-04 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Non-profit start-up Wayfindr has started trialing its digital navigation system for blind and partially sighted people at London Underground's (LU) Euston Tube station in the UK.
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Vinux Enhances Productivity for Visually Impaired Users
2015-11-24 02:36:38| TechNewsWorld
Vinux 5.0 is a striking example of the flexibility and usability of the Linux OS. Vinux is a fully functional Linux distro that caters to blind and partially sighted users. It's based on Ubuntu Trusty Tahr 14.04.3 LTS and gives users support through 2019. The latest version was released earlier this month. It greatly improves on the usability features of other Linux distributions.
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