In the basement of the Kerala Federation of the Blind (KFB)‘s office near Law College Junction in Thiruvananthapuram, two large printing press, manufactured in Europe, take up most of the room. A roll of paper weighing nearly 200 kilograms with a thickness of 140 grams per square meter (GSM) is fed into the white press, … Read more
On the International White Cane Day, people with visual impairment explained the ideal way to help them in navigating on roads. The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: VISHNU PRATHAP Empathetic individuals who want to help people with visual impairment in crossing or navigating on roads often hold their cane to … Read more
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has announced partnership with Ambrane India for mass manufacturing of “haptic smartwatch for the blind and visually impaired“. The haptic smartwatch comes in two variants and has 12 touch-sensitive hour markers arranged over the dial face. Users will be required to scan the markers with their … Read more
Lagos: A Nigerian start-up called Vinsighte is using technology to assist the visually impaired, with several products including “smart” reading glasses that convert text to audio. About 15.3% of the world’s blind population resides in Africa, according to the World Health Organization, where they often lack the resources and support needed to succeed in school … Read more