http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:41:52 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/banknote-identifier.php Disability Visual Aids Orbit Research today announced the introduction of the iBill, the world's first affordable Talking Banknote Identifier for the blind and the visually impaired. Priced at $99, the 1.5 ounce, pager-sized iBill represents a breakthrough in enabling the blind and the visually impaired community achieve independence in the everyday necessity of using paper currency, which sighted people take for granted. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:49:24 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/banknote-identifier.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/newspapers-blind.php Disability Visual Aids The National Federation of the Blind announced today that NFB-NEWSLINE(R), the largest electronic newspaper service in the world for blind and print-disabled Americans, now gives subscribers independent access to over three hundred newspapers and magazines. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:00:13 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/newspapers-blind.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/text-speech-digital-photo.php Disability Visual Aids Technology specialist Mobispeech Ltd has been named a finalist in the prestigious Handheld Learning Awards for Innovation 2009 for CapturaTalk; the UK's first Windows mobile phone software to convert text-to-speech from a digital photograph. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:09:44 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/text-speech-digital-photo.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/digital-white-stick-blind.php Disability Visual Aids To give navigational "sight" to the blind, Dr. Lahav has invented a new software tool to help the blind navigate through unfamiliar places. It is connected to an existing joystick, a 3-D haptic device, that interfaces with the user through the sense of touch. People can feel tension beneath their fingertips as a physical sensation through the joystick as they navigate around a virtual environment which they cannot see. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:20:14 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/digital-white-stick-blind.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/braille.php Disability Visual Aids Braille is a tactile system of raised dots that represent letters of the alphabet which can be used by persons with vision impairment. In order to read braille, a person gently glides their fingers over paper which has been embossed with braille code. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:43:22 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/braille.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/textaloud-screen-readers.php Disability Visual Aids TextAloud is the leading Text to Speech software that allows any PC user to translate reading from screen to sound, all in one easy, user-friendly PC program. Priced from just $29.95, TextAloud exports almost any reading material -- from documents and PDFs, to e-mails, websites, and more -- into natural-sounding, computer-generated speech. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:37:58 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/textaloud-screen-readers.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/audio-books.php Disability Visual Aids Audio books are useful for many demographics of the population - Elderly people could go on "reading" audio books when they are not capable of reading books any more, busy career people can listen to business journals and magazines via talking books, children can listen to audio books of a higher level than they are able to read, etc. Mon, 25 May 2009 17:19:04 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/audio-books.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/vision-iphone-ipod.php Disability Visual Aids Approximately one-third of the population has some form of vision-related problem. With the use of electronics that appeal to users through visual interfaces, it is a pleasure to find an iPhone and iPod application that has the capability to, "check-up," on certain aspects of a person's eyesight. Wed, 13 May 2009 14:42:40 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/vision-iphone-ipod.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/eye-exercises.php Disability Visual Aids Eye exercises are used to treat a variety of vision disorders, according to Dr. Janice Wensveen, clinical associate professor at the University of Houston's College of Optometry. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:22:51 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/eye-exercises.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/braille-teaching.php Disability Visual Aids One hundred and seventy five years after the first book was published in braille, millions of people who are blind or have low vision continue to read, write, and communicate through the six dot system. In fact, braille is used throughout the world by people who read a variety of languages. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:00:59 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/braille-teaching.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/bookshare.php Disability Visual Aids Bookshare, the world's largest accessible online library for people with print disabilities, has been completely rebuilt with state-of-the-art web technology to make it easier for individuals with print disabilities to access digital books. Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:13:58 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/bookshare.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/jitterbug-cellphones.php Disability Visual Aids Jitterbug have created a simpler cell phone that is easy to use and includes friendly, helpful service. The company's mission is to simplify technology and make it available to everyone. Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:56:47 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/jitterbug-cellphones.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/talking-color-detectors.php Disability Visual Aids Talking Color Detectors are color identifiers designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low or poor vision. The user can adjust the volume or select more than one language. Color Detectors can be very useful in identifying clothing colors and products. Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:31:00 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/talking-color-detectors.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/clocks-watches.php Disability Visual Aids There is a nice variety of hearing impaired alarm clocks and vibrating watches out there to help people with hearing loss wake up with the same ease as those with no hearing difficulties. So to help you or a loved one become better informed on the options out there, I've gathered a handful of highly-rated clocks that can ensure anyone using them will wake up easily. Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:29:27 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/visual/clocks-watches.php