Disability Visual Aids: Publications and ResourcesTitle of
Document | Paper
Author | Peer
Review | Preface / Postface | Publication
Type | Publish
Date | Updated / Revised |
|---|
| Prayatna Nepal Empowers Visually Impaired Women Through Mobility Training | Sarita Lamichhane | | ✓ Preface | Informative | 2025/01/02 | 2025/06/17 |
| Revolutionary Vision Therapy: AmblyoPlay Unveils Peripheral Sight Enhancer | AmblyoPlay | | ✓ Preface | Product Release, Update | 2024/10/15 | |
| WorldScribe: Real-Time Surrounding Descriptions for the Visually Impaired | University of Michigan | | ✓ Preface | Reports & Proceedings | 2024/10/11 | 2024/10/16 |
| Tactile Lithophane Makes Scientific Data Accessible to Students With Blindness | Baylor University | Yes | | Observational Study | 2024/01/11 | 2024/09/10 |
| Scientists Identify Brain Region Where Individuals with Visual Impairments Recognize Faces through Sound | Georgetown University Medical Center | Yes | | Experimental Study | 2023/11/22 | 2023/11/23 |
| Campus Maps for Students with Visual Impairments | SAS | Yes | ✓ Preface | Informative | 2020/08/24 | 2025/01/23 |
| Acesight Electronic Glasses for Visually Impaired | Acesight | | | Announcement / Notification | 2019/01/04 | 2024/02/29 |
| Flexible 2D Artificial Retina Could Restore Lost Vision | American Chemical Society (ACS) | Yes | ✓ Preface
✓ Postface | Research, Study, Analysis | 2018/08/25 | 2025/10/10 |
| RightHear: Blind and Visually Impaired Orientation Navigation System | RightHear | | | | 2018/08/20 | 2021/08/01 |
| First Artificial Iris Gets FDA Approval | U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | | | | 2018/06/11 | 2019/04/30 |
| eSight Pledges to Make Blindness History by 2020 | Jeffrey Fenton - Director of Outreach and Communications - eSight | | | | 2018/01/04 | 2018/04/30 |
| Genetic Treatment for Blindness May Soon Be Possible | American Academy of Ophthalmology | | | | 2017/11/12 | |
| Student Creates First Synthetic Retina For Visually Impaired | University of Oxford | | | | 2017/05/05 | |
| BrailleSense Polaris - Virtual Braille Tablet for the Blind | HIMS, Inc. | | | | 2017/03/02 | 2018/01/08 |
| GuideSense Device Helps Visually Impaired Sense Their Environment | VTT Technical Research Centre | | | | 2017/01/14 | |
| Aira Visual Interpreter for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Ian C. Langtree | | | | 2017/01/05 | 2018/10/07 |
| Smart Cane Concept Could Assist Blind and Visually Impaired | The University of Manchester | | | | 2016/11/25 | |
| Wearable Artificial Vision Device May Help Legally Blind to Read | American Academy of Ophthalmology | | | | 2016/10/28 | 2020/04/23 |
| Pennsylvania Libraries Expand Accessible Reading Opportunities | Benetech | | | Informative | 2016/08/02 | 2024/04/06 |
| Sonar Glasses Obstacle Detection Device for Blind and Visually Impaired | Maggie McBride, Communications and Administrative Specialist G-Technology Group | | | | 2016/07/13 | 2018/04/30 |
| Orcam Device Worn On Glasses Assists People with Low Vision | UC Davis Health System | | | Product Release / Update | 2016/05/11 | 2024/04/06 |
| Sight Is Not Required to Gesture | Association for Psychological Science | | | | 2016/04/05 | 2021/06/07 |
| Orbit Refreshable Braille Reader | cnib.ca | | | | 2016/03/26 | 2016/03/29 |
| Toyota Working on Wearable Mobility Device for Blind & Visually Impaired | Toyota | | | | 2016/03/08 | 2018/03/15 |
| NFB and Amazon to Improve Accessible Reading for Blind and Low-Vision Students | National Federation of the Blind | | | | 2016/03/04 | |
| Wearable Device to Guide Visually Impaired | MIT | | | | 2016/02/11 | |
| Robotic Object Recognition to Aid Blind and Visually Impaired | University of Nevada, Reno | | | | 2015/12/19 | 2018/06/21 |
| DaVinci Pro HD OCR Text-to-Speech for Visually Impaired | Enhanced Vision | | | | 2015/10/30 | |
| Seeing Sound: Device Using Auditory Signals Helps Blind See | California Institute of Technology | Yes | | Randomized Controlled Trial | 2015/10/27 | 2024/01/07 |
| Claria Zoom: Android App for Partially Sighted & Seniors | Claria Zoom | | | | 2015/09/16 | |
| Talking Scientific Calculator for Blind Students | Texas Instruments | | | | 2015/09/05 | 2020/09/04 |
| OrCam: Technology for the Visually Impaired | Thomas C. Weiss | | | | 2015/07/27 | 2021/08/07 |
| ADAMAAS Assistive Glasses for Elderly & Disabled | Dr. Thomas Schack | | | | 2015/07/03 | 2015/11/18 |
| Bradley Timepiece: Watch for Vision Impaired | Ian C. Langtree | | | | 2015/03/24 | 2020/09/29 |
| EnChroma Eyewear Allows Color Blind to See Colors Indoors | Ian C. Langtree | | | Announcement, Notification | 2015/03/19 | 2024/04/05 |
| VelaSense Wireless Technology Helps Vision Impaired | Verizon Wireless | | | | 2015/02/27 | 2015/11/18 |
| New Smart Cameras Help People with Vision Disability | Penn State | | | | 2015/02/05 | 2021/09/08 |
| Sonar Technology Aids People with Vision Disabilities | Ian C. Langtree | | | | 2015/01/23 | 2020/10/20 |
| Refined Software for Readers with Vision Disabilities | Texas A&M University | | | | 2014/12/08 | 2015/03/18 |
| Call Center Technology for Employees with Vision Disability | TCN VocalVision | | | | 2014/12/07 | 2021/10/03 |
| DIGIGLASSES Headsets for People with Vision Disabilities | DIGIGLASSES | | | | 2014/11/26 | 2018/04/30 |
| X1 Talks: TV Voice Remote Control for Blind and Visually Impaired | Comcast Corporation | | | | 2014/11/12 | 2020/11/25 |
| Medical Eye-Tracker May Bring Alternative Computer Vision and Assistive Technology to Forefront of Technology | EyeComTec (LAZgroup SA) | | | | 2014/11/12 | 2015/07/18 |
| Navigation System for People with Vision Disability from Microsoft | Ian C. Langtree | | | | 2014/11/10 | 2018/03/15 |
| Electronic Eye Cane Enhances Mobility for Blind | IOSPress_STM | | | | 2014/10/20 | 2020/12/06 |
| Enactive Torch Helps People with Vision Disabilities See Objects | University of Cincinnati | | | | 2014/08/11 | 2016/03/21 |
| Digital Reading System Assists Vision Impaired to Read Graphs | Curtin University | | | | 2014/07/29 | 2016/03/21 |
| Tactile Interface Technology for People with Vision Disabilities | UC-Berkeley | Yes | | Research, Study, Analysis | 2014/07/16 | 2024/09/10 |
| Helping Seniors with Low Vision Maintain Independence | American Academy of Ophthalmology | | | | 2014/07/10 | 2021/11/24 |
| More Natural Artificial Vision for Retinal Prosthetic Devices | NIH/National Eye Institute | | | | 2014/06/06 | |
| eSight Eyewear Device Enables People with Vision Disabilities to See | eSight Corporation | | | | 2014/05/20 | |
| Eyeglasses That Can Read to the Blind | Florida International University | | | | 2013/04/12 | 2013/06/03 |
| Argus II Implant Projects Visual Braille on Retina | Frontiers | | | | 2012/11/23 | 2022/01/11 |
| Electroactive Polymer Full Screen Displays for The Blind | NCSU | | | | 2011/11/17 | 2015/02/11 |
| En-Vision America: ScripTalk and I.D. Mate | Thomas C. Weiss | | | | 2011/11/15 | 2021/11/28 |
| New Video Magnifier for Low-Vision Users | abledbody & co. | | | | 2011/10/06 | |
| Create and Print Your Own Custom Eye Chart | VSP Vision Care | | | | 2010/12/16 | 2017/06/26 |
| Read Naturally Launches Accessible Braille Resources | Read Naturally, Inc. | | ✓ Preface
✓ Postface | Product Release, Update | 2010/08/19 | 2025/06/18 |
| Putting Their Braille Skills to the Test | Braille Institute | | | | 2010/06/21 | 2010/07/13 |
| Using the Tongue for Sight - Blind Man Sees With His Tongue | Ian C. Langtree | | | | 2010/06/03 | 2015/12/19 |
| Cambridge University Press Grants Worldwide Digital Rights to Bookshare | Cambridge University Press | | | | 2010/05/27 | 2010/09/29 |
| How to Read an Eyeglasses Prescription | www.glassesdirect.co.uk | | | | 2010/05/23 | 2013/06/04 |
| Bank of America Completes Installation of Talking ATMs | Bank of America | | | | 2010/03/31 | |
| Full Screen Computer Braille Displays for the Blind | North Carolina State University | Yes | ✓ Preface | Announcement | 2010/03/29 | 2025/01/07 |
| NFB Newspaper Service Offers More Digital Talking Book Player Compatibility | National Federation of the Blind | | | | 2010/03/10 | |
| English Course in Audio-Braille Format for Blind | 123 Ingles | | | | 2010/02/15 | |
| Funding Shortage Threatens NFB-NEWSLINE for Blind and Print Disabled | National Federation of the Blind | | | | 2010/01/11 | 2010/09/30 |
| New Digital Audio Books from Library for Blind and Physically Handicapped | Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | | | | 2009/12/22 | |
| Talking Banknote Identifier for Blind | Orbit Research | | | | 2009/10/19 | |
| Newspaper Service for the Blind Offers Over 300 Newspapers | National Federation of the Blind | | | | 2009/10/12 | 2010/07/13 |
| Mobile Phone Software Converts Text-to-speech from Digital Photo | LIVEWIRE PUBLIC RELATIONS | | | | 2009/09/18 | 2016/05/06 |
| Digital White Stick for Visually Impaired | American Friends of Tel Aviv University | | | | 2009/09/10 | |
| A Guide to the Braille Writing System and Its Use | Thomas C. Weiss | | ✓ Preface
✓ Postface | Informative | 2009/06/24 | 2025/10/13 |
| TextAloud Outperforms Traditional Screen Readers for Blind Welsh Educator | TextAloud | | | | 2009/06/11 | 2011/03/18 |
| Free Audio Book Delivery Services for the Blind and Disabled | Ian C. Langtree | | ✓ Preface
✓ Postface | Informative | 2009/05/25 | 2025/05/13 |
| Vision for iPhone and iPod Touch by AppZap | Ian C. Langtree | | | | 2009/05/13 | 2010/07/12 |
| Pencil Push-ups Treatment (PPT) Eye Exercises Can Help With Vision Problems | University of Houston | Yes | | Informative | 2009/03/31 | 2024/04/06 |
| AFB Braille Teaching | Alfred | | | | 2009/02/17 | 2010/07/12 |
| Bookshare Online Books for Print and Vision Disabilities | Bookshare | | | | 2009/02/01 | 2010/09/30 |
| Easy to Use Jitterbug Cell Phone for Seniors | Ian C. Langtree | | | | 2009/01/21 | 2015/10/25 |
| Talking Color Detector Types and Brands | Ian C. Langtree | | | Informative | 2009/01/17 | 2024/04/05 |
| Hearing Impaired Clocks and Vibrating Watches | Ian C. Langtree | | | | 2009/01/17 | 2020/09/29 |