People with vision disorders or who are completely blind are quite limited when it comes to using smartphones or reading e-books on an e-reader. There are a few solutions currently on the market, but they retail for thousands of dollars. A Korean company is seeking to address this issue with a new Braille smartwatch that can read text messages and read e-books for $300. The … [Read more...] about New Braille Smartwatch can Read e-books and Texts
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Digital Textbooks Get Added Accessibility Support through Vital Source
Ingram Content Group's solutions division Vital Source Technologies, Inc., presented a new interface at the annual convention of the National Federation of the Blind, held last week in Orlando, Florida, that unveiled the new accessibility features of its Vital Source Bookshelf platform. These features will even the playing field for students with greater or different needs from … [Read more...] about Digital Textbooks Get Added Accessibility Support through Vital Source
‘Reach For the Stars’: The First eBook For The Visually Impaired
Astronomer Elena Sabbi of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland wants to convince blind children that they too can be seen pushing the barriers of science and technology; and what better way to do that than by coming up with the world's first ebook meant for the visually disabled. Also, perhaps no other title could have been more appropriate: … [Read more...] about ‘Reach For the Stars’: The First eBook For The Visually Impaired
New Treaty Could Mandate Publishers to Allow Organisations to Convert Books into Audiobooks for the Blind
There has been a gradual shift among big name ebook publishers to branch out into developing audiobooks, an industry segment that is worth billions already and is expected to climb further. While this can be an exciting new option to comprehend a book, audiobooks can actually come as a boon to the blind, it being a handy option for them to connect to the literary world. Towards … [Read more...] about New Treaty Could Mandate Publishers to Allow Organisations to Convert Books into Audiobooks for the Blind
A New Tablet Prototype GraVVITAS Designed to Assist the Blind
People who have sight deficiencies have been able to use some e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle with its Text to speech functionality and audio books for content. Although the Kindle has failed to enter the public education system due to the fact it is not totally blind friendly. There has been some technologies we have written about in the past such as the Intel Reader, … [Read more...] about A New Tablet Prototype GraVVITAS Designed to Assist the Blind