It’s World Braille Day! A blind teacher named Louis Braille created this tactile reading system, and now his birthday, January 4, is a day to celebrate this marvelous way to read! Braille exists in multiple languages, and I recently had the honor of meeting Sabriye Tenberken, also blind, who invented and taught Tibetan Braille. InContinue reading “World Braille Day 2024”
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Why World Braille Day Is So Important
Each year, World Braille Day is observed on January 4th to celebrate Louis Braille, the inventor of braille, a form of reading and writing used by people who are blind or low-vision. This day is a platform for advocacy and awareness, showing the importance of Braille to millions worldwide. The importance of Braille. Braille isContinue reading “Why World Braille Day Is So Important”
Crypto Clarity: Navigating the World of Digital Currencies with Accessibility in Mind
Introduction Let’s explore the world of crypto investing and figure out why everyone’s talking about it. We’ll break down the basics of digital money, understand why it matters, and see how it’s making space for everyone. Join us on this journey to make sense of the excitement around cryptocurrency in a way that’s easy toContinue reading “Crypto Clarity: Navigating the World of Digital Currencies with Accessibility in Mind”
New smart glasses help blind people ‘see’ using sound – Inceptive Mind Assistive technology is an extensive research field that involves designing technologies to enable an individual with a sensory disability to overcome various physical, social, and accessibility challenges they face in their daily lives. One central area within this field is developing assistive technologyContinue reading
Could a blind person get a job as a graphic designer using AI? by David Redmond Unfortunately, some jobs are simply visual by design. I can’t really write anything outside of my signature, never mind drawing anything or becoming a graphic designer. But could that be about to change? It might seem a stupid question,Continue reading
Not all screen reader users are blind There’s a common misconception that everyone who uses screen reader software is blind. That’s mostly the case, but not always. According to the most recent WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey (from 2021), 79.5% of screen reader users are blind. The remaining 20.5% who are not blind may haveContinue reading
AI is going great for the blind. As I was looking at the amount of times platforms died on the web I began thinking about the slow death of AI enthusiasm and what that will do to the Blind community. It really is a bizarre feeling when you’re the only detractor of a thing withinContinue reading
Accessible QR Codes: More Than Dots and Dashes QR codes are ubiquitous in today’s world. From stickers and posters to TV advertisements and billboards, these quick-scan options have been around for nearly 30 years and are used by almost every company to get people to learn more about a product or service. Companies like UnileverContinue reading
The iPhone 15 Pro brings tangible accessibility benefits What makes an iPhone accessible? Mostly, it’s the software: the operating system and apps that follow guidelines Apple has set for that purpose. If new hardware plays a role, it’s often in the opposite direction. For some with hearing or vision disabilities, the loss of the HomeContinue reading
https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/tvs/watching-tv-while-blind-a3393572533/ Watching TV While Blind Making television accessible to people with vision impairments requires technical and regulatory advances and collaboration to ensure the visual media remains open to all By Brian VinesOctober 19, 2023 Illustration: Lacey Browne/Consumer Reports In 1985, there was not a 7-year-old on the planet with a better working knowledge of the goings onContinue reading
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