Touch screens on tablets and smartphones are sleek and often convenient to most users. However, for individuals with visual impairments, they tend to be quite a challenge. Inpris is an Israeli technology company addressing blindness and touch screen technology by creating an “eye-free” experience for mobile devices. To do this, they have created the UpSense Super […]
Posts with the Visually Impaired tag
Tech Tip: Blindfold Video Poker App
For this week’s Tech Tip, our equipment loan specialist Justin Amber is going to introduce us to the Blindfold Video Poker app. This is a free iOS app that allows individuals to enjoy video poker–without ever having to look at the screen! NOTE: The money used in this game is fictitious and will rejuvenate after a certain […]
Tech Tip: GPS Options for the Visually Impaired
For this week’s Tech Tip, assistive technology specialist Anna Leung is going to show us three GPS options for the visually impaired. One is a device called the Trekker Breeze by Humanware. The other two are iOS apps called LookTel Breadcrumbs and Seeing Assistant. Check this out!
Spring Forward with the Apple Watch!
Apple unveiled its first ever wearable back in September at its iPhone 6 event, and on Monday, the Cupertino company finally revealed more details on the highly-anticipated Apple Watch, including pricing and the release date! What else does the smartwatch have to offer and how can you operate it? Let’s spring forward with more details! […]
TrackR bravo: the slimmest tracking device ever
A few months back I wrote about Tile, a handy device that attaches to virtually any item so you can keep track of it via your smartphone. Soon there will be a similar device available, called the TrackR bravo, which offers the same benefits and more! TrackR is a thin, quarter-sized device that attaches easily to your most […]
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From Workplace to Showcase
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing It started out as a working lab, showing off assistive technology categorized by disability — for those individuals who are blind or vision-impaired; Deaf or Hard of Hearing; have mobility challenges; or learning or cognition challenges. Now, as the reality of the AT world is changing, the INDATA Project at […]