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TWO LEADING BLIND CHARITIES TEAM UP TO PROVIDE FREE, EASY ACCESS TO LOCAL NEWS
National charity British Wireless for the Blind Fund (BWBF) and The Talking News Federation (TNF) have joined forces once again to bring together local Talking Newspapers from across the UK.
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Do you know someone who would benefit from their local newspaper in audio - yes then locate their nearest free service on the “Find a Talking Newspaper page) and contact them.
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Check out this blind man using echolocation technology to ride a bike.
People with vision issues can also use apps where real people or an AI can see on their behalf and guide them.
Check out this crowdfunding campaign for a blind assistance helmet.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blindhelmet/blind-assistance-helmet
I came across this sonar wrist band device!
https://www.palmervision.com/product/sunu-band/
This smart walking cane uses sonar feedback to help blind people navigate their surroundings.
Check out this teen who created a assistive device for visually impaired people that uses GPS and ultrasonic technologies.
https://www.good.is/articles/eighteen-year-old-kid-helps-the-blind-in-a-big-way
These would be tremendously helpful for blind people.
These assistive smart glasses are on Amazon!
AI smart glasses can offer endless possibilities for visually impaired people.
and this. a good thing…
Great idea and it has massive effect when done properly. Love this related video.
One of the best ideas I have come across. Sounds like more and more prisons are doing this too.
Come on tech industry these kids are beating you to the future.
There’s this thing that lets you hover over text so you feel it, but one that hovers over text on a book or news paper would be even better.
I love this idea! Dogs often act as guides for blind people, so why not return the favor?
I do this already, out of love.
Old idea, not sure if any of the big phone makers nailed it yet though.
This identifies objects rather than helps with navigation but it seems like a great help to people with difficulties in seeing things.
Try Blindsquare, it helps when using public transport.
in the uk there is this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.org.blind.TalkingNews
Do these guys have an app?
Currently, loads of kind volunteers read and record the local news for blind people. Very commendable – but this app pulls lots of them together.
Just the choice to ensure Stephen Fry isn’t reading it would do for me.
OMG – I NEED THIS – ESPECIALLY THE CHOICE TO SPEED THE PACE UP, SLOW READERS DRIVE ME NUTS.
Don’t know why they only read online articles and not those you take a pic from in the newspaper etc.
Paperboy app lets you take the pic of the article and it finds you the online version – still needs to be able to read it to you though. Nice idea.
This meme says it all…
omg there’s a meme for it too – just not a translator, you need google reverse image search
elitist metal logos – and other design mistakes
funny – if you need a translator, you are just not hip enough.
I saw one of these on Amazon, this might do the trick