The free community event will showcase hands-on assistive technology and local providers while celebrating accessibility for the visionally impaired, blind and broader disability community. Guests ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to the Optometrists Network, one in six adults older than 45 years and one in four older than 75 has ...

AI-enabled smart glasses from Meta give information about where objects are, people around you or even the signage in front ...

Inspired by bats’ use of echolocation, researchers have developed smart glasses that transform visual information into unique sound representations that enhance the ability of blind and ...

Prof. Allen Cheong, Associate Head (National and International Engagement) and Professor of the School of Optometry of PolyU, and Deputy Director of Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR). Vision ...

Edgbaston Stadium has completed a trial of GiveVision’s assistive technology, giving visually impaired cricket fans a new way to watch and experience live sport. On August 8th, during The Hundred’s ...

For people who are blind or visually impaired, finding the right products in a crowded grocery store can be difficult without help. A team of computer scientists is trying to change that. Engineers at ...

Visual impairment is more widespread than you might think. According to the World Health Organization, 2.2 billion people experience it around the world – although sadly, just under half of such cases ...

The device — Knowledge In a Box (KIBO) — translates, digitises and converts printed, handwritten and digital documents into ...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a wearable assistive device that leverages Meta’s Llama models to help people with visual impairments “see” the world around ...

Visually impaired students appearing for board examinations often depend on scribes to write answers on their behalf.