Month: April 2016

Lew’Lara\TBWA Designs Braille Bricks, Sets Sights On Product Going Global

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Shootonline.com Lew’Lara\TBWA Designs Braille Bricks, Sets Sights On Product Going Global In an experimental project, Brazilian ad agency Lew’Lara\TBWA designed toy building bricks adapted to the braille alphabet for use by the Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind, an organization that has been working for nearly 70 years to facilitate the inclusion of children, young… Continue Reading Lew’Lara\TBWA Designs Braille Bricks, Sets Sights On Product Going Global

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Guiding the Way to a Brighter Future

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Weekend Argos 30th April 2016 Guiding the Way to a Brighter Future By: Jan Cronje ZEEVA, a white short-haired Labrador-golden retriever cross, came to a stop on a pavement in Claremont, then waited patiently as a car inched out of a driveway on to Belvedere Road. A guide dog in training, Zeeva has been taught by… Continue Reading Guiding the Way to a Brighter Future

Inclusive Campaign Helps out Autistic Children in China

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CRI English 2nd April 2016 Inclusive Campaign Helps out Autistic Children in China Web Editor: Huang Yue Many Chinese parents have been struggling to find the best learning environment for their autistic children. Inclusive education, which encourages regular schools to enroll children with disabilities, may be the answer, but a lack of specialist teachers, facilities,… Continue Reading Inclusive Campaign Helps out Autistic Children in China

Talang January 2nd 2016 – Issue 202

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Talang January 2nd 2016 – Issue 202 Online Pan-Disability Magazine Table of Content News from China Bus company sent a bus to transport a blind passenger with his guide dog because the fear of other passengers to dogs News Clips Royal National Institute of Blind People leads drive to get visually impaired online http://www.optometry.co.uk/news-and-features/news/?article=7267 Blind-from-birth… Continue Reading Talang January 2nd 2016 – Issue 202

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Special care for persons with disabilities

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New Times 27th April 2016 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Special care for persons with disabilities By: ELIZABETH BUHUNGIRO You may have heard of the quote: “Disability is not inability.” Well, this quote is true. If you are born with or if you acquire a disability due to accident or disease, it doesn’t mean that you should… Continue Reading KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Special care for persons with disabilities

China Focus: A train headed for brightness

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  Xinhua 27th April 2016 China Focus: A train headed for brightness Ophthalmic surgeon Zhou Shangkun will never forget the deaf, elderly patient in northwest China’s Gansu Province whose life was changed as she boarded the train. “She became blind after suffering from cataracts,” said the doctor, who works at an eye hospital affiliated with the… Continue Reading China Focus: A train headed for brightness

App for visually impaired uses Google Glass to navigate screen

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The Engineer App for visually impaired uses Google Glass to navigate screen 25th April 2016 10:54 am A team of Massachusetts researchers has developed an application that allows users to navigate smartphone screens using Google Glass and head movements. The app, developed primarily for the visually impaired, projects a magnified image of the screen to… Continue Reading App for visually impaired uses Google Glass to navigate screen

Now blind people can receive braille prescriptions

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Now blind people can receive braille prescriptions Deccan Chronicle 25th April 2016 Now blind people can receive braille prescriptions JOYEETA CHAKRAVORTY Published Apr 25, 2016, 7:22 am ISTUpdated Apr 25, 2016, Dr Shetty, first ophthalmologist in state, to print out med list in Braille. A simple request led to the innovation, which is today helping… Continue Reading Now blind people can receive braille prescriptions

Kiki’s Kindergarten

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Welcome to Kiki’s Kindergarten Kiki’s Kindergarten opened its doors on June 26, 2011 and welcomed 8 children. Gradually more children came from all over Tibet and now 21 children are here. Kiki has had more than 20 graduates in five years. Some graduates joined the Braille Without Borders preparatory school while others went back to… Continue Reading Kiki’s Kindergarten

Blind Advocates Share Vision of Smarter Tech

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Deep Tones Blind Advocates Share Vision of Smarter Tech The blind use apps and surf the Web too, but many smartphone tech developers are inadvertently shutting them out. Kevin Schoenmakers and Wang Lianzhang Apr 26 2016 Smartphones, with their big screens and few buttons, would seem to be designed exclusively for those who can see.… Continue Reading Blind Advocates Share Vision of Smarter Tech