Tech Featured 31st January 2017 Sleep Disorders in Blind People It’s true. Totally blind people (those who cannot perceive light), and many other groups of vision impaired people such as those with achromotopsia (complete color-blindness) and photophobia (extreme light sensitivity) often experience problems falling or staying asleep. Researchers believe around half of all these blind… Continue Reading Sleep Disorders in Blind People
All About Circuits 24th January 2017 The Tactile Print-to-Braile Translator: The Next Step for Assistive Technology by Donald Krambeck Most inkprint-to-Braille technology is either quite large or requires the use of a PC, a smartphone, a specific app, or all of the above. That’s what makes Tactile special: it’s a standalone device that works in real-time… Continue Reading The Tactile Print-to-Braile Translator: The Next Step for Assistive Technology
Stuff.co.nz 19th January 2017 Visually impaired experiences of earthquakes highlight gaps in disaster preparedness video Lynne Smith is visually impaired and has a guide dog. She shares her experiences pre and post quake, as part of a series on how people with disabilities are affected in disasters. An opt-in register for vulnerable people is being… Continue Reading Visually impaired experiences of earthquakes highlight gaps in disaster preparedness video
China Daily Asia 20th January 2017 China to boost education for vulnerable groups By Hu Yongqi Measures to prevent disease and enhance rehabilitation services among approved regulations Special education tops the agenda for two recently-approved regulations that also target improving disease prevention measures and rehabilitation services for the estimated 85 million people with disabilities in… Continue Reading China to boost education for vulnerable groups
South China Morning Post 17th January 2017 How a simple app just made dining out a much easier experience for Hong Kong’s visually impaired Fifty restaurants and eateries sign up to Tap My Dish, with food and health secretary urging others to follow by Sarah Zheng Hongkongers with visual impairments can now independently order their… Continue Reading How a simple app just made dining out a much easier experience for Hong Kong’s visually impaired
Talang October 2nd 2016 – Issue 220 News Clips This visually impaired English teacher is creating audiobooks for the blind http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/teacher-creates-audiobooks-for-blind/1/655806.html Vietnamese high-schooler develops Braille conversion machine, wins national contest http://tuoitrenews.vn/education/33921/vietnamese-highschooler-develops-braille-conversion-machine-wins-national-contest Gene editing technique improves vision in rats with inherited blindness http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160108134514.htm Rights Advocacy Seeing it a different way http://nepalitimes.com/article/Nepali-Times-Buzz/seeing-it-a-different-way-for-visually-impaired-in-Kathmandu,2933 News from the Field The… Continue Reading Talang October 2nd 2016 – Issue 220
Talang October 1st 2016 – Issue 219 News Clips Audio description video-on-demand http://www.rnib.org.uk/nb-online/audio-description-for-video-on-demand?utm_medium=email&utm_source=nb-enews-2728-042016&utm_campaign=audio%20description%20%28AD%29%20a%20legal%20requirement Virgin Trains and RNIB install tactile station maps for visually impaired travellers http://www.europeanrailwayreview.com/27221/rail-industry-news/virgin-trains-rnib-tactile-station-maps-visually-impaired/ Genetic syndrome causing common disabilities in children identified http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/04/14/Genetic-syndrome-causing-common-disabilities-in-children-identified/1641460655765/ Rights Advocacy Duty of care for disabled people in UK not being met, say peers http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/mar/24/duty-of-care-for-disabled-people-in-uk-not-being-met-say-peers?CMP=share_btn_fb%23_=_ News from the Field… Continue Reading Talang October 1st 2016 – Issue 219
Korea Times 15th January 2017 Teaching by native English speakers benefits disabled students, say educators The High Court ruled that the policy on teaching English to intellectually disabled students is discriminatory. Their comments follow a High Court ruling that denial of such English teaching for 5,000 disabled students is discriminatory and unconstitutional By Peace Chiu… Continue Reading Teaching by native English speakers benefits disabled students, say educators
The New Statesman 14th January 2017 What does the end of the one-child policy mean for China’s disabled population? Even after the policy was abolished last year, cultural prejudices against disabled people have proven hard to shake. BY AMY HAWKINS In a small shop hidden in the shadows of the gleaming, golden arches of the two-storey… Continue Reading What does the end of the one-child policy mean for China’s disabled population?
Nikkei Asian Review Young South Korean entrepreneur to sell world’s first braille smartwatch Eric Kim of Dot leads innovation for the visually-impaired by KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer Since Apple’s Steve Jobs launched the iPhone 10 years ago, smartphones have changed people’s lives drastically. For many, it is now hard to imagine living without a… Continue Reading Young South Korean entrepreneur to sell world’s first braille smartwatch
