Month: August 2018

Scientists Have Made A Prototype “Bionic Eye” To Help Blind People See

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ILF Science 29th August 2018 Scientists Have Made A Prototype “Bionic Eye” To Help Blind People See By Jonathan O`Callaghan Researchers say they have taken a big step towards creating a bionic eye that could help blind people see better in the future. Published in the journal “Advanced Materials“ scientists from the University of Minnesota printed… Continue Reading Scientists Have Made A Prototype “Bionic Eye” To Help Blind People See

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First guide dog to help blind people in China’s Xi’an being trained

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Gb Times 28th August 2018 First guide dog to help blind people in China’s Xi’an being trained The first guide dog in the city of Xi’an, the capital of China’s northwest Shaanxi Province, will begin active service in October. Over the past few months, the two-year-old guide dog has regularly appeared on the city’s subway… Continue Reading First guide dog to help blind people in China’s Xi’an being trained

Campaign Aims to Give Disabled People Dignity, Independence

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Women of China 20th August 2018 Campaign Aims to Give Disabled People Dignity, Independence Editor: Wang Yue Ruan Guanqing called out instructions to her husband, who is blind and has a prosthetic leg, as he pushed her wheelchair out of their modest house via a gentle ramp so she could enjoy some fresh air. The elderly,… Continue Reading Campaign Aims to Give Disabled People Dignity, Independence

Campaign Aims to Give Disabled People Dignity, Independence

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Women of China 20th August 2018 Campaign Aims to Give Disabled People Dignity, Independence Editor: Wang Yue Ruan Guanqing called out instructions to her husband, who is blind and has a prosthetic leg, as he pushed her wheelchair out of their modest house via a gentle ramp so she could enjoy some fresh air. The elderly,… Continue Reading Campaign Aims to Give Disabled People Dignity, Independence

Over 96% of Government Websites Hide Disabled Men and Women on Their Site

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Over 96% of Government Websites Hide Disabled Men and Women on Their Site TLDR: Disabled people are almost non-existent on government and stock-photos websites, and when they are represented, they are not represented as whole individuals, but are only showed for their disability. We trawled the internet and looked at more than 500 government websites from… Continue Reading Over 96% of Government Websites Hide Disabled Men and Women on Their Site

Talang September 2018

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Talang  September 2018 Smart buildings that automatically adjust to keep us comfortable? http://news.usc.edu/145497/smart-buildings-that-automatically-adjust-to-keep-us-comfortable-and-content-it-might-happen-sooner-than-you-think/ AI for Good’: Empowering China’s nonprofits with world-leading technologies https://news.microsoft.com/apac/features/ai-for-good-empowering-chinas-nonprofits-with-world-leading-technologies/ People with disability both liberated and left behind by today’s tech https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/644728/people-disability-both-liberated-left-behind-by-today-tech/ Marsha de Cordova: The government shouldn’t blame disabled people for its failings https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/12/marsha-de-cordova-disabled-minister-equality-battles Sightsavers’ Chief Executive Officer Calls for Disability… Continue Reading Talang September 2018

AI algorithm that detects over 50 diseases from an eye scan, beating human doctors, tested by Google’s DeepMind

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South China Morning Post 21st August 2018 AI algorithm that detects over 50 diseases from an eye scan, beating human doctors, tested by Google’s DeepMind Technology for scanning eyes is so advanced it has outstripped the ability of doctors to interpret the images it produces – meaning more patients than necessary are being referred to… Continue Reading AI algorithm that detects over 50 diseases from an eye scan, beating human doctors, tested by Google’s DeepMind

Congenital blindness reversed in mice: New technique generates rod photoreceptors that integrate into the retina and brain

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Science Daily 17th August 2018 Congenital blindness reversed in mice: New technique generates rod photoreceptors that integrate into the retina and brain Researchers funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI) have reversed congenital blindness in mice by changing supportive cells in the retina called Müller glia into rod photoreceptors. The findings advance efforts toward regenerative… Continue Reading Congenital blindness reversed in mice: New technique generates rod photoreceptors that integrate into the retina and brain

Stat: 83 Million Disabled People Believed to Be Living in China

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The Beijinger 11th August 2018 Stat: 83 Million Disabled People Believed to Be Living in China By Laura Zheng There are believed to be at least 83 million disabled individuals in China as described in the 2006 National Sample Survey on Disability, only one of two to have ever been conducted in the country (the… Continue Reading Stat: 83 Million Disabled People Believed to Be Living in China

Artificial intelligence tool ‘as good as experts’ at detecting eye problems

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The Guardian 13th August 2018 Artificial intelligence tool ‘as good as experts’ at detecting eye problems Machine-learning system can identify more than 50 different eye diseases and could speed up diagnosis and treatment by Samuel Gibbs A new machine-learning system is as good as the best human experts at detecting eye problems and referring patients… Continue Reading Artificial intelligence tool ‘as good as experts’ at detecting eye problems