China Daily USA 29th November 2018 No sight, but still on the lookout for love Editor’s note: This is the second of a series of stories about developments in the lives of China’s blind and visually impaired community. Parental concerns are a hurdle for visually impaired people wanting to form relationships. While living in perpetual… Continue Reading No sight, but still on the lookout for love
Talang, December 2018 Telstra 8th September 2018 When I think about our company purpose – to create a brilliant connected future for everyone – it’s the last two words in the sentence that cannot be overlooked. by Jackie Coates Head of Telstra Foundation – Telstra “For everyone” really does mean for every single person. For… Continue Reading Talang December 2018
phys.org 20th November 2018 Tactile Excel sheets and graphics to boost job prospects for blind people by Steve Gillman, From Horizon Magazine, Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation Magazine Touchscreens and digital graphics are everywhere, but for people who are visually impaired, they can be a major hurdle to using modern technology. But this is… Continue Reading Tactile Excel sheets and graphics to boost job prospects for blind people
china.org Xinhua 20th November 2018 Chinese AI promises hope for short-sighted children Will your kids be short-sighted? A Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) model made from millions of eyesight records could help to predict whether they’ll be needing glasses. Myopia is the most common visual impairment in children. China has an unprecedented rate of nearsightedness. A… Continue Reading Chinese AI promises hope for short-sighted children
BBC News 23rd July 2018 Sign-language hack lets Amazon Alexa respond to gestures If voice is the future of computing, what about those who cannot speak or hear?” That is the question posed by developer Abhishek Singh, the creator of an app that allows Amazon Alexa to respond to sign language. Mr Singh’s project uses… Continue Reading Sign-language hack lets Amazon Alexa respond to gestures
South China Morning News 25th September 2018 Are Hong Kong’s banks doing enough to help their disabled or elderly customers? Given the extreme geography of the city, one step up may seem like the least difficult task of the day for many Hong Kong residents. But, for the disabled, it can be an insurmountable barrier… Continue Reading Are Hong Kong’s banks doing enough to help their disabled or elderly customers?
Technosecrets 12th November 2018 Alibaba’s SmartScreen To Help Blind People Shop by Kanika Sharma For the past two years, Alibaba’s $15 BIllion R&D initiative Damo Academy has been working to provide better smartphone experience to the blind. Recently, in a joint effort with China’s Tsinghua University, it has come up with a silicone sheet which comes on the… Continue Reading Alibaba’s SmartScreen To Help Blind People Shop
Aljazeera 8th November 2018 Ray of hope: A school for the visually impaired in rural China The Mu Mengjie school in China’s Hebei Province helps children caught in the double bind of disability and poverty. by Nathan Gibson Hebei Province, China – Deep in the polluted flatlands of Hebei Province in northern China, Mengjie School… Continue Reading Ray of hope: A school for the visually impaired in rural China
Office of the Government Chief Executive Officer October 2018 Development of Assistive Technologies for Persons with Disabilities Hong Kong is a well-developed and mature digital economy. Use of the Internet for accessing information and online services has become a part of many people’s daily lives. People who are out of touch with the digital world… Continue Reading Development of Assistive Technologies for Persons with Disabilities
