shine.cn 20th December 2018 AI robots among new features of Metro Line 13 extension The second and third phases of Metro Line 13 have passed professional evaluations and will soon enter operation, Shanghai Shentong Metro Group, the city’s Metro operator have announced. The newly opened part of Line 13 covers 12 underground stops and features… Continue Reading AI robots among new features of Metro Line 13 extension
Venture Beat 18th December 2018 Huawei’s Facing Emotions app uses AI to help visually impaired users ‘hear’ facial expressions By Kyle Wiggers Blindness, both partial and total, is incredibly common. The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 1.3 billion people live with some form of distance or near-vision condition and that as many as 217 million… Continue Reading Huawei’s Facing Emotions app uses AI to help visually impaired users ‘hear’ facial expressions
Taiwan Business Topics 18th December 2018 Accessibility for Taiwan’s Disabled: A Work in Progress Attitudes and facilities have improved, but much more still needs to be done. Taiwan is a crowded place. The population per square kilometer is nearly 20 times that of the United States, and the cities are crammed with parked vehicles and… Continue Reading Accessibility for Taiwan’s Disabled: A Work in Progress
South China Morning Post 9th December 2018 How can Hong Kong help the intellectually disabled find work? Hong Kong should commission a consultancy to explore and compile a list of professions available for the intellectually disabled to help tackle the low employment rate among the group, experts have said. The idea was promoted at a… Continue Reading How can Hong Kong help the intellectually disabled find work?
Xinhua 3rd December 2018 China’s rehabilitation centers reach 8,334 As of the end of 2017, China had 8,334 rehabilitation centers for persons with disabilities, a blue book said. The blue book, titled “Report on the cause for persons with disabilities in China (2018),” was edited by the China Disabled Persons’ Federation this fall. It was… Continue Reading China’s rehabilitation centers reach 8,334
Xinhua 3rd December 2018 Across China: Armless man lends “iron hand” to people in need Hearing loud popping or crackling noises from a workshop, residents in a small village in northeast China’s Jilin Province can tell when “Iron Man” starts working. “Iron Man” Sun Jifa is a 65-year-old farmer in Yongji County in the city… Continue Reading Across China: Armless man lends “iron hand” to people in need
china.org.cn 7th December 2018 AI gives nearsighted children a glimpse of the future If you are concerned that your child will be nearsighted, a new artificial intelligence model developed from millions of eyesight records could help predict whether your offspring will need glasses. Myopia is the most common visual impairment in children, and China has… Continue Reading AI gives nearsighted children a glimpse of the future
South China Morning Post 9th December 2018 School for the blind offers beacon of hope for disabled in rural China At 6am, a short drive from the steel-producing city of Xingtai, deep in the rural flatlands of northern China’s Hebei province, acrid pollution hangs heavy in the air and the monotonous landscape is desaturated of… Continue Reading School for the blind offers beacon of hope for disabled in rural China
Xinhua 3rd December 2018 Disability inclusion practices shared at China Disability Policy Dialogue Innovative practices of helping people with disabilities better integrate into society were shared at the China Disability Policy Dialogue held in Beijing Monday, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. More than 80 government officials, experts, representatives of companies and organizations and… Continue Reading Disability inclusion practices shared at China Disability Policy Dialogue
Newswire 5th December 2018 Vrailler, the Handheld Braille Label Printer is Now Available on Kickstarter Vrailler Inc. aims to empower the visually impaired by providing portable, affordable, quick, and easy Braille label printing. New Startup Vrailler Inc. announced that it is raising funds via a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to finish the development of Vrailler,… Continue Reading Vrailler, the Handheld Braille Label Printer is Now Available on Kickstarter
