One of the most common problems that many blind and visually impaired people experience is their day-to-day challenge in coping with their impairment. Equipment such as Braille, reading glasses, or a ...

The first time I witnessed the challenges of disability was when I started college in 2016. My hostel mates came from across Asia and Africa, pursuing different career paths and hobbies, each with ...

Entering passcodes on smartphones can be difficult for the blind, as they can't see the screen, nor can they tell if someone else is peeking at it. The OneButtonPIN app is designed to help, by ...

Initially piloted in three D.C. Metro stations, Waymap—which uses sensors in a smartphone to know exactly where a person is and how they’re moving—will be available across the city’s transit system by ...

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - An app designed to help visually impaired or blind pedestrians use public transit will debut at a Washington subway station on Tuesday. Waymap, opens new tab aims to ...

The app is designed to help blind and low-vision users understand their surroundings. People can also ask follow-up questions for more information about an image. Abrar's interests include phones, ...

Students in Professor Roberto Manduchi’s lab help set up the indoor navigation app so it can be tested with a blind navigator. Two new apps will enable blind people to navigate indoor buildings with ...

Nearly every blind person has at least one story of getting lost or disoriented. Despite the use of walking canes, guide dogs, help from strangers and popular navigational apps like Google Maps, Clark ...

A new trip-planning app has shown encouraging results in improving navigation inside subway stations, according to a study published in IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine ...

A commuter waits for a subway train in the L'Enfant Plaza subway station before the start of the morning rush in Washington, U.S. June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst As climate 'tipping points' near ...

For those with low-vision or blindness, putting on makeup is typically a two-person job. Sure, you can learn to dab on concealer or blend out your Drunk Elephant Bronzing Drops with a couple of ...

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