Accessibility and Higher Education
I’ve been interested in what colleges and universities have been doing to make new technologies accessible for people with disabilities. The gist of the issue is, that many colleges and universities...
View ArticleTegrity Gets Closed Captioning
So, my idea for an app that transcribes lectures is not so farfetched after all. Tegrity is a web based note taking and recording tool that captures lectures so that they can be fully accessed a later...
View ArticleCars Equipped for Blind Drivers Even Closer to Reality
One of my first posts for AccessTechGeek was about a project at Virginia Tech that involves creating cars for the blind to drive. Here is the post if you’re interested: One Step Closer to Creating Cars...
View ArticleGoogle+ First Impressions
I got an invite to Google+, new Google social networking site and decided to poke around. Looks like it is off to a decent start. It was hard to navigate to select friends to add to my list because...
View ArticleA Whole New Dimension for Eyeglasses
If you thought you knew everything that a smartphone is capable of, there is one thing you probably haven’t thought of. Still in development stages, there is a new type of glasses being tested that can...
View ArticleSoundAmp vs Smartlink
So, a Smartlink FM system costs $1000, then you have to get a receiver to attach to a hearing aid for about $1000 as well. Those plus a $3000 hearing aid adds up to a large chunk of change. Good news,...
View ArticleRock Vibe – A Game for Both the Blind and Sighted
I recently got an email from Rupinder Dhillon, the creator of the game Rock Vibe. It is currently in the process of getting funding so that it can be completed. Rock Vibe is a musical rhythm game...
View ArticleLots of cool new gadgets and accessibility innovations coming along
The following post consists of three topics. I am too lazy to set up three separate posts. MED-EL announces new all-in-one CI processor MED-EL, one of the three companies that makes cochlear implants,...
View ArticleHappy 2013!
2013 has arrived, and I just want to take a brief look at what might happen this year in the accessibility world. I think that we’ll see a slow, but steady progression towards more accessibility in...
View ArticleFirst bionic eye approved by the FDA
Many of you may have already heard, but the first-ever bionic eye was approved by the FDA on February 14. The implantable device is a prosthesis for the retina, and is used to restore partial sight...
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