The Eye Stick reinvents the traditional cane! It removes the inconveniences caused by a traditional cane for the blind and replaces it with scientifically enhanced saber-like device. Its designed not to be very long and uses rays and ultrasonic sensors to determine distance measurement, and thus help the sight impaired to navigate their surroundings safely.
Off late we have seen a flood of designs which bring out ways to make life easier for the sight impaired. A few good examples are the Braun Bell Mug, Touch Color Digital Braille Drawing Board, and The Universal Phone. These designs inspired me to compile a list from YD’s archives, dedicated to the Blind.
Feelings – Children’s book for blind and sight impairedThe book was in the final of the international TYPHLO & TACTUS 2017 competition and was awarded in the international competition A Well Designed Book_– let’s start with children 2018.
Mojo Vision, a California-based startup, is developing an electronic contact lens that can digitally enhance what the wearer sees. The company intends for Mojo Lens’ initial application to be as an assistive device to help people with sight impairments see the world in an entirely new way.
I love (good) books. As a child, I was a huge bookworm. As a mother, I could seriously read to my children nearly all day long if they would let me! I think one of the most personally devastating parts of discovering our daughter's Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) diagnosis for me was the realization that…
A collection of 15 (mostly free!) apps perfect for kids who are blind or visually impaired. Listed in categories ranging from visual stimulation to communicatio
Lego has unveiled a new project aimed at helping blind and visually impaired children learn Braille in a "playful and engaging way." Lego Braille Bricks, a concept originally proposed to the toy company by two charities, will allow children to learn the touch writing system through play.
Blind Veterans UK helps vision-impaired ex-Servicemen and women to rebuild their lives after sight loss. We provide rehabilitation, training practical advice and emotional support so that no one who serves our country has to deal with sight loss alone.
An app that began as a prototype at Stanford now lets sight impaired iPad users type Braille on its touchscreen.
Every October, Blindness Awareness Month brings a heightened focus on the blind and visually impaired community and the realities of living without sight.
Nobody wants to be sight impaired so check out the laser eye surgery criteria to see if it can help with your particular eye condition
The Braille Sight concept is simple and fashioned as trendy eyewear. The system captures images using the glasses frames (Frame of Sight) and then syncs it to the lenses (Braille Pad) as tactile images in Braille. The wearer can comfortably “see” their surroundings, in spite of being sight impaired. The only issue I can think
For the first time ever in Canada, two patients with severely impaired vision have received “bionic eyes” that will not restore their sight, but will allow them to once again perceive light.
Braille is a method of reading through touch, rather than by sight. While it is mainly used by those with impaired vision, sighted people can also learn to read Braille. You may think of Braille as a language. However, it's actually more...
The gift of sight is one that I often take for granted. And while only a lucky few have perfect vision, many more of us have to resort to contact lenses and glasses, with the severely impaired resorting to surgeries, canes, and seeing eye dogs. Fortunately, when it comes to our eye health, things don't have to be […]
When Megan Taylor was 15 years old, she suffered a serious head injury, which created several medical problems: hearing loss, impaired balance, frequent fainting attacks, vertigo and 'episodic blindness.' "I can temporarily lose my sight without warning at any time, which is truly terrifying," Megan told The Liverpool Echo. "Even when I…
The Blind Guider is an innovative guide brick that for the sight impaired. It provides the street names and directions to blind via RFID embedded on the guide brick. The blind communicate with the guide brick through the sensors found on the bottom of the guide cane, which is transmitted to the earphone. How feasible
The Omnifer is an innovative cover for the iPad that transforms it's flat surface into Braille, reflecting the contents of the page you are surfing. Essentially the idea is to make the iPad accessible to the sight impaired. If supporting technology for this does come around, then I’m sure it will be quite a revolutionary
Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is a serious eye condition associated with diabetes that occurs due to high levels of sugar in the blood, damaging small blood vessels that provide nourishment to the retina at the back of the eye. When damaged, these pipes can leak fluid or blood and make vision impaired - eventually rendering proper sight impossible.
Simply called the Safe Stick, this revolutionary walking stick for sight-impaired individuals goes beyond the limitations of traditional designs, utilizing a network of checkpoints at landmarks like bus stops and intersections to help users navigate safely and more effectively. The design relies on RIAS (Remote Infrared Auditory Signage) technology installed at the landmarks that communicate
