This pair of smart glasses can help the blind navigate the streets with great ease
Aira Visual Interpreter is a service that uses a mix of human intervention and live video streaming technology to provide real-time assistance to the blind
Technology and Disability
Google Maps will tell you if a place is wheelchair accessible
Accessibility features are being incorporated in Google Maps so that when you check out a place you can know if the place is wheelchair accessible or not
A paralysed former racing car driver can now drive around in a driverless car
A former racing car driver rendered paralysed by a car crash has become the first quadriplegic to get a US drivers license for a driverless car.
A robotic food tray that can feed the disabled
Obi is a robotic food tray or a dinner plate that can feed a disabled person once it has gone through initial training, using a spoon.
Video of a robot that moves and swims like a lizard or a salamander
This is the video of a robot that walks and swims like a salamander, designed by the scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Is there a power wheelchair that can climb stairs?
Wouldn’t it be great if we could have power wheelchairs that could climb stairs? The technology is there, it’s just that it hasn’t yet become mainstream.
You will soon be able to get 3-D printed custom wheelchairs
You will soon be able to get a completely customised 3-D printed wheelchair in case you need one for yourself.
Uber is paying a $225,000 settlement for discriminating against the blind
In a settlement for discrimination against blind persons, Uber is having to pay $225,000 to the National Federation for the Blind