by VR Horizons | Dec 10, 2019 | Accessibility, disability community, News, Technology
HiiDii lets you interact with computers, tablets, and smartphones just by blinking your eyes and moving your head. Whenever you do an extended blink, HiiDii sends micro-electrical signals to the glasses. It detects the action and then translates that signal to a...
by VR Horizons | Nov 26, 2019 | Accessibility, Blog, disability community, living with disabilities, Technology
Over 217 million people in the world are severely visually impaired or blind. This is also a world of continuous technologization, but it is somewhat surprising that high-tech assistance for the visually impaired took so long. Now, there’s a Bluetooth-enabled “smart...
by VR Horizons | Oct 15, 2019 | Accessibility, Blog, Technology
Show and Tell is an Alexa feature designed to help blind and low vision customers identify grocery items. With Show and Tell, blind and low vision customers can hold up an item to the Echo Show camera and ask, “Alexa, what am I holding,” and Alexa helps identify the...
by VR Horizons | Oct 8, 2019 | Accessibility, braille, gaming with disabilities, News
Uno, the popular card game, is expanding its audience by offering a Braille edition that can be played by both visually impaired and sighted users. In addition to text information for sighted players, Uno Braille cards feature Braille markings on their corners to...
by VR Horizons | Dec 8, 2015 | Accessibility, ePolicyWorks, News
Finding Innovative Solutions for Accessible Transportation Many individuals with disabilities face mobility challenges that prevent them from holding employment. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the U.S. Department of...
by VR Horizons | Jan 16, 2015 | Accessibility, Disability Employment, News
The Campaign for Disability Employment’s (CDE) feature PSA “What Can You Do” tells the stories of nine individuals, all who are working in jobs they love and also happen to have disabilities. The campaign is a real winner in our books, causing...
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