UK company OwnFone has launched what it calls the world’s first phone which has braille on the keys, making the device usable by the blind. Speaking to the BBC, OwnFone’s Tom Sunderland said although ...
Smartphones are an integral part of life, but what if you can’t see the screen? There is text-to-speech available, but that’s not always handy and can be slow. It also doesn’t help users who can’t ...
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- About a year ago Dee Dee Mann did not believe she would ever ditch her flip phone. "I said, 'Mm-hmmm, yeah right,'" Mann joked. But after some persuasion, and attending ...
This certainly makes plenty of sense: a combination cellphone/PDA for the blind. The ALVA MPO 5500 is a tri-band GSM phone that has a Braille keypad, a digital speech synthesizer, and a “screen” made ...
Three Ohio State alums are developing technology that could make Braille more accessible than ever. Through their assistive technology company A Cubed Design, the trio is designing the Enigma Reader, ...
The Orbit Reader Q40 Refreshable 40-cell Braille Display with an integrated QWERTY keyboard. The Orbit Reader Q20 Refreshable 20-cell Braille Display with an integrated QWERTY keyboard. The all-in-one ...