It will no more be difficult for visually impaired people to know about the unknown area. An interactive map which paints the picture with sound and not images allows a person to explore a city either from bird’s eye perspective or by...

The digital age with its plastic money and digitized check out counters are great for the masses no doubt but you have to admit, they do shortchange the visually impaired more often than not. But Kyle Lechtenberg, an Industrial Design grad from...

The blind have a dark, bleak world of their own and even though they are curios to learn things, their disability to see pulls them back. Not many can tackle the intricacies of reading using Braille and thus many choose to stay aloof from...

Samsung Design China has launched a concept digital camera called the Touch Sight for the visually impaired and uses Braille instead of an LCD display. The user can record a 3 second sound description for every picture, which can be later, used...

Simple acts of kindness like aiding someone to cross the road and making contributions to charity is what runs through our mind when we think of blind people. But a technology giant like Philips has thought of making them self-reliant, rather...

Though there are numerous software and hardware products to allow computing to the disabled, the Siafu PC for the visually challenged can be said as a true boon to provide perhaps the most authentic and genuine computing experience to our...

Making computing a viable option for the visually impaired, Zen, or Z-axis Enabled, PC Design is a truly interactive 3D computer using a hardware called the ‘Sandbox PC’ featuring Active Surface which is an electronic surface that can...

Space and astronomy is all about gazing. But, don’t pity the blinds anymore. They can ‘Touch the Sun’ with the tips of their fingers. Noreen Grice has come up with another tactile graphic book about space and astronomy. A NASA...