When Evelyn (or Eve, as she is fondly called) was 4 months old, doctors found out that she had cancer. Her stage four neuroblastoma tumor couldn’t be removed, so she had to go through 8 rounds of Chemotherapy. Although her cancer is now in remission, she has been paralyzed from her arms down. …

Taking photos of everyday objects and scenery around us has become a way of life. All it takes these days is to whip out our smart phone and start taking photos of people, food, beloved pets around us, and all the places we go to. However, taking photos with a smartphone may be a challenge for peopl…

Oticon Opn, the next generation of hearing aids, does a lot more than just helping deaf or hard of hearing people hear. Besides fitting discretely behind a person’s ears, Oticon Opn also makes hearing multiple speakers in noisy environments, and improves their ability to understand speech in c…

In order to help children on the Autism spectrum (as well as their parents) understand, and get more comfortable with the process of flying – going to the airport, checking in, getting boarding passes, going through security, walking to the gate, and boarding the flight – a Missouri not …

In order to provide a convenient way to go to the bathroom and bathe, Go! Mobility Solutions has shower wheelchairs and commode chairs that provide comfort and safety to people in wheelchair or those with limited mobility. The chairs are lightweight, portable and very easy to carry, and can be assem…

Smartphones have made consuming information and communicating with people we know a lot more easier, and great accessibility features, including speech to text, have made navigating phone apps and writing messages more convenient, especially for blind people. However, there are times when speech to …

YuniDetect, an external add-on for wheelchairs, is an upcoming product that can help people in powered wheelchairs live their lives independently and safely without having to rely on family, friends, and caregivers. The add-on, which consists of various sensors, detects objects and people around the…

Joey Travolta Film Camp, which is run by John Travolta’s brother Joey Travolta, is a film camp for people with Autism. At this camp, Joey, along with volunteers, teaches people between the ages of 8 and 28, the great art of film making, and exposes them to all the components of it – writ…

In a world where creativity knows no bounds, expressing thoughts and emotions through art becomes not only a way to connect with others, but also opens up avenues that allow interesting ways to reach out to newer audiences. In order to connect with blind people, artist Andrew Myers, who used to make…

Ever wondered what the outcome was of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014 that swept the entire nation? A lot of money was raised from that challenge which is being used for research and projects for curing ALS.  Read the infographic below to find out more.Text description of infographic right…

The city of Strasbourg is ready to make catching buses much easier for blind people. The buses will be equipped with BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) beacons that will interact with the transport app on the blind commuter's phone. As a bus approaches  the bus stop, the beacon will "wake up" the phone…

Imagine not having to organize a visit to your nearest primary care physician because they can "visit" you virtually through hologram technology. You won't have to imagine for much longer - this is the future of healthcare.Note: Click image below to enlargeClick to enlargePotential Savings of Virtua…

CAPTCHA Be gone was released earlier this month from Accessible Apps, makers of QRead, the accessible EBook reader for the blind, and Chicken Nugget, a popular windows twitter client in the blind community. CAPTCHA Be Gone, currently available for Firefox and internet explorer, and coming soon to ot…

Wouldn't it be great if objects around us could just describe themselves instead of us having to figure out where and what they are? How convenient would it be for a blind person to touch or grab an object, and immediately get a description of what that object is - from the object itself?I have star…