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In 2000, 4 WPI students built a $400-per-intersection system to help blind pedestrians find crosswalk buttons. 26 years later, locator tones are standard features of accessible pedestrian signals across U.S. citiesIn 2000, Worcester Polytechnic Institute students developed the “Crosswalk Button Locator,” a low-cost system designed to help blind and vi...- ICMR releases National List of Essential Assistive ProductsThe NLEAP is a list of 21 assistive products and technologies that are deemed essential for individuals with functional impairments to impr...
- MWC 2021: This 'smart cane' can change how the visually impaired walk, shop & eatThe device is the brain-child of Kursat Ceylan, a Turkish inventor, who was born blind.
- RBI selects vendor for developing mobile app for visually impairedThe RBI on September 6 had told the Bombay High Court that an internet connection would not be required for its proposed mobile application...
- Note identifying app for visually impaired people to be offline: RBIRBI told this to the High court during a hearing.
- RBI to come out with mobile app for currency notes identificationAt present, banknotes in the denominations of Rs 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 2,000 are in circulation, besides Re 1 notes issued by the C...
- RBI proposes mobile app to help visually impaired to identify currency notesThe RBI has solicited bids from technology firms for developing the mobile application.
- RBI exploring mobile phone-based solution to help visually impaired identify banknotesCurrently, intaglio printing-based identification marks are present in banknotes of Rs 100 and above for helping the visually challenged id...
- PVR to make cinemas accessible for disabledThe multiplex player plans to install assistive equipment and technology across 95 cinemas by June 2019.
- 10 friendly cities for the specially-abledBrussels provides constant help & support for individuals with disability. Mini-buses are specially designed and adapted.
- Snapdeal partners IIT Delhi to sell SmartCane onlineSnapdeal today said it has partnered IIT Delhi and Phoenix Medical Solutions to sell 'SmartCane' online, priced at Rs 3,500.
- Snapdeal partners IIT Delhi to sell smart-canes onlineSmartCane is an advanced version of the white cane used by visually impaired people and ensures independent mobility and safety of the user.
- JNU mulling setting up of National Resource Centre for blindJNU is considering setting up a National Resource Centre to develop an online portal to provide access to e-resources to the visually impai...
- This IIT-Delhi professor has 'smart' solutions for problems of the visually challengedBalakrishnan's first efforts were directed at addressing the problem of mobility, for which he started developing affordable devices.
- Don't bring gadgets, valuable items: UPSC to civil services aspirantsCandidates appearing for civil services preliminary examination have been asked by the UPSC not to bring mobile phones, IT gadgets and valu...
- Smartphone technology enables the visually-challenged to 'see'Scientists are developing new adaptive mobile technology that could enable visually-impaired people to 'see' through their smartphone.
- Start-ups coming up with new applications for the visually impairedThe puzzle pieces are individual letters of the object name, whose contours will highlight the shape of the object when the pieces are put ...
- Intex launches mobile phone for visually impairedMobile handset maker Intex Technologies today launched a dual-SIM handset, designed for the visually impaired, priced at Rs 2,600.
- RCom introduces service for visually impairedAnil Ambani-led Reliance Communications (RCom) announced the launch of Braille Bill service for providing postpaid bills to the visually im...
- Indian students develop 'Sonique' softwareFour Indian students have developed a software technology that promises to improve the lives of visually challenged people by enabling them...
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