The Port of Seattle recently announced a new pilot programme for Smart Glassses to help people who are blind or visually impaired access a new assistive technology to safely and independently use Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The glasses connects people who are blind and low vision to certified, live agents via the smart glasses and a…
Category: Accessibility
If only they would use their genius for Good not Evil–Maxwell Smart
Age-related eye disease affect over 100 million people worldwide, a number which is expected to double by 2050! Of the diseases, Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in the working age population. Early detection and treatment can prevent 98% of severe visual loss resulting from diabetes. DeepMind, an artificial intelligence company owned…
An accessible tablet where fewer features is the main feature!
Claris is a technology company in Vancouver that gets the power of simplicity. They have developed a Tablet computer designed to do a really good job at helping seniors communicate. It is easy to do a video call, easy to view photos or do email. While they are aiming at seniors it is also something to look…
Segway of wheelchairs
The Whill Type-A chair is what happens when former Toyota and Nissan engineers get together with a couple of executives from Sony! The Whill Type-A device has all direction four-wheel-drive, a range of 10.6 miles at speeds of up to 5.5 mph and is connected to a smartphone app via Bluetooth that sets the sensitivity of the controller, maximum…
Lessons from the one handed world
Accessibility is a big issue, between aging boomers, war veterans, and the general population nearly 63 million Americans, according to the US Census, have a reported physical or mental condition that limits their movements or activities. Thats 1 in 5 Americans! The Industrial Design community is now tackling what it means for housing,…
Assistive Technology–a $50 billion market that you can feel good about
Like many people, I never really considered the Assistive Technology sector a big “Market Opportunity”. My views changed quickly after tearing my nearly 50-year-old calf muscle piggy backing a 20-year-old. Besides feeling like an old fart I also realized that we are all only temporarily able bodied and we are all going to need varying…
iPhone set to replace stethoscope
Hospitals are about to get really confusing. It used to be you could tell the doctors from the other staff by the stethoscope slung casually around their neck. Now your doctor may be any person in a white lab coat with ear phones on! An invention by Peter Bentley, a researcher from University College London turns an Apple…
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