Navigating airports can be tricky. They’re loud, crowded and not always laid out intuitively. They’re even more challenging for visually impaired people. Chieko Asakawa knows those challenges ...

One of the most common problems that many blind and visually impaired people experience is their day-to-day challenge in coping with their impairment. Equipment such as Braille, reading glasses, or a ...

There are countless apps that help us do all kinds of things in our daily lives, but there’s one app that is actually helping people who are visually impaired with what some people don’t have to think ...

For people with visual impairments, daily activities such as reading a newspaper, texting or checking Facebook often require the extra step of sitting down at a computer or pulling out a text ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) VISUALLY-IMPAIRED MAN, MOHAMMED SA’AD, SAYING: “I move around the hospital using the help that the hospital provided me through the 'Be My Eyes' app. And by using this service, ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Technology may be shaping the way we live our lives but a new app at Fresno state is bringing the visually impaired a second sight. The Be Aware app is helping students get ...

Novartis has released a new Apple Watch and Android Wear app geared at helping visually-impaired people navigate their environment. The app is one of two Via Opta apps that have been available on the ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – Technology is making life a little easier for visually impaired people across the world. An app, Be My Eyes, brings a sighted volunteer together with a visually impaired or ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — There’s a mobile app that helps blind and visually impaired people shop. In honor of Blindness Awareness Month, one user explained how it has impacted him. Casey Dutmer ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - For the visually impaired, navigating through neighbourhoods can be a struggle, but apps aim to shed light on places, people, and obstacles that lie in their paths. There are 285 ...

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