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creative uses of technology for the visually impaired · Apr 19, 10:36 pm
the bbc is reporting on a new study from queen’s university that is using creative ways to make use of technology.
many people with visual impairments, especially those that onset through disease or that occur later tend to stay home more than they go out. the goal of the research is to improve access to information through technology.
part of that research is making use of touch screens and audio clues, but there is also the possibility of using mobile devices as audio guides.
[Mr. Marshall] ...said by embedding devices in public areas like shopping malls, they could advertise the position of shops when a blind person with an enabled personal data device passed.
“However, people with blindness or other form of disability are not able to take full advantage due to the inaccessibility in the technology itself.
“If the problem of inaccessibility is not solved, the discrepancy, known as the digital divide, will become bigger as information technology advances,”
this research is part of a three year study that could end up changing the way people with visual impairments interact with, and make use of technology.
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