Remember the Braille Bricks project Lego piloted last year? Those Braille Bricks have finally officially launched in seven countries – Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, UK and USA. Braille Bricks
Fort Collins Startup Builds Smart Mouthware That Controls Computer And Phone With Tongue
JJ Moritz and Matt Schultz have created an orthodontic retainer that allows a user to control their phone or computer with their tongue. The engineers began working full time on this
[In]Brace Is A Wearable That Allows Controlling Devices With Your Tongue
For her master’s thesis, Dorothy Clasen created a wearable that just might revolutionize how people with paraplegia and ALS interact within their environments. The wearable device, called [In]Brace, is a
Elevator Pitch: A Short Movie Highlights The Need For Accessibility In Public Transit Systems
Every major city provides public transportation to its residents but how many really care about making there stations accessible for disabled people? The lack of accessibility in particularly one city’s
New Research Finds Two Drugs That Can Possibly Stop Macular Degeneration From Spreading
Today, there is no approved drug in the market that stops or prevents macular degeneration in older people. That is most likely going to change in the future, looking at
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Donates Nearly $10M in Crisis Funding to Spinal Cord Injury Communities and Critical Research
The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, the largest private funder of spinal cord injury research, education, clinical training and programmatic support in the U.S. and Canada, announced on July 23rd that
Students Create Virtual Summer Camp For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Children
The show must go on – even if we are in the middle of a pandemic! All it takes is coming up with new ways of doing things. University of
The Last Of Us Part II Is Perhaps The Most Accessible Game Ever Made With More Than 60 Accessibility Settings
Have you heard of the game “The Last of Us Part II” yet? Released this month on the 19th on PlayStation 4, this game is already a huge success. The
Vermont DMV Introduces Visor Cards For Deaf Drivers
Deaf or hard of hearing people in Vermont now have a new way of communicating with police officers when they are pulled over. Hard of hearing Vermont residents will now
Apple TV Show See Has Blind Actors And Blindness Consultant
See is a science fiction drama show on Apple TV Plus. You might consider it to be just another show to land in our laps that tells a dramatic tale