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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The renowned accessibility app from Microsoft, Seeing AI, is now available on Android to download on a user's smartphone or tablet, offering a significant technology and feature for the visually ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ninety percent of participants demonstrated proficiency in the application. Ninety-six percent reported they ...

(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, ...

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 ...

Thousands are signing up to help visually impaired people across the world using the Be My Eyes app. The non-profit service allows a community of sighted volunteers to be on call via an iOS app and ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. by Brian T. Horowitz The free Adobe Reader for iOS has ...