Expert Resources: blind
These are the items that relate to blind found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.
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Robin Christopherson | 25 Feb 2019Blind and partially sighted people can now use their smartphone to benefit from someone else's eyesight. Robin Christopherson takes a look at two great examples of this life-changing tech.
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Robin Christopherson | 11 Feb 2019A recent (and very misguided) craze was to blindfold oneself and try to undertake tasks that would normally only ever be done with your eyes wide open. The app we're taking a look at below is in no way an invitation to navigate your surroundings 'eyes-free' but, for those who are well-used to the...
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Robin Christopherson | 30 Aug 2018Based upon an award-winning blind mobility and orientation system, Right-Hear is a service that is about to boost the confidence and choices of blind people out and about – well, actually indoors - in the UK.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 03 Nov 2016A new smartphone app which lets people with sight loss know when their bus, or bus stop, is approaching, is to be piloted by developers at University College London. It was conceived at a Barclays' Maker Change event at London's Makerversity in Somerset House.
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Sophie.Shearer | 26 Oct 2016More people are making their own video content, but it often isn't fully accessible. Check out our simple guide for advice on making sure your videos can be enjoyed by a bigger audience. Ideally, also test your film with people who have a range of abilities.
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Claudia.Cahalane | 05 Oct 2016Wayfindr is winner of our AbilityNet Tech4Good Accessibility Award 2016. We interview marketing manager, Katherine Payne to find out how the technology was created and when we can expect to see it available for people with sight loss and other abilities and disabilities.
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Alex.Barker | 04 Sep 2016The world is going crazy for Pokemon, but how accessible and inclusive is it for people with disabilities?
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Robin Christopherson | 22 Jun 2016As momentum builds behind driverless cars AbilityNet's Head of Digital Inclusion has tried the autonomous features of a Tesla and is excited about the future, after a lifetime of assuming he would never drive because of his blindness.
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Robin Christopherson | 05 May 2016More than 500 hours of Youtube footage is uploaded every minute, but almost every second of it is impossible millions of visually impaired people to understand. AbilityNet's Robin Christopherson thinks that's about to change and that by the end of the decade robots will be delivering high quality...
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