New technologies could help people with impaired vision get jobs
July 15th, 2008
From MSNBC:
Two new technologies are helping people with impaired vision gain much-needed access to information.
The Pulse Smartpen, which debuts in retail stores this month, records and synchronizes nearly everything a student hears and writes. And WebAnywhere, a free Internet-based service released last month, works as a screen reader by converting Web site text to electronic speech.
Some researchers believe the products could expand career options for blind people, who are dramatically underemployed. It is estimated that 70 percent of blind people do not have jobs; only about ten percent of blind children learn Braille in school, down from about 50 per cent in the 1960s.
See earlier post: 1,000 march in Dallas to advocate for blind people
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