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By Allyson T. Collins NEI Science Writer/Editor Erik Weihenmayer wears sunglasses often. He was wearing them to protect his eyes when he reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in 1997. He had them on when he completed the 2003 Primal Quest, the world's...
Filed under: blind, Inc., assistive technology, seeing with tongue, Erik Weihenmayer, NEI, sensory substitution, custom-designed image modes, BrainPort inventor Paul Bach-y-Rita, apply for device approval from the Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Wicab, retinoschisis, National Eye Institute, BrainPort, everyday tasks, not meant to replace cane or guide dog
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By Emily Melvold via The Daily Iowan For the hundreds of deaf or hard-of-hearing students at the UI, such simple tasks as waking up, greeting someone at the door, and taking notes in class all prove to be challenging. Living with a hearing disability...
Filed under: assistive technology, hearing aids, deaf, hard of hearing, educating others about disability-related needs, ASL Club, waking up, hearing loss, note-takers, reading lips, signing, Disabled Students Services, hearing impairments, students, challenging tasks, doorbell triggers lights, improving disability culture on campuscollege is practice for the real world, living with a hearing disability, personal support, greeting someone at the door, taking notes, interacting with other deaf students from other schools, American Sign Language Program, background noise, University of Iowa, interpreters, Vibrating alarms and watches, self advocacy
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ReadHowYouWant (RHYW), a Sydney, Australia-based company that reformats books for people who are blind and visually impaired, has opened its online bookshop featuring accessible formats including 24 pt. large print, DAISY (Digital Accessible Information...
Filed under: Humanware, braille, BrailleNote, books in alternate formats, MyReader, ClassMate, Victor Reader Stream, Frankfurt Book Fair, print disabilities, accessible formats, assistive technology, 24 pt. Large print, CSUN, Free Chapter Download Program, London Book Fair, Book Expo America, DAISY, ReadHowYouWant, ATIA
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