Tag: visual impairments

Making Accessible Websites – What Are the Fundamental Considerations?

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Making Accessible Websites

Considering the internet’s global reach, it is important that websites are accessible to all users. The term web accessibility refers to making websites as inclusive as possible to as many users as possible, whether they have disabilities or not.  While this can not sound important to some, it is especially critical for people with disabilities, who make up an estimated 15% of the population globally. We all have a duty to ensure that their needs are met by considering their capabilities when making our sites and apps. A website is …

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Smart cane mobile technology could assist people with visual impairments

Julie Campbell
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This new gadget could help people to be able to recognize faces, even when they are unable to see them. A new smart cane device is currently in the works as a part of a project by students at England’s Birmingham City University, and the point of his mobile technology will be to help the visually impaired to help to recognize the faces of people that they know. This mobile gadget will help to recognize and identify the friends and family members of the user. Facial recognition technology is being…

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