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 ...

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 ...

Google is integrating AI and Gemini into core mobile experiences that are customized for people who are vision- and hearing-impaired. The announcement was made Thursday, one day prior to Global ...

The Christ’s Outreach on Disabilities (CODISA) Foundation has partnered Google to train over 30 visually-impaired students including those from University of Lagos (UNILAG), National Association of ...

Four teenagers from Shiv Nadar School, Noida, have taken on a challenge that most tech companies still struggle with â building technology that truly understands the needs of the visually impaired.

Navigating airports can be tricky. They’re loud, crowded and not always laid out intuitively. They’re even more challenging for visually impaired people. Chieko Asakawa knows those challenges ...