Is Braille Making a Comeback?
I have been to plenty of Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) conferences, and this year has all the usual stuff (though gadgets are getting smaller every year!) As I walked the exhibit halls, I was haunted by the recent New York TImes Sunday Magazine article, Listening to Braille, where the author bemoans the decline of [...]
On a Mission to Give the Disabled the Moon
Years after developing one of the first reading machines for the blind, Jim Fruchterman founded Benetech, a non-profit that helps people with disabilities access new technologies. He talks about making digital books free for students with low vision, equal Internet access and the future of mobile phones.