31 Innovations for the Visually Impaired

From Textured Flash Cards to Sensored Mugs

— August 11, 2009 — Tech
More and more gadgets and innovations are being designed to make the lives of the visually impaired much easier. From braille readers to cameras for the blind and a canine GPS for service dog, this cluster of innovations for the visually impaired has it all!

Implications - Technology for those with sensory disabilities has progressed in its intended purpose. What was once created to make life easier now strives to make life "normal," with products released to help the visually impaired do things that every consumer does daily, such as use a cellphone or drink a beer. Essentially, technology for those with disabilities is aiming to create a way for all individuals to be equal.
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Microsoft Targets Blind
Microsoft Targets Blind
Word Docs Translated to Audio With Daisy
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Converting Color into Sound
Converting Color into Sound
Bright-F Helps Color-Blind
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Seeing is believing -- device helps the blind read
Seeing is believing -- device helps the blind read
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Guide Dog GPS
Guide Dog GPS
Peepo Device is a Safe Way to Expand Travel for the Blind
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Braille Measuring Devices
Braille Measuring Devices
The Tikk-Tekk Rainbow is Designed for the Blind
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PDA For The Blind
PDA For The Blind
GW Micro VoiceSense
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Braille Textured Home Decor
Braille Textured Home Decor
The Love Is Blind Vase
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Gigantic Gadgets for the Visually Impaired
Gigantic Gadgets for the Visually Impaired
Oversized Keyboard
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Implant Restores Sight to the Blind
Implant Restores Sight to the Blind
Artificial Cornea
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Braille Architecture
Braille Architecture
Love is Blind by Jessica Lertvilai of Vest Collective
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Visually Impaired Tours
Visually Impaired Tours
Cabracega Sensory Adventures in Lisbon
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Braille Graffiti
Braille Graffiti
Art For The Blind
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Textured Flash Cards
Textured Flash Cards
Hello Haptic Lets Blind Children Learn About the Outdoors
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Painting for the Blind
Painting for the Blind
‘Touch Colour' Uses Heat Identifiers to Pick Hues & Create Art
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Sight-Free Brain Teasers
Sight-Free Brain Teasers
Rubik's Cubes Are Made for the Blind (UPDATE)
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Braille Mobile Phones
Braille Mobile Phones
Zhenwei You's 'B-Touchphone' Gives Technological Sight to the Blind
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Controverisal Fashion for the Blind
Controverisal Fashion for the Blind
Braille Tees
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Tactile Wand is the New Blind Stick
Tactile Wand is the New Blind Stick
The Cand Gets Wiimoted
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iPhone Mods for the Visually Impaired
iPhone Mods for the Visually Impaired
'Silicon Touch' Case
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Camera for the Blind
Camera for the Blind
Touch Sight
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Braille PIN Cards
Braille PIN Cards
Visual Assistance Cards for the Blind
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Cell Phones for the Blind
Cell Phones for the Blind
Nokia knfbReader Mobile
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Braille Label Makers
Braille Label Makers
Innovative Design Creates Stickers for Visually Impaired
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Tattoos for the Blind
Tattoos for the Blind
Braille Ink Offers Another Dimension of Body Design
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Mugs for the Sightless
Mugs for the Sightless
The Braun Bell Makes Beverage Pouring Easier for the Blind
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RFID Walking Sticks
RFID Walking Sticks
Visionplus Provides Navigation Help for the Visually Impaired
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Porn For The Blind
Porn For The Blind
Naughty Reading for the Visually Impaired
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Braille Tattoos
Braille Tattoos
Body Modifications for the Blind Make Sight and Touch Statements
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