British company plans to launch Braille e-reader
A British company plans to launch a Braille e-reader for blind people this year that should greatly enhance their reading experience and spare them from lugging around hefty print volumes.
A British company plans to launch a Braille e-reader for blind people this year that should greatly enhance their reading experience and spare them from lugging around hefty print volumes.
The final prototype will enter mass production this year, priced similar to a high-end laptop
Some of the technology that has become available in the last few years, in the words of Blind Citizens Australia chief Emma Bennison “really does spell liberation”.
The winner of the NZ Computer Society’s annual Wellington-based honours student research contest has claimed his award by uncovering shortcomings in accessibility of government websites for disabled and other disadvantaged users.
One of New Zealand’s largest Kaupapa Maori disability healthcare providers, Te Roopu Taurima O Manukau, has signed a three-year contract to outsource its entire IT operations to local datacentre and infrastructure provider Revera.