A British charity has developed a prototype pregnancy test that displays results by raising tactile silicone bumps, rather than displaying text or lines on a screen. The Royal National Institute of ...

A 1974 invention is getting a very inclusive makeover. Kristen Sharpless had an interesting assignment for her Intro to Vision Rehab Therapy class. The graduate student from the University of ...

We can already imagine just what you're thinking -- the blind have no place behind the wheel, right? As it turns out, though, cars can steer themselves these days, so there technically no reason why ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hungarian engineers have created Aurora, a prototype device to help blind people detect obstacles as they walk, via an ultrasonic ...

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed an assistive technology system that works by sounds which contributes to the autonomy of persons with visual impairments. The ...

Researchers say they have taken a big step towards creating a bionic eye that could help blind people see better in the future. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or ...

Researchers at Wright State University have developed a prototype device to help blind individuals "see." A tiny camera is mounted to glasses and connected by a thin wire to a modified lap-top ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan recently unveiled a new Braille-enabled prototype tablet that makes it possible for those with vision problems to read text on a full display . The tablet ...