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Real-time text on Android and iOS is helpful for those with hearing or speech disabilities to converse in real time with text

2023-10-292023-10-29 Danie
Phone screen showing a menu titled Real-time text (RTT) with options for Not Visible, Visible during call, and Always visible. There is a note also stating TRR assists callers who are deaf, hard of hearing, have a speech disability, or need more than voice alone. RTT calls are saved as a message transcript. RTT is not available for video calls.

While texting is great for asynchronous conversations, calls are still the way to go if you want real-time conversation. That’s not an option for people who are hard of hearing or have speech difficulties. RTT […]

Blogaccessibility, disability, technology

iPhones will be able to speak in your voice with 15 minutes of training, assisting those who’ve lost the ability to speak, or who are blind or have low vision

2023-05-162023-05-16 Danie
iPhone with screen prompt asking user to read a phrase

According to Apple, users can create a Personal Voice by reading a set of text prompts aloud for a total of 15 minutes of audio on the iPhone or iPad. Since the feature integrates with […]

Blogaccessibility, disability, iphone, technology

Researchers at University College London make touchless computing tech on the cheap – No special hardware or cloud service needed, just a regular CPU and webcam

2022-07-192022-07-19 Danie
OpenVINO

The software, called MotionInput, was developed to enable touchless computing for a variety of purposes, from making computers easier to use for people with disabilities, to aiding professionals who have their hands full, like surgeons. […]

Blog#openvino, accessibility, disability, london, technology

New DEAFinition App helps you communicate with deaf friends and family

2022-01-202022-01-20 Danie
deaf

A new South African app called DEAFinition, developed by mobile app specialists Codehesion, helps users to learn the basics of sign language to communicate with deaf friends and family. DEAFinition is a non-profit company providing […]

Blog#deaf, disability, hearing, technology

Brain-Computer Interface Turns Thoughts to Text – Allowing a paralyzed man to imagine writing and have the words translated to text

2022-01-092022-01-09 Danie
Brain Computer Interface

Dating from May 2021, researchers used an experimental device to tap into surgically implanted electrodes, capturing activity in the region of the brain responsible for physical movement. When the quadriplegic patient envisioned writing individual characters […]

BlogBCI, disability, technology
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