FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) --A Long Island history teacher said his Braille computer was stolen from his family's car earlier this week. Jim Hughes said he and his wife arrived home late Tuesday ...

PRINCE GEORGE — A blind University of Northern B.C. student just wants to show her two sons that anything is possible despite the challenges life has to offer. On Tuesday morning, Shea Anker, an ...

As with all devices meant for a very small percentage of the population, computing equipment for the blind is very, very expensive. A Braille typewriter – a relatively simple machine that puts dots on ...

For people who are blind or have severely impaired vision, typing on a smartphone or computer typically requires an expensive and bulky physical braille computer – not exactly convenient if you just ...

Emily Zitek said she knew it was only a matter of time before police caught up with the man who stole her Braille laptop computer while she rode the bus in November. “I believed that he had it coming ...

Al sounds like a typical software engineer as he talks about his work. “I adapt pretty well to most computer programs,” he says confidently. “This one had a lot of bugs when we first got it, but I ...

The customs duty cuts announced on ?Braille computers, talking books, calculators and thermometers? have bewildered the disabled and those working with disability organisations. Reason: Most haven?t ...

Chakshumathi, an assistive technology and empowerment centre for the blind, is hosting a braille/computer vidhyarambam for the blind, low-vision children and elders. Modern medical diagnoses have ...

Normally, displays for the visually impaired are rather on the large and expensive side. Many actuators are used to create these refreshable tactile displays with 20 - 80 braille cells, each with ...

A blind woman in Peterborough says she feels violated and angry after her Braille computer was stolen in a burglary. Georgina Rimmer's £3,500 computer was taken while she slept - she relied on it for ...