BrailleTouch app from Georgia Tech (2012-2-18)
Georgia Tech researchers turn an iPhone into a Braille writer with BrailleTouch app. Article here.
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Nevada approves regulations for self-driving cars (2012-2-16)
Article here. Original Associated Press article here.
National White Cane Safety Day Flash Mob (2011-12-1)
The Sound of Football (2011-11-9)
Mason mentioned on the news last night…. (2011-9-3)
September 2, 2011
Braille-to-Speech device (2011-5-8)
http://tinyurl.com/3hvjmq4
Jack Tripper the Amazing Eyeless Kitty (2010-9-20)
Article here
Music class for kids helps parents, too (CVI article) (2010-9-13)
Great article on the Center for the Visual Impaired’s Wake Up and Sing class. It was on the front page of the Living and Arts section of the AJC. http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/music-class-for-kids-611435.html Mason attended this class for years and loved it. Many of our friends are mentioned in this article. It’s great seeing it get such great [...]
Biosynthetic corneas restore vision in humans (2010-8-26)
Complete article A new study from researchers in Canada and Sweden has shown that biosynthetic corneas can help regenerate and repair damaged eye tissue and improve vision in humans. “This study is important because it is the first to show that an artificially fabricated cornea can integrate with the human eye and stimulate regeneration. With [...]
Congratulation! (2010-7-14)
Congratulations to Mason for graduating from the Center for the Visually Impaired early childhood program (aka BEGIN). Since he was two months old, he’s been going there for classes at least once a week. CVI and the BEGIN program have been great! We cannot say enough good things about them. Thank you to all the [...]
FDA clears first implantable telescope for vision (2010-7-6)
Article
Prototype car with tactile feedback challenges the blind to drive (2010-7-6)
Article: http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/04/prototype-car-with-tactile-feedback-challenges-the-blind-to-driv/ More info: http://www.romela.org/blinddriver/Blind_Driver_Challenge