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1.) Top 5 Most Clicked Tidbits From Last Week

A.) 10 Awesome iPhone Shortcuts to Try Out | Geeky-Gadgets.com | April 11, 2024

Your iPhone is more than just a communication device; it’s a powerful tool that can transform the way you manage your daily tasks and boost your productivity. With the advent of iOS automation, you can now streamline your workflows and accomplish more with less effort. In a recent video thatmaccat, explores 10 innovative iPhone shortcuts that will not only simplify your life but also help you unlock the full potential of your device.

B.) AirPods Have A Ton Of Hidden Features You Might Not Know About | QZ.com | April 17, 2024

From listening to the audio picked up by your phone placed in another room, to listening to music with a friend, to taking an ear tip fit test, here are 11 things you may not have known your AirPods could do.

C.) New AI-Based Honda Scenic Audio App will Help Make the Joy of the Journey Accessible to the Blind and Visually Impaired | HondaNews.com | April 11, 2024

Honda Scenic Audio is the world’s first AI-powered accessibility app to enhance journeys in motor vehicles for the blind and visually impaired.

D.) The Right Shortcuts Can Give Your iPhone Superpowers. Here’s How. | WashingtonPost.com | April 18, 2024

Take the pain out of tedious tasks with Apple’s Shortcuts app.

E.) Beyond Vision: How Miniature Horses Are Pioneering New Paths in Guide Assistance | AT-Newswire.com | April 23, 2024

A groundbreaking initiative, “The Panda Project,” is demonstrating the potential of miniature horses as guide animals for the visually impaired.

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6.) AI Updates

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A.) Turns Out The Rabbit R1 Was Just An Android App All Along | TheVerge.com | April 30, 2024

Publisher (Di Blasi): No one likes an I told you so, so I shall refrain from said utterance. But I ask you, if it’s wasn’t Apple, what else could it really have been? Really? I put this idea up there with the ChatGPT App Store. A product or service offered simply because it could be offered. Regardless of whether it made any sense or not.
The: Since it launched last week, Rabbit’s R1 AI gadget has inspired a lot of questions, starting with “Why isn’t this just an app?” Well, friends, that’s because it is just an app.

B.) One Day With the Rabbit R1: How I’ve Been Using It So Far | Lisa Eadicicco | CNet.com | April 25, 2024

The Rabbit R1 can answer questions, play Spotify and record voice memos. I’ve mostly been using it as a visual search tool.

7.) Apple Updates

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A.) 9 Surprising Uses For Siri | CNet.com | April 29, 2024

Siri has some features you might not know about, especially if you’re running iOS 17.

B.) Apple iPad Event: Are Tablets Useful To Blind People? | DoubleTapOnAir.com | April 24, 2024

Apple has announced a new event called ‘Let Loose’ which will take place on May 7th at 7AM PT / 10AM ET. As you might expect, the company hasn’t discussed what the event is about, but there are plenty of rumours. It’s likely we will hear about new iPads, namely the iPad Pro lineup being upgraded, and there’s also a rumour of a new larger size iPad Air, coming in a new 12.9 inch form factor. There’s also talk of a new Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard accessories for the redesigned iPads. Steven and Shaun have been discussing the news, and gave their Double Tap take on the announcement.

Tips, Tutorials, Guides, Walk-Throughs and How-To’s

8.) JAWS For Windows With Microsoft Teams Power Tip: How To Access and Navigate the Activity Feed in Teams with JAWS | Freedom Scientific | May 2, 2024

The Activity Feed Pane is where you’ll find items that pertain to you such as missed calls, scheduled or canceled meeting requests, @mentions, and reactions to your messages.

9.) Audible Support Comes To Victor Reader Stream 3 Plus Other Features | DoubleTapOnAir.com | April 30, 2024

A new update has been made available for users of the Victor Reader Stream 3rd Generation device from Humanware.

10.) How to Turn on Detailed Voice Guidance for Vision Impaired Users in Google Maps | Vision Ireland | April 26, 2024

Detailed Voice Guidance is not a new feature, but it is not well known and is hidden deep in the settings of Google Maps. If you are a fan of Google Maps, we think it is a good feature to turn on for a vision-impaired or blind user.

11.) Clean It Up: How to Delete a Page in Word | PCMag.com | April 25, 2024

Whether it’s a blank page that’s making your doc too long or a whole page you want out of there, there are easy ways to rid of them in your Microsoft Word doc.

12.) How To Disable Microsoft’s Annoying New Windows 11 Start Menu Ads | BGR.com | April 24, 2024

If you own a Windows 11 computer, you are about to start seeing ads for apps that you haven’t downloaded in the Start menu. Thankfully, there’s an easy way to disable them.

13.) Shortcuts, Hotkeys, Macros, Oh My: How to Remap Your Keyboard | PCMag.com | April 24, 2024

If you’re looking to change key functions on your computer’s keyboard in Windows or macOS, these methods can help.

14.) Recording: Five Power Tips for Navigating Google Docs with JAWS | FreedomScientific.com | April 18, 2024

Are you new to Google Docs and JAWS? Want to learn how to write, edit, and navigate documents more efficiently? Join us for “Five Power Tips for Navigating Google Docs with JAWS.”

News, Trends, Updates and Opinion Editorials

15.) Call for Innovators: The Pennsylvania Council of the Blind Seeks Proposals For Its 89th Annual Conference on Accessibility | AT-Newswire.com | May 1, 2024

PCB invites experts, innovators, and advocates from all backgrounds to submit proposals that address innovative solutions and strategies for enhancing accessibility. The conference will serve as a platform to showcase a variety of methods — high tech, low tech, or no tech — that facilitate independence and equality in the daily lives of people with vision loss.

16.) Accessibility Training at Microsoft | Microsoft.com | April 30, 2024

Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of our updated Accessibility Fundamentals learning path, free for all, and available now on MS Learn. Coming soon, any organization will be able to download a SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) course package to use within their learning environment. This will give anyone the opportunity to leverage existing materials, with an option for customization, while tracking learner progress, enabling organizations to identify gaps in knowledge and tailor accordingly. Updates to the learning path include creating accessible content in SharePoint, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook, accessibility evaluation and testing, fundamental AI concepts, creating accessible AI solutions, and applications of AI for the disability community.

17.) Clicks Keyboard Makes iPhone Easier To Use | DoubleTapOnAir.com | April 30, 2024

In this conversation, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece discuss the Clicks keyboard, a physical keyboard accessory for iPhones.

18.) New Leasey Update | Hartgen Consultancy | Tech-VI List | April 30, 2024

Leasey has been updated to build 9021. This is an update with a few small improvements. It is just to fix issues deemed to be critical.

19.) Rabbit R1 Review: This AI Device Can’t Replace Your Smartphone Apps Yet | CNet.com | April 30, 2024

The Rabbit R1 is a gamble on a new type of operating system, but it feels half-baked.

20.) Rabbit R1: Barely Reviewable | Marques Brownlee | YouTube.com | April 29, 2024

AI in a Box. But a different box.

21.) Victor Reader Stream 3: Version 1.3 Now Available | Tech-VI List | April 29, 2024

The 1.3 update for the Stream 3 is now live and available over-the-air.

22.) Welcome To A World Where We Can Cure Blindness, Chronic Pain And Neurological Diseases With 3D Printed Surgical Implants | Newswise.com | April 28, 2024

Clever bio-inks that sit inside the human body and restore damaged neurons could cure a whole swathe of diseases in the next 20 years: conditions that have baffled scientists and clinicians for centuries.

23.) WayAround, A Practical Tagging System | EvenGrounds.com | April 28, 2024

Recently I have come across a simple and practical system to tag objects for blind people, called WayAround. It has practically unlimited uses, and people are coming up with all kinds of innovative ways of making their lives easier. I was wondering if I could use it during my trips to simplify a few things.

24.) Results Of The Survey “Braille Display Usage” | LivingBraille.eu | April 27, 2024

From December 2023 to the end of February 2024 braille working group of European Blind Union conducted the survey Braille Display Usage. This survey offers overview of braille display usage and braille display users’ expectations.

25.) WeWalk Smart Cane 2 Unveiled: The Double Tap Take | DoubleTapOnAir.com | April 26, 2024

Steven and Shaun discuss the announcement of the WeWalk Smart Cane 2 and its new features, in which they point out the issues with the original version, such as its bulkiness, lack of functionality in the rain, and a top-heavy design.

26.) Testing 6 Image Description Services on Android: Observations and Thoughts | AccessibleAndroid.com | April 26, 2024

On November 7th, 2023, I published an article addressing the state of image descriptions. At the time, Android lacked AI-based services allowing blind individuals to share or capture photos and receive descriptions about them. Now, after less than five months, I’m excited to present my findings testing six image description services on Android. Spoiler alert: Four of them yielded impressive results!

27.) Open- Source Braille Embosser | HackSpace #78 | RaspberryPi.com | April 26, 2024

In the latest issue of HackSpace magazine, out now, Andrew Gregory finds out how Stéphane Godin made an open-source braille embosser.

28.) Review: Yale Approach Smart Lock | Wired.com | April 25, 2024

Yale’s first deadbolt adapter magically unlocks your door when it senses you’re returning home.

29.) Code Factory Discontinues Their NVDA Eloquence and Vocalizer Addon | CodeFactoryGlobal.com | April 25, 2024

Publisher (Di Blasi): The SAPI5 version of Eloquence for Windows can still be purchased from A. T. Guys, as well as the SAPI5 Vocalizer voices. Please note that these are two separate packages.
Code Factory: Due to compatibility issues with the latest version of NVDA that has recently been released, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue our current range of product voices.

30.) 3 Things I Learned at CSUN 2024 as a User with Vision Impairment | Aaron Page | Allyant.com | April 25, 2024

This year, I had the privilege of presenting at CSUN 2024 on multiple topics on behalf of Allyant. In addition to the excellent opportunity to network and discuss Allyant’s solutions, CSUN was also a great opportunity to attend sessions and learn about various topics and developments in the accessibility industry.

31.) Access AI from AIRA Explorer | Lottie | AppleVis.com | April 24, 2024

Last year Intelligence came to ‘Sight as a service’ with the launch of Be my AI — a new feature added to Be My Eyes and powered by GPT 4 from Open AI. With BE My AI, users can upload images and have them described. Follow-up questions can then be asked about the same image and new images can be uploaded and questioned. Be My AI can also be accessed via the iPhone’s ‘share’ feature, which is a great way of getting quick and easy detailed descriptions of cat photographs on social media sites like Mastodon and Threads. Other creatures are available. But why would you want to? Now ‘Access AI’ is in beta testing. Access AI is a new feature in the AIRA Explorer app that is similar to Be My AI, in the same way AIRA Explorer is similar to Be My Eyes — except that using Access AI is also free, a fact that will become important at the end of this post.

32.) Dice Master 2000 Allows Visually Impaired Gamers To Keep Playing | Ashley Whittaker | RaspberryPi.com | April 18, 2024

YouTuber Hiro made this project as a birthday present for a friend who is visually impaired. It rolls dice for him and announces the result. It’s powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico and housed in a custom 3D printed case, and it boasts a few interesting features.

33.) What is new in Duxbury DBT Win | DuxburySystems.com | April 17, 2024

Duxbury Systems continually revises DBT to add new features, support new and updated embossers, and fix problems, as well as to respond to the latest revisions in braille rules, operating system updates, and third party changes.

34.) Honda Introduces Scenic Audio: New AI-Based App For The Visually Impaired (Audio Descriptions) | Honda | YouTube.com | April 13, 2024

Learn more about how Honda has developed an innovative web application utilizing AI technology to help expand the joy of the journey to the blind and visually impaired. See how Honda Scenic Audio achieves this by creating and narrating nuanced real-time scenic audio descriptions of the world outside the car window. Developed in partnership with the Perkins School for the Blind’s Howe Innovation Center, Scenic Audio is the first AI-powered accessibility app built to enhance journeys in cars and other modes of transportation for the visually impaired.

35.) Mastering Web Accessibility: Making Drop-Down Menus User-Friendly | Florian Schroiff | a11y-collective.com | March 4, 2024

The drop-down menu is a compact, expandable list that guides visitors through the pages of your website without overwhelming them. When done well, they enhance user experience and keep your site’s aesthetics crisp and uncluttered.

Other News Sources

36.) AppleVis Unlimited: What’s New and Noteworthy for April 2024 | AppleVis.com

Welcome to the April 2024 edition of AppleVis Unlimited, your monthly digest of the latest and most notable content on the AppleVis website. This edition features a curated selection of community-submitted updates, including new app entries, updates, news, and podcasts.

37.) Accessibility.com April 2024 Newsletter | Accessibility.com

Accessibility.com April 2024 newsletter.

➜ Featured Surveys

Closing: Ongoing | Surveys From APH

Surveys help inform APH of the greatest needs in the community so they can gear their efforts toward making sure those needs are met. Ongoing APH surveys can be found here.

Closing: June 23, 2024 | Young Inventors Seek Feedback on Their New Wayfinding Technology from the BVI Community

NSITE is assisting a team of young inventors from Aquinas American School in Madrid, Spain. These high school students are developing an innovative indoor and outdoor wayfinding app specifically designed for blind and visually impaired users. Insight: utilizes LiDAR technology, which employs pulsed laser beams to precisely measure distances and create a detailed map of the user’s surroundings. This information is then translated into clear and concise audio instructions, guiding users safely and efficiently through their environment. The team is aiming to finalize their prototype by June 2024 and is currently seeking design feedback from individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Your insights will be invaluable in shaping the app’s functionality and user experience. How You Can Help: If you are blind or visually impaired and interested in participating, please complete this brief survey.

➜ Featured Podcast Episodes

May 1, 2024 | Eyes on Success Podcast Episode 2418: Get Started On Starting Your Own Business

The Forsythe Entrepreneurial Center at The Chicago Lighthouse provides business startup educational workshops and certification programs for vision impaired people who want to start or run their own business. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Colleen Wunderlich, Vice President of Partnerships, about the Forsythe programs and how you can join.

April 28, 2024 | World Unseen | Outdoors With Lawrence Gunther

Lilly and Lawrence talk about attending Canon’s World Unseen exhibit in London, Lawrence speaks with Canon’s Peter Morris and Mathew Faulkner about the tactile graphic technology and the inspiration behind the exhibit, and Lawrence reflects on why he thinks this technology is the closest he’s ever come to seeing with his fingers.

In the “Announcements” segment, we paid homage to Google’s Android 15 Beta 1.1 and 1.2. Google was busy this week, as they released 2 beta updates to Android 15. We also highlight the long-over-due ability to transfer an ongoing Google Meet call from one device to another without any interruption. This episode was all about apps, so we demo the following apps. Norton Genie AI Scam Detector, learn to ignore those fake emails, messages from WhatsApp and the like. Next, YT Studio, a must have for Youtube creators, Learn to manage your YouTube Channel using the official YT Studio app. Next app is the Samsung Kids, an app intended for managing kids access. Next app is called mAadhaar, an app from the Indian government that is the equivalence of the Social Security Administration in the U.S. Last app for this 2nd App Bonanza of the year is the Plants Research Pro, by Yukod Software.

➜ Featured Events

May 3, 2024 | RightHear Weekly Meetup

10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT
RightHear will be holding the first in our new series of Online Meetups on Friday 3rd May 1pm EST. These Meetups will take place every Friday 1pm EST, and will be a great place to meet new people, chat about all things ‘accessibility’, hear from interesting guest speakers, and much more. The Meetups are primarily for people who are visually impaired and potential users of the RightHear system, but they are open to all those interested in making the world a more accessible place! You can decide when you want to attend … every week or just once in a while, it’s up to you!

May 7, 2024 | HIMS Braille eMotion | HIMS, Inc.

9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT
Hello from HIMS! Please consider joining us on Tuesday, May 7 at 11:00 AM (CDT) for a discussion and demonstration of the latest addition to the HIMS Braille product family – The Braille eMotion. During this webinar, we will do a product overview and demonstration, as well as discuss how Braille eMotion is changing the modern Braille display landscape. As usual, there will be ample opportunity for questions and interaction following the presentation.

May 11, 2024 | Brave & Duckduckgo Browsers for IOS & PC | Technology User Group Maryland State Library For The Blind And Print Disabled

7AM PT, 8AM MT, 9AM CT, 10AM ET, 2PM GMT
Takes a detailed look at the Brave and Duckduckgo browsers. Both of these browsers provide layers of protection for hiding your personal information and against data tracking, and both are available on your smartphone or PC. Is it time for you to make the switch from the browser you currently use?

May 13, 2024 | John Slatin AccessU

7AM PT, 8AM MT, 9AM CT, 10AM ET, 2PM GMT
AccessU trains web professionals across all roles on practical skills to ensure your online products and services are accessible to everyone – regardless of disability. Since 2002, AccessU workshops, classes, and keynote talks have launched accessibility careers of hundreds who have gone on to leadership roles in digital inclusion. Classes are offered across eight focused tracks including testing, design, development, usability and more. Earn IAAP continuing education credits, learn new skills, meet established professionals, and join the next generation of leaders. We’ll wrap up with a GAAD celebration on May 16th. Accessibility is a team sport and you can contribute. Engage, Empower, Excel is our theme in 2024. AccessU is a fully hybrid event and we hope to see you in Austin on online.

May 17, 2024 | Considerations Regarding OTC Hearing Aids When One is Blind or Has Low Vision | Older Individuals Who Are Blind Technical Assistance Center

12PM PT, 1PM MT, 2PM CT, 3PM ET, 7PM GMT
Have you heard the buzz about over the counter (OTC) hearing aids? With a growing number of older adults experiencing hearing loss in addition to vision loss, are these types of aids viable options? Join Carol Hamer and Scott Davert from Helen Keller as we discuss appropriateness, accessibility, and information to help those working with individuals who are blind or have low vision understand the pros and cons of OTC hearing aids for this population.

May 22, 2024 through May 23, 2024 | EmTech Digital (USA) | MIT Technology Review’s Signature AI Conference

In its 12th year at MIT, EmTech Digital focuses on the future of AI in business and society. Join this notable conference in May 2024.

May 30, 2024 | The Seeing Eye’s 2024 95th Anniversary Gala and Online Auction Begins

Proceeds from this annual event go directly toward fulfilling our mission to nurture the partnership between specially trained Seeing Eye ^® dogs and people with vision loss. The online auction is made possible by generous individuals and businesses who donate items for bidding. Not only will you be supporting our mission, but you will also be showcasing your products and services to thousands of our supporters! The online bidding runs from May 30, 2024 through June 11, 2024, and when the auction is live it will be hosted at https://seeingeye.org/auction. Each item listing will include a detailed description, photographs, your company’s logo, and a direct link to your webpage. Auction items range from jewelry, gift cards, dog toys, sports tickets, vacation stays and more! For additional information or to donate item(s), please contact us at (973) 525-1088 📱️ or auction@seeingeye.org 📧️. Item donations should be received no later than April 12, 2024 and should be addressed to: The Seeing Eye Auction Team, 1 Seeing Eye Way, Morristown, NJ 07960. Thank you for your consideration.

June 11, 2024 | The Seeing Eye’s 2024 95th Anniversary Gala and Online Auction Ends

June 14, 2024 | Blindness and Mental Health Summit | Accessible Pharmacy

9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT
Join us for the first annual Blindness and Mental Health Summit! The Summit is the largest online gathering of organizations and consumers sharing information, resources, and services focusing on mental health in the blindness, low vision, and disability communities. It is 100% virtual and will have ASL interpreters. Providers will also be able to earn CE credit.

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Email: community@makeitfable.com 📧️

Phone: (888) 212-3532 📱️ Extension 810

About: Just like curb cuts help everyone get on and off sidewalks, designing digital products with accessibility in mind helps make the internet more accessible for everyone. Fable is an accessibility platform powered by people with disabilities. Fable connects people with disabilities to accessibility managers, user researchers, designers, and developers to build incredible and accessible user experiences.

Opportunities:

➜ Fable Pathways: Fable Pathways is a free skill development program for people with disabilities interested in working in the tech sector. Sign up to take your career to the next level. Courses include “Getting started in web development” taught by Kelly Ford, a screen reader user, and Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, and “Becoming a manager” taught by Fable’s Head of Accessibility Innovation, Kate Kalcevich. Instructors are subject matter experts in their fields and have lived experience with disability. Pathways courses are free, self-paced and assistive-technology-friendly. Sign up now at https://makeitfable.com/.

➜ Fable’s Community of Accessibility Testers: Work from home to contribute to real changes in digital accessibility and make the internet a more accessible place for everyone. Ever leave a website because it was too hard to navigate? Because it was missing button labels? Because it didn’t respond to voice commands? Us too. Our community of testers who use assistive technologies work from home and contribute to real changes in digital accessibility with recognizable brands. Earn money to share your feedback on websites and apps of your favorite brands and work with companies that care. No experience required and no resume required. Fable is looking for assistive technology users in the USA and Canada to work the hours that they want, from the comfort of their own homes. Learn more at https://makeitfable.com/community/.

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About: Formerly Double Tap TV, Access Tech Live is a weekly tech show on AMI-TV, (also available on CBC Gem in Canada and YouTube).

Join hosts Steven Scott (@blindguytech) and Marc Aflalo (@marcaflalo) each week as they help viewers better understand how technology can assist them in their everyday lives.

Its tech from an accessible point of view! The show features interviews with some of the biggest names in consumer tech and features up and coming companies and services.

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Launch your career in the digital accessibility field! The Carroll Center for the Blind’s new 7-week intensive Screen Reader User Tester Training program allows participants to learn and grow their ability to professionally explore, test, and report findings regarding the accessibility of websites, mobile applications, and digital document files using screen readers. Want to learn more? Start your journey to becoming a Screen Reader User Tester today.

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About: The Carroll Center for the Blind is the foremost leader in vision rehabilitation services for individuals confronted by the challenges of vision loss. Our mission is to empower those who are blind or visually impaired to achieve independence and to lead a fulfilling life. Established in 1936, the renowned Carroll Center for the Blind has been serving those with vision impairment for over eight decades; we are known nationally as a premier Vision Rehabilitation Center. Located just outside of Boston on a sprawling campus in Newton, Massachusetts, we proudly serve ALL ages and ALL stages of vision loss. With the ongoing promise of improving the lives of people with vision-related problems, The Carroll Center for the Blind has pioneered many innovative services allowing people who are blind or have low vision to learn the skills to be independent in their homes, in class settings, and in their work places. Our services include vision rehabilitation, vocational and transition programs, assistive technology training, educational support, and recreation opportunities for individuals who are visually impaired of all ages. For over 80 years, the expertise of Carroll Center staff has provided help for thousands of blind and visually impaired persons with diverse opportunities for success and independent living.

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The world’s first accessible cross-platform remote support package is now more affordable than ever! Remote Incident Manager proudly serves a number of use cases, from the support recipient to the full-time technician. But what if you only have occasional tech support gigs? What if you’ve been brought on to a training initiative in your state’s blindness organization, and you’re only providing the training for two weeks? Here’s where our Pro passes come in handy. These passes allow you to leverage all of RIM’s pro features, including unattended targets, without the need for a subscription. For as little as $35, you can store an entire week of Pro in your account, to be activated exactly when you need the service. $60 gets you two weeks, and $120 gets you a month pass! You can accumulate several of these passes if desired, and if you configure any unattended targets during the duration of one of your passes, they will still be present when you activate your next pass! Sign up today!

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Sponsor: Biped.ai

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Mobility can be tricky. Ultrasound obstacle detectors to detect upper body obstacles, handheld GPS for turn-by-turn navigation, smart glasses to read building numbers or get scene descriptions… What if all of that was done by a single device? biped is the world’s first all-in-one mobility harness. It’s worn on the shoulders, has cameras on the left side of the chest, a small AI computer on the right side, and batteries behind the neck. The device can detect obstacles (head or ground level, including holes), provide GPS navigation with turn-by-turn instructions, and upon the press of the “AI button” on the right side of the chest, generate descriptions of your surroundings. biped was developed in Switzerland, with 250 beta-testers, O&M trainers, and autonomous driving researchers.

Sponsor Since: January 25, 2024 📅️

Website: https://biped.ai/ 🌐️

Email: hello@biped.ai 📧️

Get Your Biped: European and US orders (including Switzerland) can already be dispatched (usual production and shipping time is 9 weeks). Biped is only available in Europe and in the US for now, but we are expanding the list of supporting countries quickly.

Check Out The Demo: Check out the Biped.ai video demo here.

About: Biped.ai is an innovative company that specializes in creating advanced mobility aids for people with vision loss. Their flagship product is the biped smart harness, a groundbreaking device designed to aid visually impaired individuals in navigating their surroundings with greater ease and safety.

Company Overview: Biped.ai operates under the umbrella of Fusion Lab Technologies Sàrl, a company based in Switzerland. The company was established with a commitment to enhancing mobility and independence for those with vision impairments. Biped.ai has made significant strides in this field by leveraging cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence.

Product Description: The biped smart harness is a lightweight (900 grams) and wearable device designed to be worn on the shoulders. It’s equipped with three cameras positioned on the left side of the chest, a battery located behind the neck, and a small computer on the right side of the chest. These components work in tandem to provide a self-driving car-like experience for pedestrians.

The harness is capable of detecting a wide range of obstacles, including holes, branches, traffic signs, pedestrians, bicycles, and electric scooters. It utilizes artificial intelligence to predict collision risks and provides auditory warnings through Bluetooth headphones. These warnings are issued as short “beeps” to alert the user of potential dangers. Additionally, the device is equipped with GPS functionality to offer turn-by-turn navigation instructions, which are also relayed through the headphones.

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Design: Weighing just 900 grams, the biped is designed for comfort and ease of use. It is worn on the shoulders, with strategically placed components for optimal functionality.

Sponsor: Braille Works

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About: Dedicated to making the world a more readable place, Braille Works is one of the nation’s leading providers of reading materials for people who are blind, visually impaired, or reading impaired. Making The World A More Readable Place™ has been our mission from day one. We are creative and innovative because our customers expect it.

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Sponsor: Glidance

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About: The Echobatix app for iPhone offers text accessibility for touch screens at your fingertip and for text on objects in your hand. We combine hand detection with optical character recognition so that you can interact quickly with text. No WiFi or cell connection is required.

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About: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit social enterprise providing employment, support, and training opportunities for people who are blind, deafblind, and blind with other disabilities. The Lighthouse has provided employment and support to people who are blind in our community since 1918.

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• Manufacturing: We are a successful manufacturing organization committed to making jobs accessible to individuals who are blind. Our manufacturing operations center on making quality products for the Federal Government under the AbilityOne Program and producing parts for aerospace manufacturers.

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