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How Technology Allowed Me To Read

Months after he was born, in 1948, Ron McCallum became blind. In this charming, moving talk, he shows how he reads -- and celebrates the progression of clever tools and adaptive computer technologies that make it possible. With their help, and the help of volunteers, he's become a lawyer, an academic, and, most of all, a voracious reader. Welcome to the blind reading revolution.

Subjects:

Technology, Electronic and Information Engineering, and Computing

Keywords:

Assistive computer technology Reading -- Aids devices Blind -- Books reading

Resource Type:

Video
Video

How New Technology Helps Blind People Explore The World

How can technology help improve our quality of life? How can we navigate the world without using the sense of vision? Inventor and IBM Fellow Chieko Asakawa, who's been blind since the age of fourteen, is working on answering these questions. In a charming demo, she shows off some new technology that's helping blind people explore the world ever more independently ... because, she suggests, when we design for greater accessibility, everyone benefits.

Subjects:

Technology, Communication Design, and Computing

Keywords:

Assistive computer technology Self-help devices for people with disabilities

Resource Type:

Video

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