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News- 1. App that narrates the world for blind New York, July 13 Tech giant Microsoft has released an iPhone app, including in India, that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help the blind and visually impaired see world around them like never before. The free ‘Seeing AI’ app can read out short snippets of text, describe people, identify products and currency denominations, and take a stab at identifying the objects in a person’s surroundings. Using a smartphone camera or a pair of camera-equipped smart glasses, the app can identify things in your environment — people, objects, and even emotions — to provide important context for what is going on around you. It is a Microsoft research project that brings together power of cloud and AI to deliver an intelligent app, designed to help you navigate your day, Microsoft said. The app relies on iPhone camera, backed by Microsoft’s machine-learning and image-recognition algorithms, Seattle Times reported. It is available in the US, Canada, India, New Zealand and Hong Kong. Source: http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/app-that-narrates-the-world-for-blind/436478.html 2. GOVT TO REGULATE FUNCTIONING OF OPTICAL SHOPS. With optical shops mushrooming at every nook and corner of the country, the Government has, for the first time, moved in to regulate their functioning to ensure a standard of "sanitation, hygiene and professional practice". The Union Health Ministry has set up a panel to deliberate issues like whether the optical stores have the requisite qualification to provide ophthalmology services or for that matter, whether computerised eye tests at most of the optical shops can be relied upon. Presently, these shops are guided by the State Commercial Establishments Act with no check on the quality or standard of the human resources running them. "We are talking to all the stakeholders in the industry including associations concerned from eye care industry besides optometrists and ophthalmologists and opticians from government and private sector to deliberate the issue and recommend provisions for regulation of the optical stores," said Dr Atul Kumar, Chief and Professor of Ophthalmology at Dr RP Centre, AIIMS. Delhi. In India, usually, the eye care sector is represented by ophthalmologists, optometrists and opticians, the last two operating at the optical stores. Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/govt-to-regulate-functioning-of-optical-shops.html Professor shows the vision to make way for job to the hearing impaired. 3.COIMBATORE: Even as the State government has ordered a vigilance probe on the recent recruitment done by the Bharathiar University, a visually challenged Assistant Professor at the Social Work department of the University, resigned saying it should have been reserved for a hearing impaired. He added he did not want to continue in a post that belongs to someone else. P Venkatesan, who was appointed in November 2016, has sent copy of his resignation letter to the HoD FX Lovelina Little Flower, as per the university rules. The varsity is yet to accept his resignation. “He had not reported for work for the past two days,” said Vice-Chancellor A Ganapathy. “He has sent copy of his resignation to the HoD. I’m yet to receive it.” Source: http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/jul/14/professor-shows-the-vision-to-make-way-for-job-to-the-hearing-impaired-1628443.html -- -- With warm regards, Helpdesk Team! Toll free: 1800 300 20469 Working days: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Helpdesk: e...@eyeway.org Website: www.eyeway.org Office Phone: 011-26472582 You can stay connected with us on What'sApp: Eyeway-9968329329 Facebook: facebook/projecteyeway Twitter: @friendsofeyeway Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/eyewayindia “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.”―Mary Anne Radmacher Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. To check if the post reached the list or to search for old posting, reach: https://www.mail-archive.com/ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in/maillist.html _______________________________________________ Ai mailing list Ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in http://accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in/mailman/listinfo/ai
