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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Google Alerts <googlealerts-nore...@google.com> Date: Wed, 02 May 2012 13:03:39 +0000 Subject: Google Alert - blind and visually impaired persons To: teachs...@gmail.com === News - 4 new results for [blind and visually impaired persons] === Robotic vision may phase out walking stick to help blind navigate Newstrack India London, May 2 (ANI): Researchers are adapting technologies - originally made for robot navigation - to help visually impaired people navigate indoor and outdoor spaces independently. One such system, being designed by Edwige Pissaloux and colleagues at ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/05/02/104-Robotic-vision-may-phase-out-walking-stick-to-help-blind-navigate.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAq-GE_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLUlO&cd=84tSL5mZbGc&usg=AFQjCNGbYCwkACTwiUHN-9TZ4b1zunir0g> See all stories on this topic: <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.co.in/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/05/02/104-Robotic-vision-may-phase-out-walking-stick-to-help-blind-navigate.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Din&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAAOABAq-GE_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLUlO&cd=84tSL5mZbGc&usg=AFQjCNFFXpcz0HphHmqRGd-xblHLkY6K-Q> Head-Mounted 3-D Mapping Device, Developed for Robots, Can Help Blind People ... Popular Science Two cameras mounted to a pair of glasses generate a three-dimensional image of a person's environment and their place in it, displaying the information on a handheld Braille device. The goal is to help visually impaired people move around more ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-05/head-mounted-3-d-mapping-device-can-help-blind-people-navigate&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATABOAFAq-GE_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLUlO&cd=84tSL5mZbGc&usg=AFQjCNFYO-Qfdvr0gv1TQ4v1IVMsmDz6lw> See all stories on this topic: <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.co.in/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-05/head-mounted-3-d-mapping-device-can-help-blind-people-navigate%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Din&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjABOAFAq-GE_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLUlO&cd=84tSL5mZbGc&usg=AFQjCNGnE9RcmgoaZJ1xLpMGKXVC_-LKFw> Footpaths turn stumbling blocks for disabled Deccan Herald We have so many blind people but horrendous footpaths. A lot of visually-impaired migrate to Bangalore for opportunities and the City isn't making their life any more comfortable,” he said. Victor Johan Kadero of Leonard Cheshire Disability, ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/246334/footpaths-turn-stumbling-blocks-disabled.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATACOAJAq-GE_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLUlO&cd=84tSL5mZbGc&usg=AFQjCNEe980p4oTt93JmMXMEtjyLD2wNHw> See all stories on this topic: <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.co.in/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.deccanherald.com/content/246334/footpaths-turn-stumbling-blocks-disabled.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Din&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjACOAJAq-GE_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLUlO&cd=84tSL5mZbGc&usg=AFQjCNFFfGM6Ye7afeSweptFB1-lY4fS2w> Keeping sight of blind rights Newcastle Star "The places I go to are very welcoming and I'm six feet two so not many people are going to question me," he said. However, he said not all visually impaired people in the Hunter felt so welcomed. "I have heard stories of people being refused ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.newcastlestar.com.au/news/local/news/general/keeping-sight-of-blind-rights/2540287.aspx&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATADOANAq-GE_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLUlO&cd=84tSL5mZbGc&usg=AFQjCNHkgaqx_kUdxsb4df3M7m8ZGpsKMg> See all stories on this topic: <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.co.in/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.newcastlestar.com.au/news/local/news/general/keeping-sight-of-blind-rights/2540287.aspx%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Din&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjADOANAq-GE_QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLUlO&cd=84tSL5mZbGc&usg=AFQjCNF2DkXHwyBwlzZyDPP40JmoR_5QEw> === Web - 5 new results for [blind and visually impaired persons] === ECCB issues EC Notes facilitating use by the blind and visually ... In an effort to provide EC Notes which are easier for blind and visually impaired persons to use, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has issued a series ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://searchlight.vc/eccb-issues-ec-notes-facilitating-use-by-the-blind-and-visually-impaired-p38515-82.htm&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAEoATAEOABAq-GE_QRIAVgAYgVlbi1JTg&cd=84tSL5mZbGc&usg=AFQjCNHgK_y4AYcoZFT2xhOL--NwRwHGmw> Visually Impaired Athlete Aaron Scheidies Sues Triathlon ... In new rules imposed by the group, blind and visually impaired participants are ... "However, they require visually impaired people to have no vision whatsoever. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.trijuice.com/2012/04/visually_impaired_athlete_aaron_scheidies_sues_triathlon_organizers_over_dangerous_and_discriminatory_race_requirements.htm&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAEoATAFOAFAq-GE_QRIAVgAYgVlbi1JTg&cd=84tSL5mZbGc&usg=AFQjCNHhRpRRZDwMS-qjI7bbRwxvv1Ls1Q> TORCH vision for people with sight loss Today, Torch still provides Christian literature in accessible formats that blind and visually impaired people can read, such as Braille, Giant Print and Audio. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.rejoicealways.org/torch-vision-for-people-with-sight-loss/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAEoATAGOAJAq-GE_QRIAVgAYgVlbi1JTg&cd=84tSL5mZbGc&usg=AFQjCNFk-dcTLJPGv_x1dNDz_kTrJOu4uw> Donation to Princeton Public Library allows visually impaired, blind ... Donation to Princeton Public Library allows visually impaired, blind get ... that will never die, and something all visually impaired persons should know, or at the ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://ptonline.net/princeton/x1585733344/Donation-to-Princeton-Public-Library-allows-visually-impaired-blind-get-hands-on-a-good-book/print&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAEoATAHOANAq-GE_QRIAVgAYgVlbi1JTg&cd=84tSL5mZbGc&usg=AFQjCNH-R2bt7Oj8mWlHo9bENYAVXN3fiw> VIP recognizes AT&T's Delvantino Davis | Visually Impaired People ... Making life better for the blind and visually impaired ... 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