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2. 17-year-old Riya Karumanchi is already the CEO of her own ...

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   It was a conversation with a friend’s visually impaired grandmother that gave 17-year-old Riya Karumanchi the idea to reinvent the standard white cane. This all goes to say, Karumanchi is a ...

3. White cane - Wikipedia

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   A long cane, the primary mobility tool for the visually impaired. A white cane is a device used by many people who are blind or visually impaired.A white cane primarily allows its user to scan their surroundings for obstacles or orientation marks, but is also helpful for onlookers in identifying the user as blind or visually impaired and taking appropriate care.

4. Mobility aid - Wikipedia

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   A mobility aid is a device that helps individuals with mobility impairments to walk or improve their overall mobility. [1]These aids range from walking aids, which assist those with limited walking capabilities, to wheelchairs and mobility scooters, which are used for severe disabilities or longer distances that would typically be covered on foot.

5. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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   Assistive technology for navigation has expanded on the IEEE Xplore database since 2000, with over 7,500 engineering articles written on assistive technologies and visual impairment in the past 25 years, and over 1,300 articles on solving the problem of navigation for people who are blind or visually impaired. As well, over 600 articles on ...

6. Moovit partners with smart cane company WeWALK to enhance ...

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   Intel-owned Moovit, a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) provider with a globally popular trip planning app, has partnered with WeWALK, a smart cane company, to help visually impaired people reach their ...

7. The Smartcane alerts your family in case of a fall - AOL

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   Against the backdrop of flashy TV screens and futuristic cars, it's hard for a company to make an impression with a smart walking stick. But the Dring Smartcane, from French startup Nov'in, made ...

8. Assistive cane - Wikipedia

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   In the UK, red banding on a white cane indicates a deaf-blind user. [5] Folding cane: has several joints, generally linked by an internal elastic cord, enabling them to be folded into a shorter length when not in use. Forearm cane: a regular or offset cane with additional forearm support, enabling increased stability and load shifted from the ...

9. Hoople (mobility aid) - Wikipedia

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   A Hoople is a hoop-shaped mobility aid used by some blind and visually impaired people, and was designed to help them navigate their way over rough terrain or in a rural environment. It performs a similar role to a white cane, but is designed for use in conditions where using a white cane can be difficult, for example, in snow or on sand. It ...