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2. Visual impairment - Wikipedia

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   940 million / 13% (2015) [5] Visual or vision impairment ( VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception. In the absence of treatment such as corrective eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment – visual impairment may cause the individual difficulties with normal daily tasks including reading and walking. [6]

3. JAWS (screen reader) - Wikipedia

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   Job Access With Speech ( JAWS) is a computer screen reader program for Microsoft Windows that allows blind and visually impaired users to read the screen either with a text-to-speech output or by a refreshable Braille display. JAWS is produced by the Blind and Low Vision Group of Freedom Scientific . A 2023–2024 screen reader user survey by ...

4. Chicago Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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   Chicago Lighthouse Industries is a manufacturing facility that employs people who are blind or visually impaired. It has grown from a workshop environment in the early years to a professional manufacturer in the last three decades. The Chicago Lighthouse was awarded a contract with the Federal Government in 1977 to produce wall clocks.

5. National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual ...

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   Entrance of NIPEVD. National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan), Dehradun (formerly known as National Institute for the Visually Handicapped) is a premier organisation under the administrative control of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

6. Accessibility - Wikipedia

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   Accessibility. The public transport system in Curitiba, Brazil, offers universal access via wheelchair lifts. Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities. [ 1] The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible development ensures both "direct ...

7. Paris Olympics embrace accessibility technology for visually ...

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   One app helps visually impaired people find their seats in trains. Another is the Low-Vision Helmet, which allows users to zoom in on an athlete, race or action. Visually impaired individuals wear ...