Ten Innovative Designs To Help The Sight Impaired
Off late we have seen a flood of designs which bring out ways to make life easier for the sight impaired. A few good examples…
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Blind And Deaf Communication
I really never gave it a thought before this, but how will a blind and a deaf person communicate with each other? One can’t hear…
Blind Stick With Eyes
It is the familiar red and white stick, but with enhanced features that make it quite a practical solution for blind commuters. The Eye Stick…
Single Hand Cook
It’s easy for us folks to work in the kitchen, simply coz we have two hands. Fracture, permanent disability, paralysis to one side…such situations don’t…
Scanning For Bio-Threats
Some countries are doing a miserable job containing the spread of H1N1 virus, thanks to lack of infrastructure. Altho Swine Flu is via human transmission,…
The Universal Phone Has Sighted People Jealous
The Universal Phone is designed for both blind and sighted people. How? Thousands of micro pins dynamically raise and lower forming a tactile surface for…
Titanic Lacked Rescue Sticks
Humor aside, it’s quite tough to aim a heavy Lifesaver tube, accurately to a drowning person. It would be much easier to throw him the…
Tactile Flash Cards for the Blind
Rhea Jeong, YoungSoo Hong, Sun Min Lee and Sae Hee Lee of Samsung Design Membership have it all figured out. Surely by now the schools…
Photoshop Your Vision
Akin to Photoshopping the images to suit your requirements, the VIU Contact Lens blurs out the stark realities of life that you don’t want to…
Grippy For The Grip Challenged
Slip Grips are designed to help individuals with limited hand mobility manipulate objects that they would otherwise be unable to use. The product is used by slipping…
Utilize That Sling
Recovering from broken arm is not much of a pleasant situation; coz one needs to diligently follow a physiotherapy routine to build back the muscles….
Cool Catty Eyes Are Better Than Designer Shades
Imagine the soccer ball aiming straight for your eyes instead of the net. It sure is not the best day to show-off your new Armani…