Dot Pad tablet lets visually impaired people see pictures with their fingertips
Thanks to today’s technologies and bright minds, visually impaired people no longer have to settle for voice-overs and text to enjoy the magic of pictures….
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Label Maker with a Braille input allows visually-impaired to print tactile touch-friendly labels
Here’s a design exercise that I think can really help develop your skills – take a product and see if it’s disability-proof. If it isn’t,…
Emojis for the blind? A type designer is meticulously translating popular emojis into Braille
While the idea of emojis was originally to promote visual texting, its drawback remains the fact that its visual nature makes it inaccessible to the…
This sleek, accessible Braille Computer is like a MacBook for the visually impaired!
Designed to make technology accessible but also desirable, the iF Design Award-winning Braille Computer from Hangzhou DesignDo Innovation brings the sleek design language of modern…
LEGO needs a Product Designer to design new play experiences!
LEGO is no longer a toy, it is a universe of its own. Starting from those humble little bricks, LEGO now spans multiple fantasy universes,…
These LEGO bricks are designed to teach kids Braille
LEGO blocks have a timeless appeal. With their ability to form complex structures that only the mind can think of, the blocks help teach children…
The Braille-book brings computing one step closer to inclusiveness
The minute I say the words All-In-One PC, what do you think of? A screen, right? An iMac-esque display that houses a CPU within it,…
The World’s Easiest and Most Consumer-friendly Braille Printing Kit
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vrailler/vrailler-the-portable-and-easy-to-use-braille-prin Design, as an industry, is slowly taking accessibility more seriously. Whether it’s Microsoft releasing a redesigned XBox controller for the differently abled, or whether…
The Braibook allows the visually impaired to read regular printed text!
While the world is slowly moving towards a more inclusive future, mainstream media doesn’t really cater to people with disabilities. Regular books, magazines, newspapers, and…
A Keyboard Made for the Masses
It’s easy to look at something industrial and appreciate its chamfers and clean-edged aesthetic details. What about when you run your finger along it? It’s…
Touchscreen? How about Braillescreen!
It’s 2017. Can we please get braille phones now?! I mean just one Kickstarter project! Touchscreens are probably the WORST interface for the visually impaired,…
Tactile Smart-Timepiece
Braille Smart Gear is the latest in the trend of wearable smart devices, but focuses on usability for those with sight impairments. Using a transforming…
Feel the Time
The Ehsaas (feel) watch was designed on the principal of the Braille reading system to give sight-impaired users a familiar and easy way to tell…
Printing Braille!
The SimCheong Printer & Scanner concept is inspired by a Korean story and the motive behind it is very simple; making computer peripherals more accessible…
Order By Smell
Our senses play such an important role regarding our perception of food. A sexy looking steak with perfectly mashed potatoes on a menu card or…
Braille Bracelet For Independent Train Travel
The Metro Dot is a bracelet type transportation card in Braille for the visually impaired. It relays information like your subway station and how many…