Textured buttons help the visually impaired understand what colored clothes they’re wearing
Just because you have a visual impairment doesn’t mean you can’t look good! These textured buttons allow the wearers to understand the colors of their…
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Electric Guitar with Braille fretboard helps the visually impaired master a new instrument
While simply color-coordinating or backlighting parts of an instrument may work for regular novices, it doesn’t translate to visually impaired users. Vitar hopes to solve…
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….
The ViXion is a mixed-reality headset designed specifically for people with low-vision and night-blindness
Partnering with Japan-based startup ViXion, Nendo has unveiled an eponymously named mixed-reality headset that’s designed specifically for people with reduced visibility. ViXion is a sleek…
A Honda-incubated startup designed this genius in-shoe GPS navigation system that can guide the visually impaired
Designed to integrate right into the wearer’s shoe, the Ashirase uses a series of haptic ‘tickles’ to help guide the visually impaired as they walk,…
Award-winning ‘Inclusive Kettle’ allows the disabled and impaired to easily brew tea
It’s difficult to shake the fact that products that have existed for centuries can sometimes be prime examples of non-inclusive design. Stairs are a notorious…
This smart walking-stick uses real-time image-recognition to help the visually impaired ‘see’
The Sense Five may look like a regular walking stick, but it’s to walking stick what the smartwatch is to mechanical timepieces. With smart sensors…
These tableware designs use a silicone flap to improve the visually impaired’s eating experience
Tableware essentials such as spoons, cups, plates and bowls are classic designs whose forms have remained unchanged over time. While the majority of us find…
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…
This inclusive urinal design lets visually impaired people independently use public restrooms
If you tie a blindfold and walk around as an exercise, maybe some parts of your house are the only places you can confidently navigate….
This assistive wearable AI camera reads any text that’s in front of you
It’s great for people looking to easily read foreign languages, but even better for people with weak eyesight to begin with. The OrCam MyEye 2…
An inclusive speaker design that lets the blind see through music
Sometimes we can take the gift of sight for granted – we are fortunate to be reading this right now but we forget that vision…