InFocus: Low Vision and Blindness Technology

In the latest episode of TEC Talk Luke and Cory, assistive technology specialists at Vision Forward Association, are joined by a special guest to discuss the BrainPort sensory substitution device.

Dr. Patricia Grant, Director of Research for Wicab, talks us through how the BrainPort provides a method of sensing the world around you with your tongue! Sounds strange, but for people with no vision the BrainPort is another tool that can help them distinguish things in their environment, helping with navigating safely and carrying out tasks that would otherwise not be possible.

Find out all about it in this informal chat!

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It's time to get Inspired....In this episode of TEC Talk Live Luke Scriven, assistive technology specialist at Vision Forward Association, chats with Tom Perski from IrisVision about the IrisVision Live and IrisVision Inspire wearable devices for people with low vision.

Tom tells us all about the features of the two devices, who they are suitable for, the kind of tasks you might expect to be able to do while using the device, as well as sharing some of his personal history with vision loss and how it has affected his life.

Find out all about both devices in the video, and make sure to get in touch with us at the contact details below if you would like to learn more about these devices, get a demonstration, or find out about any other assistive technology. #maculardegeneration

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GAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's fun (hence the exclamation marks). But also, if you are blind or low vision, it can be somewhat exclusionary.

FEAR NOT. In this episode of TEC Talk Live Luke and Cory, assistive technology specialists at Vision Forward, are joined by Jesse Anderson of the Illegaly Sighted YouTube Channel to talk all about accessible games for people who are blind or low vision. Accessible games...must be talking about audio games, right? HOLD YOUR HORSES good sir/madam/other.

Accessible gaming does not have to mean only audio games, but all sorts of different game styles and genres! So strap in, and get ready to hear about all sorts of games for PC, console, iOS and Android...and even VR! Make sur you check out Jesse's YouTube Channel at youtube.com/illegalysighted to keep up to date with all topics accessible gaming related.

#maculardegeneration #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #glaucoma #legallyblind

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In this video Rose Visser, Occupational Therapist at Vision Forward, gives some great tips on organizing and labeling things in your kitchen! Find out how to make cooking safe and convenient as a person with vision loss.

The Cooking Sense series explores tips and tools for cooking with vision loss, allowing you to cook by using your other senses. If you want to find out more about Vision Forward and the services we provide then contact us! If you like the video, please fill out a short survey on our website to help us continue bringing this content to you. www.vision-forward.org/enrichment.

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o you like having fun? Us too! That's why we decided to take a look at some great accessible iPhone games for people with vision loss in our latest video. Come join us as we play Dice World, Blindfold Games and FEER The Game.

These games are all great fun and can be played with audio only, making them playable no matter what your level of vision. Find out what Cory thinks of the games on offer and...more importantly...whether he is any good at playing them!

In this episode of TEC Talk Live Cory and Luke, assistive technology specialists at Vision Forward Association in Milwaukee, are joined by Drs. Lane and Troyk from the Illinois Institute of Technology to talk about the Intra-Cortical Visual Prosthesis project.

This project aims to provide vision to people who are blind through the implantation of an electrode array on the visual cortex, which will stimulate the visual cortex when receiving data from a camera in a pair of sunglasses. The hope is that participants will gain back some usable vision, allowing them to identify basic shapes and objects around them!

To be eligible to be a participant in the clinical trials you have to be no light perception, between 18 and 70, be in the Chicagoland area, be well adjusted to your vision loss and have had vision up to the age of 10 or later. If you are interested in applying to be a participant in the clinical studies, first check out the video to find out all about the project, then email us at [email protected].

#maculardegeneration #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #glaucoma #legallyblind

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In this episode of TEC Talk Live Cory and Luke, assistive technology specialists at Vision Forward Association, take a look at the Cloverbook Pro and the Clover 10. These electronic magnifiers for people with vision loss are both excellent devices that offer a number of useful features, with the Cloverbook Pro being especially unique in offering distance viewing, near viewing, OCR and a dual screen setup! Find out all about both of these devices in our latest video, and don't forget to get in touch if you have any questions by using the information below.

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eSight have been making wearable electronic magnifiers for people with vision loss for a number of years now, and are on to the 4th iteration of their hardware. With magnification, contrast enhancement, alternate colors, video recording, picture taking, HDMI input and more, the eSight 4 is a great device with a lot of functionality. That being said, how well might it work for you?

In this discussion Luke Scriven, assistive technology specialist at Vision Forward, talks with Sam Peluso from eSight to discuss the latest updates to the device, how it works and what the design ethos is, what makes the device unique and much more. This live discussion is part of TEC Talk Live, a live show that covers assistive technology related to vision loss. Make sure to join us on YouTube every other Thursday at 11AM CST for another exciting episode!

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n this episode of TEC Talk Live, Cory and Luke, assistive technology specialists at Vision Forward Association, dive into the Chromebook and its built in accessibility features. Chromebooks can be a cheap way to get into computing, but do they have the tools necessary for people who are low vision or blind to use them? Find out in this video, as we explore the Chromevox screen reader, the built-in magnifier, the text-to-speech functionality and more!

#maculardegeneration #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #glaucoma #legallyblind

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In this exciting instalment of TEC Talk Live we are joined by Shane Lowe, community operations manager for Mediate, the company behind the Supersense and Super LIDAR apps. Supersense is a multi-functional app that provides OCR/TTS, object identification, product recognition, money recognition and more, while Super LIDAR tells you what is in your environment and how far away it is! You can find out all about these exciting apps for Android and iPhone/iPad in this video, and get information on how to get a free 30 day trial of Supersense to find out if it is the app that you always dreamed about!

#maculardegeneration #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #glaucoma #legallyblind

Call us: 414-615-0103

Email us: [email protected]

Visit us online: https://www.vision-forward.org

Online Store: https://www.vision-forward.org/store