Category Archives: Help the Blind

A student at the Dutch Technical University of Eindhoven has developed a device which enables blind people to send text messages using only one hand. 25 year old Guus Hilt created a plastic egg-shaped device he named Tactile Texting. The … Continue reading →

Five intersections along No. 3 Road will be equipped with tactile and verbal message systems that, with the push of a button, will tell people either the name of the street they’re on or the name of the street they’re … Continue reading →

It takes a lot of work to bring together ideas that span continents, but sometimes an artist has to do just that. Choreographer Chitra Krishnamurti put together her admiration for Helen Keller, the deaf and blind American author, political activist … Continue reading →

Open Library (openlibrary.org) is more than doubling the number of books available to print disabled people of all ages. The Internet Archive launched a new service that brings free access to more than 1 million books — from classic 19th … Continue reading →

Coming soon!  Cars for the visually challenged and the blind! The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and Virginia Tech are developing a new  car that can be driven safely by a blind person – and plan  to demonstrate it … Continue reading →

DAM Computer Service; Utilizing today’s technology to help the blind! We partnered with DAM Computer Service of Chicago! Offering free remote computer help for the visually challenged! (Telephone and Internet connection required and your normal phone and Internet charges apply) … Continue reading →

HelpTheBlind.com – Remote computer help for the visually challenged. We have partnered with DAM Computer Service to offer remote computer support and free help with ZoomText Screen Magnifier and Screen Reader for the visually challenged.