Vision & Health Blog

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• Blog

  New Technology to Support People with Hearing and Vision Loss

  OMNY program, the new contactless fare payment system NYC for subways and buses, and how older people with half fare cards can easily transition to this convenient “tap and go” system. 

• On Tech & Vision Podcast

  Smart Cities and Autonomous Driving: How Technology is Providing Greater Freedom of Movement for People with Vision Loss

  Advances in technology are giving people more freedom of movement than ever before, allowing them to get where they want, when they want, safely. 

  

• Tech Talk

  RealSAM Pocket Voice Activated Smartphone

  May 16, 2023 RealSAM Pocket by RealThing Ai is the first of its kind voice-operated smartphone. Pocket has been designed as an alternative for those users who are not able to use iPhone and conventional Android phones successfully because they may be too difficult to use.

  

• Blog

  Assistive Navigation Technologies

  Safely navigatinga new environment, both indoors and outdoors, can be a challenge for people who are blind or visually impaired. Orientation and mobility training is necessary to ensure independent and safe travel, as is the importance of using a white cane or a guide dog. While not meant to replace them, some technologies can help with navigation and are available at Lighthouse Guild.  

  

• Tech Talk

  Introduction to iPhone Accessibility (Part 2)

  March 21, 2023 Lighthouse Guild’s Tech experts discuss the basic accessibility features and how to access them on your device.

  

• Tech Talk

  All About Alexa

  April 18, 2023 Lighthouse Guild’s Tech experts discuss Amazon Alexa Products.

  

• On Tech & Vision Podcast

  Leveling Up Accessible Video Game Features: How New Technology is Making Gaming More Immersive and Inclusive for People with Vision Loss

  For decades, people with vision loss had limited options when it came to accessing video games. Aside from screen magnification and text-to-voice tools, gamers who are blind or visually impaired didn’t have many ways to play their favorite titles. But in recent years, the same cutting-edge technology used to create games has been used to also make them more accessible for people with vision impairment.

  

• Blog

  What is Chat GPT?

  And What Does It Have to Do with Assistive Technology? Chat GPT stands for Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer and was developed by an AI research…

  

• Tech Talk

  Introduction to iPhone Accessibility (Part 1)

  February 21, 2023 Lighthouse Guild’s Tech experts provide tips on basic accessibility features and how to access them on your device.

  

• On Tech & Vision Podcast

  A Celebration of Sound and Song: Music Tech Shines the Spotlight on Musicians with Vision Loss

  Marcus Roberts, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and even Louis Braille (who invented the Braille Music Notation system still used today) prove that musicians who are blind or visually impaired have made profound impacts on our musical landscape.