Smart Glasses, Apps, Talking Appliances: How Tech For Blind People Is Getting Better
These glasses have a camera built into the bridge over the wearer’s nose, so that a remote viewer can see what is happening in front of the person wearing the glasses. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
From smart glasses with an integrated camera for reading, to apps that offer more independence and freedom, what’s some of the best new technology for people who are blind or visually impaired?
Here & Now‘s Robin Young learns more from Brian Charlson, director of technology at the Carroll Center for the Blind, and gets an in-studio demonstration of how some of these tools work.
Editor’s Note: You can watch a demonstration of the smart glasses-linked smartphone app Aira below. This post will be updated with an extended video containing all the tools discussed in this segment.
