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VABVI Executive Director Steve Pouliot discusses SMART technology and accessibility
If you are sighted, you likely have misconceptions about vision impairment and blindness
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Article by Ran Ronan/Courtesy of Forbes
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Caption: Samsung is working to enable its TVs to recognize sign language for commands like "turn on the television."
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Caption: Earth Kidkul (pictured right) at the Braille Institute.
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Caption: AI suitcase -- Designed in a collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University, IBM and a number of other Japanese companies, this smart suitcase is designed to help visually impaired people navigate…
