Expert Resources: vision impairment


These are the items that relate to vision impairment found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.

  • Vision impairment and Computing

    Alex.Barker | 27 Jun 2019
    This factsheet provides an overview of the main ways in which computers can be adapted to help anyone with a visual impairment. Some of these accessibility features are built into standard computers. Advances in assistive technology are opening up a world of productive possibilities for blind and...

  • Eye-opening blind mobility service Right-Hear is coming, er, right here (to the UK)

    Robin.Christopherson | 30 Aug 2018
    Based upon an award-winning blind mobility and orientation system, Right-Hear is a service that is about to boost the confidence and choices of blind people out and about – well, actually indoors - in the UK.

  • How Image Recognition and AI is Transforming the Lives of Blind People

    Claudia.Cahalane | 20 Dec 2017
    AI-powered image recognition is taking off and it's helping blind people gain a better understanding of the world around them. At the AbilityNet technology and disability event last month, TechShare Pro, we heard from Orcam, the makers of AI vision tech MyEye who've recently launched MyEye 2.0.

  • Artificial intelligence vision app helps blind people to hear the world

    Robin.Christopherson | 19 Jan 2017
    Amongst the hype blown up by annual massive techfest that is CES in Las Vegas is a revolutionary app that uses AI to help people with low or no vision.

  • Wayfindr creates a new way for blind people to navigate

    Claudia.Cahalane | 05 Oct 2016
    Wayfindr is winner of our AbilityNet Tech4Good Accessibility Award 2016. We interview marketing manager, Katherine Payne to find out how the technology was created and when we can expect to see it available for people with sight loss and other abilities and disabilities.

  • Fleksy - Phone Texting for Visually Impaired made easy:

    Anonymous | 21 Aug 2013
    Smartphones open up a whole new world to people with visual impairments. In this blog AbilityNet's Head of Fundraising Rory Field talks about his experience with Fleksy, an app designed to make texting easier. Hi there,