Posts by NELV&B
Scott Krug, President, New England Low Vision and Blindness to speak at NE/AER 2019 Conference
On Thursday, November 14, 2019, Scott Krug, President of New England Low Vision and Blindness and Robert McGillivray, Director of Low Vision Services, The Carroll Center for the Blind will present an Overview and Case Studies of Low Vision Wearables at the NE/AER 2019 Conference. The advances in the area of wearable low vision technology…
Read MoreNew England Low Vision and Blindness and the Carroll Center for the Blind joined forces for donation
New England Low Vision and Blindness and the Carroll Center for the Blind joined forces with ndrew Doumith of ACT Antigua to share life-changing technology with visually impaired students in primary and secondary schools at the T.N. Kirnon Primary School’s Unit for the Blind and Visually Impaired. This school is located in Andrew’s home country…
Read MoreOther Tools for Accessible Identification
As we mentioned in the last section of this guide, you can use both UPCs and QR codes to help with identifying consumer products and any other items you might care to tag. But what if the item is not tagged with either a UPC or QR code? Happily, there are other mobile resources you…
Read MoreMeet Ethan Thiseth – Making the Grade Using the MagniLink TAB!
During the Summer of 2019, Kimberly Cline at LVI America had the privilege of meeting Ethan Thiseth from North Dakota. He was enjoying his summer, but he took some time out to test-drive our newest product the MagniLink TAB. Kimberly could tell right away what a unique young man Ethan is. He learned how to…
Read MoreUsing UPC Bar Codes and Quick Response (QR) Codes for Accessible Identification
For several decades, the Universal Product Code (UPC)—a strip of vertical black bars with white spaces printed on product packages—has helped speed our way through checkout lines, where cashiers use special laser wands to scan the codes. Each UPC (also commonly referred to as a “bar code”) corresponds to a unique 12-digit number that is…
Read MoreVoiceOver and Braille Bugs In iOS 13
This article was written and published by AppleVis. OS 13 will be released to the public on 19 September, 2019. This post contains details of the VoiceOver and braille bugs which we believe to have been introduced in iOS 13; as well as details of the pre-existing bugs which we believe have been resolved. As…
Read MoreDoug Vesely Returns!
He’s Back! Doug Vesely, with over 15 years experience training students, seniors, veterans and professionals in New England, has accepted a new role as Director of Training at New England Low Vision and Blindness. “Never before have we had a training team so strong”, said Scott V. Krug, President of New England Low Vision and Blindness.…
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BrailleNote Touch Plus Training
September 17-18 2019
Thank you for your interest in our 2-day BrailleNote Touch Plus Training Workshop Dates: September 17-18, 2019 Time: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM Location: New England Low Vision and Blindness, 799 West Boylston Street, Suite 140, Worcester, Massachusetts There are ONLY 10 seats available! Register Now! We are limiting this training to a maximum of 10 people, to…
Read MoreIdentifying US Currency For People Who Are Visually Impaired
The United States is the only country that prints all denominations of currency in the same size. The US and Switzerland are the only two countries that use the same colors for all of their various bills. Needless to say, this sameness of size and color make it impossible for a blind person to locate…
Read MoreAccessible Identification Systems for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
As someone with a visual impairment, you will be faced with the question “What is this?” many times throughout the day. Often the answer is obvious (a fork); sometimes the answer comes with some comparison (an AA battery versus an AAA battery). Sometimes you can only make a partial identification (you know it’s a disk,…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Using a GPS Mobile Navigation App Designed for People with Visual Impairments
All three of the GPS navigation apps described in our <previous post> above offer or link to a full suite of the basic navigation features, including the ability to determine your current location, browse and search nearby POIs, set a favorite place, create a travel route to your destination, and find your way using turn-by-turn…
Read MoreThree Blindness-Aware Mobile Navigation Apps
Most GPS navigation platforms do not include a full set of features and functions for traveling with a cane or guide dog. In this section, we will introduce you to three mobile GPS navigation apps, one for Google Android and the other two for Apple iOS, which ave been designed from the ground up to…
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