Imagine if your computer only allowed you to see one line at a time, no matter what you were doing -- reading e-mail, looking at a Web site, doing research. That's the challenge facing blind computer ...

As with all devices meant for a very small percentage of the population, computing equipment for the blind is very, very expensive. A Braille typewriter – a relatively simple machine that puts dots on ...

Signing up for college classes can be intimidating, from tuition, textbook requirements, to finding an engaging professor. Imagine signing up online, but you cannot use your monitor. We wager that ...

Non-sighted computer users, on the whole, have not had access to the tremendous gains in computer interfacing that many of us have taken for granted. Largely restricted to braille innovations ...

Three Ohio State alums are developing technology that could make Braille more accessible than ever. Through their assistive technology company A Cubed Design, the trio is designing the Enigma Reader, ...

The Blitab tablet uses “smart liquids” to create a Braille readout of text files and webpages. Saunter down any city street and the impact of mobile technology is apparent: lots of folks have their ...

Gordon Gottsegen is a tech writer who has experience working at publications like Wired. He loves testing out new gadgets and complaining about them. He is the ghost of all failed Kickstarters. Apple, ...

Refreshable braille displays translate information from computer screens into raised characters. But this technology can cost thousands of dollars and is limited. Researchers now report an improved ...