This week I’m joined once again by freelance copy editor, student of accessibility and 2021 candidate for the Holman Prize, Charles Hiser. Charles helps me break down the weeks news. We also discuss his entry for the 2021 Holman Prize. 

HIMS announces the new Braille Sense 6.

AIRA announces partnership with Starbucks. Additionally, AIRA is now offering up to 30 free minutes  to assist with COVID-19 vaccine related activities.

Comic book app for the visually impaired being developed by WSU professor.

NVDA 2020.4 has been released.

Microsoft announces information about their upcoming Ability Summit.

Library of smells to open in Poland.

Next up, I demonstrate the popular new game for iOS, Blind Drive.

“Blind Drive is an audio-based, black comedy arcade action game. You’re blindfolded and going against traffic. Cars rushing past, angry drivers yelling at you. Cops on your tail. And you can’t see a thing. Can you do it?

The entire game is experienced through your ears. Play as Donnie, trying to make a quick buck in a scientific study but quickly finding himself in over his head, cuffed to the wheel and driving blindfolded. Plus he’s late for dinner with Grandma.”

Blind Drive does include adult language that I have bleeped out for the podcast.

I close the show this week by speaking with Diego Roel from Strap Technologies.

From the Strap Tech website:

“STRAP Technologies is on the verge of delivering a revolutionary tech-forward alternative to the white cane: a lightweight, chest-worn strap that guides the blind and visually impaired by calculating the proximity of physical environments.”

Diego tells me how the product works and what he feels it can do for people who are blind or visually impaired.

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Join me again next time as we continue our journey together to find that there truly can be a life after blindness.

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