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Blind Drivers Take the Wheel

NFB Wis — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:35:00 +0000

Recently several blind people got to drive a specially-customized four-wheel dirt buggy developed by the Blind Driver Challenge team from Virginia Tech’s Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory. The buggy uses laser range finders, an instant voice command interface and a host of other innovative, cutting-edge technology to guide blind drivers as they steer, brake, and accelerate. For more information on the Blind Driver Challenge, please read the article from www.scienceblog.com.

The NFB on Twitter!

NFB Wis — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:10:00 +0000

You can now follow the latest news and information from the National Federation of the Blind, the Voice of the Nation’s Blind, on Twitter. To follow our Twitter updates, go to www.twitter.com/NFB_voice. You’ll need to join Twitter if you don’t have an account.

Twitter is a social networking site that allows you to keep track of your friends, family, and interests online. In addition to signing up for Web updates for the National Federation of the Blind, you can also opt to receive our Twitter updates via text message on your mobile phone. And while you’re at it, follow the 2009 Braille Readers are Leaders campaign as well, by going to www.twitter.com/brailleliteracy.

We hope lots of you will follow our new Twitter feed—and don’t hesitate to send us a direct message if you have questions or comments about what you read.

The knfbReader Mobile

NFB Wis — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:46:00 +0000

The Mobile Reader Product Line from knfbReading Technologies, Inc., is a major advancement in portability and functionality of print access for the blind, the vision impaired and those with reading difficulties.

The knfbReader Mobile and kReader Mobile software packages run on a multifunction cell phone that allow the user to read mail, receipts, handouts and many other documents wherever the user happens to be. This is a truly pocket-sized solution to reading on the go. The knfbReader Mobile software has a feature set designed for blind or low vision users. The kReader Mobile is designed for people who have difficulty reading due to learning or language problems.

knfb Reading Technologies is a Joint Venture between Kurzweil Technologies and the National Federation of the Blind.