A paradox of the relentless march of technological innovation is that is has made us more dependent than ever on a distinctly ancient human resource: our eyes. Cell phones in particular increasingly ...

Facebook is using artificial intelligence to help blind people “see” photos that appear in the News Feed. Sharing photos on Facebook is a great way for users to communicate, but it is challenging for ...

People with visual impairments can use mobile features like Siri to speak their commands, and they can utilize the text-to-speech functionality to send messages — but touch screens on smartphones and ...

Studies have shown that blind people often feel excluded or even isolated on social media when they're unable to fully join in on discussions around visual media. A new feature from Facebook hopes to ...

January 29, 2008 Access to cell-phones in today’s increasingly technological world is important for all people, not just those with 20/20 vision. The latest news in this sector comes from Kurzweil ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about undoing norms that inhibit success for disabled people. Matthew Shifrin's heavy-lift started when he was barely a ...

Our age-old instinct to point at things we'd like to know more about has inspired a device that assists the visually impaired consume written text. FingerReader is a 3D-printed device that is worn as ...

When it comes to higher studies — from Accountancy and Mathematics to Chemistry and more — words alone are not enough. An array of tables, equations, variables, molecular structures and graphs — all ...

Matt King sat down one Saturday morning six years ago with what seemed like a simple mission: he wanted to add a few friends on Facebook. "I eventually accomplished my goal," he says. "But I have to ...

A.G. Ramakrishnan (left) and H.R. Shivakumar. After nearly 15 years of development and at a cost of about `5.3 lakh, the duo built the Madhura software. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Bengaluru: ...