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The Birth of Talking Foods
World Breaking Labor News – Birth of Talking Foods This historic, groundbreaking event is finally about to happen. The birth of talking foods is just a
few months away and the video demonstration can be viewed at
www.gourmetimpression.com.

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Artificial Vision Research

Joseph Rizzo III was researching retinal transplants to restore blind people’s vision. One day, removing a lab animal’s retina, a tissue-thin membrane that
lines the back of the eyeball’s interior, he had an epiphany. “The moment I made the cut, I said to myself, ‘What in the hell are you doing?” Rizzo recounts.

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Advocate For China’s Weak Crosses The Powerful

Advocate for China’s Weak Crosses the Powerful
By JOSEPH KAHN
BEIJING, July 19
Only a few years ago, Chen Guangcheng, a blind man who taught himself the law, was hailed as a champion of peasant rights who symbolized China ‘s growing
embrace of legal norms.

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New Sport Tests How Fast You Can Untangle Those Computer Cables
BBC NEWS
Close to the wire – the joys of speedcabling
By Clark Boyd

A new “sport” based around unravelling the mass of wires that can typically be found beneath computer desks the world over is taking off in the western
US. The first “speedcabling” competition took place in an art gallery in Los Angeles and was won by LA-based web developer Matthew Howell.

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Amazing Teenager

All eyes on amazing teenager: Unusual navigation skills draw global attention
By Cynthia Hubert – Bee Staff Writer
CBS News featured him on Katie Couric’s second day in the anchor chair. Geraldo’s people called. The folks from “The Montel Williams Show” pursued him.

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On Handicapped Access Target Fights The Wrong Fight For The Wrong Reason

On Handicapped Access, Target Fights the Wrong Fight for the Wrong Reason
PC Magazine – Opinion: When a judge agreed that a lawsuit from the National Federation for the Blind can proceed against Target’s Web site, e-commerce
executives should have breathed a collective sigh of relief. They didn’t.

Evan Schuman – eWEEK Sun Sep 24, 1:47 PM ET When a federal judge in California agreed that a lawsuit from the National Federation for the Blind can proceed
against Target, e-commerce executives should have breathed a collective sigh of relief.

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Dogs Providing Therapy To Soldiers
Monterey Herald, California USA Monday, December 24, 2007
Dogs providing therapy to soldiers
By JENNIFER BARRIOS, Newsday
Article Last Updated: 12/24/2007 01:37:20 AM PST

First Class Budge and Boe went to Iraq. Budge and Boe don’t have last names: They’re dogs. But the pups are now officially enlisted as the Army’s first
therapy dogs for soldiers in combat.

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Technology May Give Blind A touch of Sight
CBS New York Thursday, January 18, 2007
By Daniel Sieberg

At first glance, Roger Behm looks like an independent guy who sees the world with a rather sharp sense of humor. But he’s actually seen nothing since he
was a young man, CBS News technology correspondent Daniel Sieberg reports.

However, part of his world is coming back into focus, through experimental technology called BrainPort. One day it could actually help blind people see,
in a sense, by using their tongues.

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The Ultra Cane

What is the UltraCane?
It’s an electronic primary aid, modelled on the traditional white cane, but with some important differences:

It uses ultrasonic echoes to find out what objects are in the vicinity. This includes objects at head height, like wing mirrors on lorries. It gives tactile
feedback, not audible which could interfere with other hazard information.

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Vi Player New Accessible MP3 Player
A purpose designed MP3/Audio book player for visually impaired users
4 Gigabyte Flash Memory (20 unabridged audio books)
Unique “Intelligent Pause” system – Never lose your place again
Compatible with Windows Media Player and “Audible” ready
SD Card reader – up to 8 Gigabyte

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