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Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries, Deaf Jam, Irked Videos

Last week, we told you about HumanWare’s very groovy Trekker Breeze handheld talking GPS for people who are blind and visually impaired. But the company makes MANY cutting-edge, disability-friendly products! Check out these two BBC videos about another one of HumanWare’s groundbreaking devices—The DeafBlind Communicator (DBC), conceived by Washington state’s Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, built by the Canadian company HumanWare and perfected with feedback from members of Seattle’s deaf-blind community, consists of a Braille note-taker linked by Bluetooth to a mobile phone:

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Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries

Our discussion on the implications of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s recent decision to stop providing free bus passes to blind people has lead to international conversation. Below are some of the responses we’ve received from the Halifax community and the global community. Respected and gifted people, with and without visual impairment, with and without disability, with and without agenda, have come together to express themselves on this highly complex issue. Scroll down to read opinions from Lee Stringer, Sara Miles, Jeff Moyer, Jackson Hunsicker, an editor from the BBC, and more…

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Filed under: Themes, Deaf Jam, Blind Visionaries, Irked Videos

Kevin Frost: A Deaf-Blind Speed Skater…with Olympic Ambitions

“I’m back from my competition. I won a gold in my division at the Provincial Master Championship against able body skaters. I would be honored to have my story in your magazine.”

Limited vision.

Total silence.

Could you do it?

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