ST. PAUL -- Torrey Westrom gave Lissa Thies a simple request: learn the basics of using his mobile telephone. His Motorola Q is a typical smartphone, capable of surfing the Web, sending and receiving ...

ST. PAUL -- Torrey Westrom gave Lissa Thies a simple request: learn the basics of using his mobile telephone. His Motorola Q is a typical smartphone, capable of surfing the Web, sending and receiving ...

UK company OwnFone has launched what it calls the world’s first phone which has braille on the keys, making the device usable by the blind. Speaking to the BBC, OwnFone’s Tom Sunderland said although ...

The first time I witnessed the challenges of disability was when I started college in 2016. My hostel mates came from across Asia and Africa, pursuing different career paths and hobbies, each with ...

US company Raz Mobility has released an Android phone for visually impaired users. It comes with a T9 keypad, navigation keys, and a Google Assistant button. The phone also offers wireless charging, a ...

MORGAN HILL, Calif. — Ruben Morales, a blind 59-year-old retired engineer who lives in this Silicon Valley city, has used a specialized screen-reading program for years to write and run spreadsheets ...

App accessibility isn’t just about a facelift. It’s the use of tech like AI and voice recognition to really make apps work for everyone. Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services ...

PARIS - Orange SA will offer blind customers a software application designed to make their mobile phones talk to them, as part of a new package of services for the visually impaired that will go on ...

Regulators plan to issue guidelines by yearend on how banks must provide ATM accommodation for the blind, and banks are already trying to figure out the best ways to comply. The guidelines which could ...

MOBILE, Alabama-- Sidney Beard owned a catering business and was a chef at Heron Lakes Country Club in Mobile when his diabetes caused him to go blind. Out of work for almost two years, Beard recently ...