(SOUNDBITE) (English) VISUALLY IMPAIRED ENTREPRENEUR AND INVENTOR OF SMART CRANE KURSAT CEYLAN SAYING: “My name is Kursat Ceylan, I am blind from birth and co-founder of WeWalk technology’ This blind ...

North Carolina Central University researchers are testing smart canes aimed at helping blind or visually impaired people. Standard folding canes are used to scan or detect things around a person, like ...

KUB CEO Jackson Agufana(left), Sabwa Gedi(right). [Sharon Wanga, Standard] The Kenya Union of the Blind has unveiled an advanced smart cane for the visually impaired and blind to enable them to ...

Stanford University researchers have constructed a cane that could be of significant use to the blind or visually impaired. The cane costs about $400 and is augmented with the ability to self navigate ...

The Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove Estate, Lagos Mainland has flagged off the distribution Smart canes to the blind. The club’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Ravindra Kamat, said it takes pleasure ...

WeWALK, the smart cane designed for people who are blind or with low vision has joined Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility programme. Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility $25 million 5-year programme is ...

WeWalk, a U.K.-based startup developing a “smart cane” for visually impaired people, today announced it has raised £2 million ($2.4 million) in venture funding from several notable institutional and ...

Even in the technologically advanced age we live in today, many optometrists treating those living with sight loss still believe that the humble white cane remains the most powerful mobility aid and ...