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Florida students work on patent for invention for the blind

Local high school students Jonathon Walker and Alex Johnson have been developing a device that turns text into braille for some time and now they’re working with a law firm to get a patent for it.
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Blind man’s walking aid invention set to take off as Glasgow Airport gets on board with it

Tom Forsyth, 65, and neighbour Laura Maclean, 35, created the Ramble Tag to improve the experience of guided walking and it has been snapped up by airport to assist passengers. A walking aid invented …
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North Texas couple creates invention to help blind Chihuahua

A North Texas man recently found a way to help his fiancée’s 13-year-old Chihuahua. In just the last month, Buddy the Chihuahua has gone completely blind because of cataracts. After bumping and banging into walls and furniture, buddy just gave up and …
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New invention could help the blind ‘read’

A new invention could help blind people “read” books and other written text without the need for Braille. MIT researchers have created a prototype of a finger-mounted device that uses a camera to scan text, which is then converted to speech in real time.
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Prof gets patent for side mirror with no blind spot – CNET News

So Hicks cannot persuade Ford and Toyota to take his fine invention and include it on their new cars for the U.S., although drivers could presumably buy aftermarket versions of his mirror and do the installation themselves. Other countries have …
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Recently blind veterans use new invention for college prep – KTVB

BOISE — A local organization dedicated to helping put wounded veterans through college faced an unexpected challenge with its first group of five student veterans: Three of them are visually impaired and require extra training, tools, and …
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