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ResearchBuzz: FirehoseUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: UWM professors are reimagining digital libraries for the visually impaired . “The problem is that most online platforms emphasize visuals, giving little consideration to the needs and primary senses of visually impaired users. That’s why Xie, a professor in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Information Studies, is creating research-driven […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/15/university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee-uwm-professors-are-reimagining-digital-libraries-for-the-visually-impaired/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/15/university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee-uwm-professors-are-reimagining-digital-libraries-for-the-visually-impaired/</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseJohns Hopkins University: Johns Hopkins students’ invention prints braille beer labels for local nonprofit. “When the local nonprofit Blind Industries & Services of Maryland reached out to Johns Hopkins University’s mechanical engineering program last year, they asked for one thing: a printer that adds braille writing to beer labels. Students in the mechanical engineering program’s senior […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/02/johns-hopkins-university-johns-hopkins-students-invention-prints-braille-beer-labels-for-local-nonprofit/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/02/johns-hopkins-university-johns-hopkins-students-invention-prints-braille-beer-labels-for-local-nonprofit/</a>

मेंथीFor anyone who might care: Pop!_OS is a nice Linux distro for people with poor eyesight, in particular better than Linux Mint IMHO.<a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/PopOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PopOS</a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/VisualImpairment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VisualImpairment</a>

Praveen YadavInternational Albinism Awareness Day.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinismisbeautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinismisbeautiful</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albino</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinismawareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinismawareness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinomodel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinomodel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinogirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinogirl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#love</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinisminafrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinisminafrica</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internationalalbinismawarenessday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#internationalalbinismawarenessday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinismlivesmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinismlivesmatter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinismbeautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinismbeautiful</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinomodels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinomodels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blindness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinismrules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinismrules</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinogirls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinogirls</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinotwins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinotwins</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinotwinsisters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinotwinsisters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pretty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pretty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disabilitiesawareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disabilitiesawareness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinogirlsrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinogirlsrock</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childrenwithalbinism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#childrenwithalbinism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/raredisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#raredisease</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lowvision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lowvision</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loveislove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loveislove</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bhfyp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bhfyp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/albinismo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#albinismo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualimpairment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#visualimpairment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nystagmus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nystagmus</a>…<a href="https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/06/13/international-albinism-awareness-day/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/06/13/international-albinism-awareness-day/</a>

Leaping WomanAudiobooks ARE books. Ebooks ARE books. Many people have print disabilities and, for them, ebooks and audiobooks may be critical adaptive technology. Read whatever you like but please don't disrespect what works for others. <a href="https://spore.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/dyslexia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dyslexia</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/blindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blindness</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/VisualImpairment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VisualImpairment</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#access</a>

Dwight Williams (💉 x9)+😷🇨🇦Are all banks and credit card companies getting rid of embossed lettering on their cards?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlindPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindPeople</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualImpairment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VisualImpairment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialAccessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FinancialAccessibility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreditCards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CreditCards</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DebitCards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DebitCards</a>

FlipboardIn the U.S., there's a "secret" form of media: radio reading services, where volunteers read aloud the text of newspapers, books and magazines. These used to be broadcast on "sidebands" — little hidden side pockets of public radio or TV stations' airwaves — for which folks needed a special radio, but nowadays you can access them online. There are 79 radio reading services across the United States (the first debuted in 1969) and their audiences are mainly blind or visually impaired, and over the age of 65. The impacts of the services can be profound. “A lot of people with visual impairments can become shut-in, and we found that people who listen to their local publications tend to get out and do more. They’re more engaged in their neighborhood," says Michael Benzin, executive director of the Niagara Frontier Radio Reading service in Buffalo, New York. "They vote, which obviously is important, and they’re more confident.” Here's more from Nieman Lab.<a href="https://flip.it/9XAwBK" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/9XAwBK</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Media</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MediaIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MediaIndustry</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LocalNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalNews</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Community</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Blindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blindness</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/VisualImpairment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VisualImpairment</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a>

Hacker NewsSim Daltonism: The color blindness simulator<a href="https://michelf.ca/projects/sim-daltonism/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://michelf.ca/projects/sim-daltonism/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SimDaltonism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SimDaltonism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ColorBlindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ColorBlindness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ColorSimulator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ColorSimulator</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechForAll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualImpairment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VisualImpairment</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseMIT News: A new way to make graphs more accessible to blind and low-vision readers. “Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have now developed an approach that streamlines the design process for tactile chart designers. Their program, called ‘Tactile Vega-Lite,’ can take data from something like an Excel spreadsheet and turn it into both a […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/26/mit-news-a-new-way-to-make-graphs-more-accessible-to-blind-and-low-vision-readers/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/26/mit-news-a-new-way-to-make-graphs-more-accessible-to-blind-and-low-vision-readers/</a>

Josephine BodeGot to test the latest version of Magic Sight - glasses for the visual impaired developed by a European company. Fantastic device in which the developers carefully listened to their patients needs. Chapeau! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/magicsight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#magicsight</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualimpairment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#visualimpairment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/embedded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#embedded</a>

Nicolas MOUART-DAVIDWriting captions for pictures by hand is a great word game, better than <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wordle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wordle</a> ! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#game</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alttext</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualimpairment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#visualimpairment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inclusion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flowers</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseVeroniiiica: How To Write Alt Text For Educational Content. “While a missing description can render an image or visual information invisible or inaccessible for assistive technology users, having descriptions that are not useful or meaningful can be just as frustrating for students with visual impairments that rely on them to access information. Here is a list of tips for writing meaningful […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/10/veroniiiica-how-to-write-alt-text-for-educational-content/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/10/veroniiiica-how-to-write-alt-text-for-educational-content/</a>

Josephine BodeReceiving the opportunity to try out the latest version of the digital glasses made for the visual impaired by Paris based company Magic Sight soon. Very much looking forward to that! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/magicsight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#magicsight</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/new" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#new</a>-invention <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalglasses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalglasses</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualimpairment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#visualimpairment</a>

readbeanicecreamFly-eyed glasses may help the visually impaired see well again <a href="https://newatlas.com/medical-devices/solidddvision-smartglasses-macular-degeneration/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newatlas.com/medical-devices/solidddvision-smartglasses-macular-degeneration/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#medicine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualimpairment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#visualimpairment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visuallyimpaired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#visuallyimpaired</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a>

Brian SullivanPerhaps showing my ignorance here but I am wondering how alt descriptions of images actually work for visually impaired individuals. Surely it is not possible to read the text displayed... the font used is miniscule?I presume they are using some custom browser or browser extension (or screen reader device that will read and speak the text displayed on the screen)?Should it try to describe everything in the image? Or should it just be a few words?<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/visualimpairment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#visualimpairment</a>

Pyrzout :vm:Life Without Limits: A Blind Maker’s Take on 3D Printing <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/life-without-limits-a-blind-makers-take-on-3d-printing/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/life-without-limits-a-blind-makers-take-on-3d-printing/</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/text" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#text</a>-basedmodeling <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/visualimpairment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#visualimpairment</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/visuallyimpaired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#visuallyimpaired</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/3dPrinterhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3dPrinterhacks</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3dprinting</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/text" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#text</a>-based <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/blindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blindness</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/openscad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openscad</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cad</a>

IT NewsLife Without Limits: A Blind Maker’s Take on 3D Printing - In the world of creation, few stories inspire as much as [Mrblindguardian], a 33-y... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/life-without-limits-a-blind-makers-take-on-3d-printing/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/life-without-limits-a-blind-makers-take-on-3d-printing/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/text" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#text</a>-basedmodeling <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/visualimpairment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#visualimpairment</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/visuallyimpaired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#visuallyimpaired</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/3dprinterhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3dprinterhacks</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3dprinting</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/text" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#text</a>-based <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blindness</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/openscad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openscad</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cad</a>

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ResearchBuzz: FirehoseTom’s Hardware: Team builds Raspberry Pi smart cane to help the visually impaired. “Some Raspberry Pi projects are designed to make a difference in the world, and we’re always excited to share them. Today, we’re tickled to show off a creation put together by a team known as Team Green Cane. The group has created what they call Green Cane—a Raspberry Pi-powered smart cane with a GPS and […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/08/toms-hardware-team-builds-raspberry-pi-smart-cane-to-help-the-visually-impaired/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/08/toms-hardware-team-builds-raspberry-pi-smart-cane-to-help-the-visually-impaired/</a>

Columbus - Feeds<a href="https://www.thelantern.com/2024/12/menus-for-all-how-an-ohio-state-student-organization-is-tackling-restaurants-lack-of-accessibility/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Menus for all: How an Ohio State student organization is tackling restaurants’ lack of accessibility - Kyrie Thomas</a>

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