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New Wearable Assistive Technology for the Blind (self.Blind)
submitted 7y ago by imerciv
The BuzzClip is a small and discreet wearable for people that are blind or partially sighted. The device uses ultrasound to detect obstacles that may lie directly in one's path. It then notifies the user of these obstacles through intuitive vibrations, allowing the user to safely navigate around any objects that they may encounter. The BuzzClip offers essential head level obstacle detection and can be attached to many forms of clothing, making it a highly versatile and useful device.
iMerciv has just launched the BuzzClip on Indiegogo, for more details check out the page here - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-buzzclip-wearable-ultrasound-for-the-blind#/
iMerciv has just launched the BuzzClip on Indiegogo, for more details check out the page here - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-buzzclip-wearable-ultrasound-for-the-blind#/
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rumster 1 points
I wonder how the blind organizations have nothing to say about this yet or putting out money for it.
fastfinge 1 points
The blind organizations and governments are, in my experience, the last to support new technology. In Canada, the IPhone was only considered an assistive device for government purposes at the beginning of this year. Before that, despite the hundreds of GPS apps, OCR apps, reading apps, and so on, you couldn't get government/charity grants to help purchase one. But they would help you buy a note-taker at over four times the price. If I may be permitted to harp on something I harp on frequently, I suspect this is because most blind organizations and government blindness programs are run by sighted folks. They mean well, but without the every day experience ("eating your own dog food", as programmers call it) it just takes forever to get policy changes pushed through.
imerciv [OP] 2 points
That's typically the case, the organizations have other priorities such as fundraising. Promoting new assistive tech is definitely not on top of their list. That's why we need the support from fellow redditors like yourselves. Please share the link if you can. We need all the support we can get to keep moving with this project.
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