A smartphone is a near necessity in today's society, but for a large portion of the population, this technology has remained inaccessible. Raz Mobility is out to change that with the introduction of ...

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 e ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — There’s a mobile app that helps blind and visually impaired people shop. In honor of Blindness Awareness Month, one user explained how it has impacted him. Casey Dutmer ...

While functionality and intuitiveness have always been important characteristics in technology, accessibility seems to be becoming more of a priority in the development of devices, apps and ...

NEW YORK (AP) A new cellular application promises to help vision-impaired people who can't read the screen of a mobile phone. It responds to spoken commands with voice recognition technology and reads ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Deep below the surface in the basement of the engineering building at the University of Minnesota, researchers are working on a smart phone application that could change the way ...

FM radio (the real thing) - listens to sports radio when attending events. MP3 player - with storage sd-card is ok. WiFi connectivity and app for streaming radio I think he would benefit from ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - This month is World Blindness Awareness and the City of Mobile has some resources to connect the visually impaired. Sarah May is a visual impairment itinerant teacher at The ...

To make baseball games more accessible and enjoyable for visually impaired fans, the Portland Sea Dogs are teaming with a mobile app that provides visual interpreting services. Aira, a San ...