Google has developed Glass as a mainstream technology without its potential as an assistive technology in mind. The magic of the device lies in how third party app developers will take it and apply it to the disability market.
Below are our ideas for how Glass could enhance the lives of people with disability in the future.
Apple TV is a digital media receiver that can stream content from the internet to a TV. Users can access music, podcasts, apps, TV shows and movies on iTunes, and surf the web on a TV which has the device connected.
Funded by the Vodafone Foundation and supported by the European Disability Forum, the awards recognised apps in four categories: Wellbeing, Independent Living, Social Participation and Mobility. As phones which run on Android are generally less accessible than the Apple iPhone, encouraging Android developers to consider the needs of disabled users is very worthwhile.
Below are the winners and runners-up in each category:
An initiative of The Royal London Society for the Blind, Everybody Technology works collaboratively with technology companies, developers, designers and people with disabilities to create products that combine technology and design for the benefit of all users.
