Blind
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Blind, sighted athletes run side by side in Jerusalem Marathon
Israeli medical team restores sight to hundreds in Ethiopian humanitarian mission
Apple introduces eye-tracking technology for iPhone control
Israel's OrCam partners with Starkey for hearing, visual enhancements
The new solution uses a wireless connection to combine Starkey's Livio Edge AI hearing aids with OrCam's MyEye device, providing simultaneous audio and visual enhancements.
Technion develops mapping system to assist blind in navigating cities
While similar solutions do exist in the marketplace today, the research surrounding said solutions is currently limited in scope from where it needs to be.
Daniel's story: The IDF's newest recruit with vision impairment
Daniel Defour, who went blind at the young age of 15, became one of the few vision impaired youth to be inducted into the IDF.
High Court: Give blind people the travel benefits of wheelchair confined
The court explained that the petitioners had been in negotiations with the state since 2011.
A dance created for the blind and visually impaired dancers
Choreographer Shiri Teicher created a dance without sight
Jerusalem's Old City accessible for visually impaired on 'Blind Day'
“Jerusalem is the city of all people, and everybody should be able to tour the city and enjoy it in the same manner,” Nati Bialystock-Cohen said.
Most bus stations in Israel are not friendly to the visually impaired
116 stations were examined: only 18 of them showed in braille which lines stop there, 30 partially featured the bus lines in braille, and 68 had no braille at all.
Klil produces blind-specific TV ad
For the first time, there will be a television commercial specifically designed for the blind population, produced by Klil Industries.
Israeli tech to enable blind voters to cast ballot without assistance
There are approximately 24,000 Israelis registered as blind today, and about 22,000 currently have the right to vote.
How do the blind cope with Israeli life? - mini documentary
The visually impaired report a range of difficulties, from blurry vision to total blackness. Now guide dogs, after much training, can help them live fuller lives.