[Nfbf-l] article about the "vibrating cane" - 12 million people blind in India

[Jim Ellsworth]

Hi Alan,

Thank you so much for posting this wonderful article about the vibrating
cane.  The mention of there being at least twelve million blind people
living in India is a staggering fact.  I want to know more about the major
cause of blindness in India and what if anything is being done about it.  I
may have to research that and see what I can find.

As far as the vibrating cane is concerned, I am very interested in trying
one out to see what it can do.  It sound really interesting.  We here quite
a bit about such devices being developed many right here in our own country
and then they just seem to vanish with the majority of us having never seen
or used them.  My curiousity is such that I want to see how they all work
and decide if I would like to buy them or not.

Thanks,
Jim

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blind in India

Dear Friends,
The article about the "vibrating cane" might be of interest to some, but 
what caught my attention on this message that came into my In Box was:
"Around 12 million people are living with blindness in India, the largest 
number for any country in the world."
That is a    lot of people even though I did a Google search and it showed -
1.25 billion (2013)!

Vibrating cane to help blind people
Vibrating cane to help blind people

A team of scientists in Delhi has developed a smart cane for blind people, 
which uses sensors to give vibration feedback.

Around 12 million people are living with blindness in India, the largest 
number for any country in the world.

Priced at under $50 (£30), the hope is that the smart cane can help people 
in developing countries.

The BBC's Shilpa Kannan met Bharti Kalra, a teacher who has been using the 
cane, and Professor Balakrishnan of the Indian Institute of Technology in 
Delhi, who is one of the developers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29173691#
With Best Regards,
God Bless,
Alan
Plantation, Florida
Alan Dicey, Vice President
United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA
"Yes, Blind and Visually Impaired People, Can, and Do, Play Chess!"
United States Braille Chess Association Home Page:
http://AmericanBlindChess.org
 


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