Thank you to all those who were able to join our ‘Accessible Christmas Gifts’ session last week. For anyone who missed this, please find the recorded content via the link below.
The Assistive Technology Social Hub – The gift that keeps on giving… – YouTube
We will be kicking off 2021 with a brand new device, exclusive to Sight and Sound Technology. Based in the Netherlands, Envision are a team of creators, thinkers and doers who are deeply passionate about technology and how it can empower people when applied meaningfully. They are also the winner of the Google Play Award 2019 and the AppleVis Hall of Fame Award 2020.
When: Jan 7, 2021 10:00 AM
Topic: The Assistive Technology Social Hub – Kick start 2021 with Envision AI!
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HybobgmGTrGFNXymRRXYuA
Sam and the 2 Stuart’s will be exploring 2 of Envision’s creations, the Envision AI smartphone app and the Envision Smartglasses.
The Envision app empowers blind and low vision users to be independent by turning the visual world into an audio experience. It uses artificial intelligence to read all kinds of text from any surface, recognise faces, describe scenes, find objects, scan barcodes, detect colours and so much more. It is the best all in-one tool in the pocket of a blind or low vision user for all of their visual recognition tasks.
The Envision Smartglasses use a combination of the Google Glass 2 and Envision’s award-winning AI-technology. Just like the smartphone app, the Smartglasses use artificial intelligence to recognize the visual information it sees which it then converts to audio. The Smartglasses also includes a video calling feature which allows the user to call for sighted assistance from a friend or relative.
Please come along and join us as we dive into the world of wearable assistive technology as we put the Envision Glasses to the test against its closest competitor, the OrCam Pro.
Please do come armed with any questions, queries or quibbles that you would like to share with the other Social Hub members. This session is also suitable for teachers, parents and assistive technology beginners.
“For most people, technology makes things easier. For those with a disability, it makes things possible!”
Now more than ever assistive technology is invaluable to those with sight loss, a visual impairment or learning disability. We have a solution that could be hugely beneficial to you or a family member so please do come and join other AT users as we share our experiences and support each other along the way.
Have a lovely Christmas and we will see you all soon.
Stay safe.