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#Italy museum designed for blind, visually impaired visitors

At Italy’s #Omero #Museum in Ancona, #art can be explored through touch.

Designed with #blind & #visually #impaired visitors in mind, museum allows feeling replicas of world-famous #sculptures, #architectural #models, #artworks spanning from #antiquity to present

The institution challenges traditional “Do not touch” museum rule & aims to make #culture more accessible

https://www.dw.com/en/italy-museum-designed-for-blind-visually-impaired-visitors/video-77727459?at_dw_language=en&at_number=20260717

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/12/video-visually-impaired-palestinian-boy-gaza-ayoub-junaid-crying-broken-glasses. "A #video of a seven-year-old #Palestinian #boy in #Gaza who suffers from a #severe #visual #impairment crying over his shattered #glasses has drawn widespread #attention across #social & #international #media. The footage of Ayoub Junaid has shone a light on the plight of the many #visually #impaired #children in Gaza who... have been unable to access #eye #examinations, #corrective #lenses or #specialist #ophthalmic #surgery."

#NUS team launches #AI #headset to help #visually #impaired commute, shop
"AiSee can detect te #bus stop users are at thru GPS.. The device draws bus arrival timings from LTA’s database, providing users w an est'd arrival time for the bus of their choice.. users can speak to #AiSee to book a private-hire ride & receive verbal alerts when te car arrives.. AiSee’s #opensource code allows developers to build their own hands-free, screen-free applications"🏆
#UsefulTech #SG60
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/i-wont-have-to-trouble-anyone-nus-team-launches-ai-headset-to-help-visually-impaired-commute-shop

@bgtlover

Well absolutely and most definitely there is so much work to do.

If you'd (and other visually challenged Linux users) reach the developers out (with a memo or so via your needs and experience) we'd get probably to the next levels with this visually impaired specialized distribution.

Accessible Coconut FORUM: https://groups.google.com/g/accessible-coconut

Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/accessible-coconut/files/Accessible-Coconut-22.04.01-beta/

#Accessible #Coconut #visually #impaired #Linux #special #needs #help #developers #blind #blindness #challenged #AccessibleCoconut #desktop

@bgtlover

Accessible Coconut is specifically a Linux distribution for visually impaired people from the get go, whereas regular Ubuntu is not.

Accessible Coconut would benefit on reports, feature requests and other improvement suggestions, for sure. Maybe you could offer them as person who uses computers as dependent on them 👍

It is not outdated so now - the new release based on the latest Ubuntu LTS is available:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/accessible-coconut/files/Accessible-Coconut-22.04.01-beta/

#Accessible #Coconut #visually #impaired #Linux #special #needs #help #developers #blind #blindness #challenged #AccessibleCoconut #desktop

@bgtlover

Maybe to contact the devs on these matters to bring them / make them much much better - to enable Linux usage for everyone.

Maybe also check out Accessible Coconut (especially meant for visually challenged users on desktop).

=> https://linuxrocks.online/@Linux/109400889717656196

#Accessible #Coconut #visually #impaired #Linux #special #needs #help #developers #blind #blindness #challenged #AccessibleCoconut #desktop

Eight #Mastodon #apps for iPhone with very thorough examinations of all the #features and #failings of each one, including for #visually #impaired users.

https://transponderings.blog/2022/05/21/eight-mastodon-apps-for-iphone/

::: Visually challenged Linux users!

Even blind can see; visually impaired Linux users keep facing unnecessary struggle.

Possible answer? Accessible Coconut.

Ever heard about it? Right.

This OS from INDIA aims to help visually impaired. Rudra Saraswat (Ubuntu Unity) is from that innovative new superpower of IT, too.

Before, to think it, it was FINLAND with its IRC, Erwise, Linux, SSH, MySQL, Nokia, SMS (Matti Makkonen), Polar wireless wearables (1977), list goes on..

Accessible Coconut deserves attention for sure. Indian devs truly care & think broadly.

Please, help if able / spread word 🙏

=> https://zendalona.com/accessible-coconut

#Accessible #Coconut #visually #impaired #Linux #special #needs #help #developers #fundraiser #blind #users #Zendalona #India