Hey Tiger Nation, It might not compete with the US presidential primary politics, but it was a huge week for accessibility in the blind community. Amazon and National Federation of the Blind announced they will join forces to improve accessible…
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From the CEO, week 3 on accessibility: focus and awareness not enough
Hey Tiger Nation, I wanted to have great progress to report to you on my attempt to make the 2015 ViewPlus Annual Report totally accessible, not just in a check the box kind of way. My dad was able to…
From the CEO, week 2 on accessibility: Stevie Wonder’s call to action
Hi Tiger Nation, Awareness is amazingly powerful. Don’t you think? I wrote my first blog post as CEO of ViewPlus and a few days later Stevie Wonder is calling for making more things accessible in front of millions at the…
From the CEO, week 1 on accessibility: What does it mean to be accessible?
Hello Tiger Nation!!! After attending my first tradeshow as CEO of ViewPlus, it feels good to have better understanding of the accessible technology space. I’m not so naïve to think that four days in Orlando at ATiA make me an…
NBA Fall Conference – Taming the Tiger
ViewPlus was invited to teach a workshop at the National Braille Association’s Fall Conference last week in Louisville. KY. The title of the workshop was ‘Taming the Tiger” and it was a fun class with a lot of interaction. The “Tiger”…
National Braille Week….
Did you know that this week is national Braille week? It is if you happen to live in the Scotland. This year, Royal Blind is going all out with a multi-sensory exhibition and performances at the Scottish Parliament. National Braille…
Prison inmates transcribe books, music for the blind
Algebra and Calculus are not the easiest subjects to understand, but subjects like these can be even more difficult for blind students. Learning to transcribe Nemeth Braille can be just as difficult as the math subjects transcribed in Braille. Men and women…
The Power of Smiles
We are excited to tell our readers about this new application that enables a blind person to know when someone is smiling at them. It works by using new facial recognition software that detects the profile of a smile and…
Feel Downtown Miami Like Never Before
We at ViewPlus have shared with you some wonderfully accessible Art installations that have been making there way through the world. But what about Architecture? What would it be like to set foot in downtown Manhattan or Miami and not…
Abraham Nemeth, A Hero for Blind Mathemeticians
One of the great parts of my job is learning new things and learning about amazing people. I get to talk to teachers and students all over the country about what they are trying to teach or learn in braille.…