Accessibility
Clarifying the Complex with a ‘Simpler Voice’
As smart as the phones in our pockets are, they’re not built to interpret the written word. Low-literate adults, of whom there are 757 million worldwide, including 32 million in the United States, instead rely on visual cues for recognition and comprehension. So, as part of IBM Research’s Science for Social Good initiative, our team […]
How Watson is Helping More Puppies Become Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Guide dogs help to provide people with vision loss with independence, safety, and, perhaps equally important – companionship. These puppies with a purpose change lives for the better in many, many ways. I volunteer as a puppy raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind because I saw first-hand how my late husband’s vision loss affected […]