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Holy Tuesday Procession
A group of blind people participates in the Holy Tuesday Procession, called the Procession of the Encounter, as the Brotherhood of the Passion with its float ''Virgin of Bitterness'' meets the float ''The Lord of Mercy'' of the Brotherhood of the Immaculate Conception in the center of Santander, Spain. (Photo by Joaquin Gomez Sastre/NurPhoto) -
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Holy Tuesday Procession
A group of blind people participates in the Holy Tuesday Procession, called the Procession of the Encounter, as the Brotherhood of the Passion with its float ''Virgin of Bitterness'' meets the float ''The Lord of Mercy'' of the Brotherhood of the Immaculate Conception in the center of Santander, Spain. (Photo by Joaquin Gomez Sastre/NurPhoto) -
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Holy Tuesday Procession
A group of blind people participates in the Holy Tuesday Procession, called the Procession of the Encounter, as the Brotherhood of the Passion with its float ''Virgin of Bitterness'' meets the float ''The Lord of Mercy'' of the Brotherhood of the Immaculate Conception in the center of Santander, Spain. (Photo by Joaquin Gomez Sastre/NurPhoto) -
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Emma hat 'nen Blindenhund: Emma Norman aus Biggleswade hat die ZSD Augenerkrankung und ist auf ihren Assistenzhund Archie angewiesen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Deborah Cicurel
She was just a normal kid, running around with her friends and having fun dancing - until a devastating diagnosis.
When Emma Norman was six her parents noticed her squinting at the TV but they didn’t think too much of it.
However, Emma, now 33, would soon find out that she had Cone Rod Dystrophy and would eventually go blind.
Emma, a Pilates and meditation breathwork instructor from London, living in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, believes the stereotypes around blindness made accepting her diagnosis even harder — and she wants to challenge outdated ideas around sight loss.
“Life before my diagnosis felt pretty normal,” she remembers.
“I was just like any other kid—running around with friends, dancing around to my favourite TV shows and records. I even skipped crawling and went straight to walking, and I was reading and talking from a very young age, so nobody noticed anything unusual.
“To me, everything seemed fine because that was just my normal. It wasn’t until my parents started picking up on little things—like me squinting at the TV or struggling to see animals at the zoo when they pointed them out—that they became curious.
“At first, they thought I was just being cheeky, pretending not to see things, but when I kept squinting at the TV, they decided to take me to the optician. They assumed I was probably just short-sighted and needed glasses.
“In my early years at school, I only needed to sit closer to the board, but beyond that, I didn’t notice anything different. I guess what I saw—how I saw—was just my normal.
“When I first started squinting, my parents thought I probably just needed glasses for short-sightedness, like the other kids in my class.
“The optician gave me my first pair of multi-coloured glasses in the meantime while they arranged for the doctors to refer me to Moorfields Eye Hospital, as they could tell something more was going on.
“After getting the gl *** Local Caption ***
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Emma hat 'nen Blindenhund: Emma Norman aus Biggleswade hat die ZSD Augenerkrankung und ist auf ihren Assistenzhund Archie angewiesen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Deborah Cicurel
She was just a normal kid, running around with her friends and having fun dancing - until a devastating diagnosis.
When Emma Norman was six her parents noticed her squinting at the TV but they didn’t think too much of it.
However, Emma, now 33, would soon find out that she had Cone Rod Dystrophy and would eventually go blind.
Emma, a Pilates and meditation breathwork instructor from London, living in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, believes the stereotypes around blindness made accepting her diagnosis even harder — and she wants to challenge outdated ideas around sight loss.
“Life before my diagnosis felt pretty normal,” she remembers.
“I was just like any other kid—running around with friends, dancing around to my favourite TV shows and records. I even skipped crawling and went straight to walking, and I was reading and talking from a very young age, so nobody noticed anything unusual.
“To me, everything seemed fine because that was just my normal. It wasn’t until my parents started picking up on little things—like me squinting at the TV or struggling to see animals at the zoo when they pointed them out—that they became curious.
“At first, they thought I was just being cheeky, pretending not to see things, but when I kept squinting at the TV, they decided to take me to the optician. They assumed I was probably just short-sighted and needed glasses.
“In my early years at school, I only needed to sit closer to the board, but beyond that, I didn’t notice anything different. I guess what I saw—how I saw—was just my normal.
“When I first started squinting, my parents thought I probably just needed glasses for short-sightedness, like the other kids in my class.
“The optician gave me my first pair of multi-coloured glasses in the meantime while they arranged for the doctors to refer me to Moorfields Eye Hospital, as they could tell something more was going on.
“After getting the gl *** Local Caption ***
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Emma hat 'nen Blindenhund: Emma Norman aus Biggleswade hat die ZSD Augenerkrankung und ist auf ihren Assistenzhund Archie angewiesen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Deborah Cicurel
She was just a normal kid, running around with her friends and having fun dancing - until a devastating diagnosis.
When Emma Norman was six her parents noticed her squinting at the TV but they didn’t think too much of it.
However, Emma, now 33, would soon find out that she had Cone Rod Dystrophy and would eventually go blind.
Emma, a Pilates and meditation breathwork instructor from London, living in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, believes the stereotypes around blindness made accepting her diagnosis even harder — and she wants to challenge outdated ideas around sight loss.
“Life before my diagnosis felt pretty normal,” she remembers.
“I was just like any other kid—running around with friends, dancing around to my favourite TV shows and records. I even skipped crawling and went straight to walking, and I was reading and talking from a very young age, so nobody noticed anything unusual.
“To me, everything seemed fine because that was just my normal. It wasn’t until my parents started picking up on little things—like me squinting at the TV or struggling to see animals at the zoo when they pointed them out—that they became curious.
“At first, they thought I was just being cheeky, pretending not to see things, but when I kept squinting at the TV, they decided to take me to the optician. They assumed I was probably just short-sighted and needed glasses.
“In my early years at school, I only needed to sit closer to the board, but beyond that, I didn’t notice anything different. I guess what I saw—how I saw—was just my normal.
“When I first started squinting, my parents thought I probably just needed glasses for short-sightedness, like the other kids in my class.
“The optician gave me my first pair of multi-coloured glasses in the meantime while they arranged for the doctors to refer me to Moorfields Eye Hospital, as they could tell something more was going on.
“After getting the gl *** Local Caption ***
(c) Dukas -
DUK10163096_003
Emma hat 'nen Blindenhund: Emma Norman aus Biggleswade hat die ZSD Augenerkrankung und ist auf ihren Assistenzhund Archie angewiesen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Deborah Cicurel
She was just a normal kid, running around with her friends and having fun dancing - until a devastating diagnosis.
When Emma Norman was six her parents noticed her squinting at the TV but they didn’t think too much of it.
However, Emma, now 33, would soon find out that she had Cone Rod Dystrophy and would eventually go blind.
Emma, a Pilates and meditation breathwork instructor from London, living in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, believes the stereotypes around blindness made accepting her diagnosis even harder — and she wants to challenge outdated ideas around sight loss.
“Life before my diagnosis felt pretty normal,” she remembers.
“I was just like any other kid—running around with friends, dancing around to my favourite TV shows and records. I even skipped crawling and went straight to walking, and I was reading and talking from a very young age, so nobody noticed anything unusual.
“To me, everything seemed fine because that was just my normal. It wasn’t until my parents started picking up on little things—like me squinting at the TV or struggling to see animals at the zoo when they pointed them out—that they became curious.
“At first, they thought I was just being cheeky, pretending not to see things, but when I kept squinting at the TV, they decided to take me to the optician. They assumed I was probably just short-sighted and needed glasses.
“In my early years at school, I only needed to sit closer to the board, but beyond that, I didn’t notice anything different. I guess what I saw—how I saw—was just my normal.
“When I first started squinting, my parents thought I probably just needed glasses for short-sightedness, like the other kids in my class.
“The optician gave me my first pair of multi-coloured glasses in the meantime while they arranged for the doctors to refer me to Moorfields Eye Hospital, as they could tell something more was going on.
“After getting the gl *** Local Caption ***
(c) Dukas -
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Emma hat 'nen Blindenhund: Emma Norman aus Biggleswade hat die ZSD Augenerkrankung und ist auf ihren Assistenzhund Archie angewiesen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Deborah Cicurel
She was just a normal kid, running around with her friends and having fun dancing - until a devastating diagnosis.
When Emma Norman was six her parents noticed her squinting at the TV but they didn’t think too much of it.
However, Emma, now 33, would soon find out that she had Cone Rod Dystrophy and would eventually go blind.
Emma, a Pilates and meditation breathwork instructor from London, living in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, believes the stereotypes around blindness made accepting her diagnosis even harder — and she wants to challenge outdated ideas around sight loss.
“Life before my diagnosis felt pretty normal,” she remembers.
“I was just like any other kid—running around with friends, dancing around to my favourite TV shows and records. I even skipped crawling and went straight to walking, and I was reading and talking from a very young age, so nobody noticed anything unusual.
“To me, everything seemed fine because that was just my normal. It wasn’t until my parents started picking up on little things—like me squinting at the TV or struggling to see animals at the zoo when they pointed them out—that they became curious.
“At first, they thought I was just being cheeky, pretending not to see things, but when I kept squinting at the TV, they decided to take me to the optician. They assumed I was probably just short-sighted and needed glasses.
“In my early years at school, I only needed to sit closer to the board, but beyond that, I didn’t notice anything different. I guess what I saw—how I saw—was just my normal.
“When I first started squinting, my parents thought I probably just needed glasses for short-sightedness, like the other kids in my class.
“The optician gave me my first pair of multi-coloured glasses in the meantime while they arranged for the doctors to refer me to Moorfields Eye Hospital, as they could tell something more was going on.
“After getting the gl *** Local Caption ***
(c) Dukas -
DUK10163096_010
Emma hat 'nen Blindenhund: Emma Norman aus Biggleswade hat die ZSD Augenerkrankung und ist auf ihren Assistenzhund Archie angewiesen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Deborah Cicurel
She was just a normal kid, running around with her friends and having fun dancing - until a devastating diagnosis.
When Emma Norman was six her parents noticed her squinting at the TV but they didn’t think too much of it.
However, Emma, now 33, would soon find out that she had Cone Rod Dystrophy and would eventually go blind.
Emma, a Pilates and meditation breathwork instructor from London, living in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, believes the stereotypes around blindness made accepting her diagnosis even harder — and she wants to challenge outdated ideas around sight loss.
“Life before my diagnosis felt pretty normal,” she remembers.
“I was just like any other kid—running around with friends, dancing around to my favourite TV shows and records. I even skipped crawling and went straight to walking, and I was reading and talking from a very young age, so nobody noticed anything unusual.
“To me, everything seemed fine because that was just my normal. It wasn’t until my parents started picking up on little things—like me squinting at the TV or struggling to see animals at the zoo when they pointed them out—that they became curious.
“At first, they thought I was just being cheeky, pretending not to see things, but when I kept squinting at the TV, they decided to take me to the optician. They assumed I was probably just short-sighted and needed glasses.
“In my early years at school, I only needed to sit closer to the board, but beyond that, I didn’t notice anything different. I guess what I saw—how I saw—was just my normal.
“When I first started squinting, my parents thought I probably just needed glasses for short-sightedness, like the other kids in my class.
“The optician gave me my first pair of multi-coloured glasses in the meantime while they arranged for the doctors to refer me to Moorfields Eye Hospital, as they could tell something more was going on.
“After getting the gl *** Local Caption ***
(c) Dukas -
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Emma hat 'nen Blindenhund: Emma Norman aus Biggleswade hat die ZSD Augenerkrankung und ist auf ihren Assistenzhund Archie angewiesen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Deborah Cicurel
She was just a normal kid, running around with her friends and having fun dancing - until a devastating diagnosis.
When Emma Norman was six her parents noticed her squinting at the TV but they didn’t think too much of it.
However, Emma, now 33, would soon find out that she had Cone Rod Dystrophy and would eventually go blind.
Emma, a Pilates and meditation breathwork instructor from London, living in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, believes the stereotypes around blindness made accepting her diagnosis even harder — and she wants to challenge outdated ideas around sight loss.
“Life before my diagnosis felt pretty normal,” she remembers.
“I was just like any other kid—running around with friends, dancing around to my favourite TV shows and records. I even skipped crawling and went straight to walking, and I was reading and talking from a very young age, so nobody noticed anything unusual.
“To me, everything seemed fine because that was just my normal. It wasn’t until my parents started picking up on little things—like me squinting at the TV or struggling to see animals at the zoo when they pointed them out—that they became curious.
“At first, they thought I was just being cheeky, pretending not to see things, but when I kept squinting at the TV, they decided to take me to the optician. They assumed I was probably just short-sighted and needed glasses.
“In my early years at school, I only needed to sit closer to the board, but beyond that, I didn’t notice anything different. I guess what I saw—how I saw—was just my normal.
“When I first started squinting, my parents thought I probably just needed glasses for short-sightedness, like the other kids in my class.
“The optician gave me my first pair of multi-coloured glasses in the meantime while they arranged for the doctors to refer me to Moorfields Eye Hospital, as they could tell something more was going on.
“After getting the gl *** Local Caption ***
(c) Dukas -
DUK10163096_007
Emma hat 'nen Blindenhund: Emma Norman aus Biggleswade hat die ZSD Augenerkrankung und ist auf ihren Assistenzhund Archie angewiesen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Deborah Cicurel
She was just a normal kid, running around with her friends and having fun dancing - until a devastating diagnosis.
When Emma Norman was six her parents noticed her squinting at the TV but they didn’t think too much of it.
However, Emma, now 33, would soon find out that she had Cone Rod Dystrophy and would eventually go blind.
Emma, a Pilates and meditation breathwork instructor from London, living in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, believes the stereotypes around blindness made accepting her diagnosis even harder — and she wants to challenge outdated ideas around sight loss.
“Life before my diagnosis felt pretty normal,” she remembers.
“I was just like any other kid—running around with friends, dancing around to my favourite TV shows and records. I even skipped crawling and went straight to walking, and I was reading and talking from a very young age, so nobody noticed anything unusual.
“To me, everything seemed fine because that was just my normal. It wasn’t until my parents started picking up on little things—like me squinting at the TV or struggling to see animals at the zoo when they pointed them out—that they became curious.
“At first, they thought I was just being cheeky, pretending not to see things, but when I kept squinting at the TV, they decided to take me to the optician. They assumed I was probably just short-sighted and needed glasses.
“In my early years at school, I only needed to sit closer to the board, but beyond that, I didn’t notice anything different. I guess what I saw—how I saw—was just my normal.
“When I first started squinting, my parents thought I probably just needed glasses for short-sightedness, like the other kids in my class.
“The optician gave me my first pair of multi-coloured glasses in the meantime while they arranged for the doctors to refer me to Moorfields Eye Hospital, as they could tell something more was going on.
“After getting the gl *** Local Caption ***
(c) Dukas -
DUK10163096_006
Emma hat 'nen Blindenhund: Emma Norman aus Biggleswade hat die ZSD Augenerkrankung und ist auf ihren Assistenzhund Archie angewiesen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Deborah Cicurel
She was just a normal kid, running around with her friends and having fun dancing - until a devastating diagnosis.
When Emma Norman was six her parents noticed her squinting at the TV but they didn’t think too much of it.
However, Emma, now 33, would soon find out that she had Cone Rod Dystrophy and would eventually go blind.
Emma, a Pilates and meditation breathwork instructor from London, living in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, believes the stereotypes around blindness made accepting her diagnosis even harder — and she wants to challenge outdated ideas around sight loss.
“Life before my diagnosis felt pretty normal,” she remembers.
“I was just like any other kid—running around with friends, dancing around to my favourite TV shows and records. I even skipped crawling and went straight to walking, and I was reading and talking from a very young age, so nobody noticed anything unusual.
“To me, everything seemed fine because that was just my normal. It wasn’t until my parents started picking up on little things—like me squinting at the TV or struggling to see animals at the zoo when they pointed them out—that they became curious.
“At first, they thought I was just being cheeky, pretending not to see things, but when I kept squinting at the TV, they decided to take me to the optician. They assumed I was probably just short-sighted and needed glasses.
“In my early years at school, I only needed to sit closer to the board, but beyond that, I didn’t notice anything different. I guess what I saw—how I saw—was just my normal.
“When I first started squinting, my parents thought I probably just needed glasses for short-sightedness, like the other kids in my class.
“The optician gave me my first pair of multi-coloured glasses in the meantime while they arranged for the doctors to refer me to Moorfields Eye Hospital, as they could tell something more was going on.
“After getting the gl *** Local Caption ***
(c) Dukas -
DUK10163096_009
Emma hat 'nen Blindenhund: Emma Norman aus Biggleswade hat die ZSD Augenerkrankung und ist auf ihren Assistenzhund Archie angewiesen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Deborah Cicurel
She was just a normal kid, running around with her friends and having fun dancing - until a devastating diagnosis.
When Emma Norman was six her parents noticed her squinting at the TV but they didn’t think too much of it.
However, Emma, now 33, would soon find out that she had Cone Rod Dystrophy and would eventually go blind.
Emma, a Pilates and meditation breathwork instructor from London, living in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, believes the stereotypes around blindness made accepting her diagnosis even harder — and she wants to challenge outdated ideas around sight loss.
“Life before my diagnosis felt pretty normal,” she remembers.
“I was just like any other kid—running around with friends, dancing around to my favourite TV shows and records. I even skipped crawling and went straight to walking, and I was reading and talking from a very young age, so nobody noticed anything unusual.
“To me, everything seemed fine because that was just my normal. It wasn’t until my parents started picking up on little things—like me squinting at the TV or struggling to see animals at the zoo when they pointed them out—that they became curious.
“At first, they thought I was just being cheeky, pretending not to see things, but when I kept squinting at the TV, they decided to take me to the optician. They assumed I was probably just short-sighted and needed glasses.
“In my early years at school, I only needed to sit closer to the board, but beyond that, I didn’t notice anything different. I guess what I saw—how I saw—was just my normal.
“When I first started squinting, my parents thought I probably just needed glasses for short-sightedness, like the other kids in my class.
“The optician gave me my first pair of multi-coloured glasses in the meantime while they arranged for the doctors to refer me to Moorfields Eye Hospital, as they could tell something more was going on.
“After getting the gl *** Local Caption ***
(c) Dukas -
DUK10163096_004
Emma hat 'nen Blindenhund: Emma Norman aus Biggleswade hat die ZSD Augenerkrankung und ist auf ihren Assistenzhund Archie angewiesen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Deborah Cicurel
She was just a normal kid, running around with her friends and having fun dancing - until a devastating diagnosis.
When Emma Norman was six her parents noticed her squinting at the TV but they didn’t think too much of it.
However, Emma, now 33, would soon find out that she had Cone Rod Dystrophy and would eventually go blind.
Emma, a Pilates and meditation breathwork instructor from London, living in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, believes the stereotypes around blindness made accepting her diagnosis even harder — and she wants to challenge outdated ideas around sight loss.
“Life before my diagnosis felt pretty normal,” she remembers.
“I was just like any other kid—running around with friends, dancing around to my favourite TV shows and records. I even skipped crawling and went straight to walking, and I was reading and talking from a very young age, so nobody noticed anything unusual.
“To me, everything seemed fine because that was just my normal. It wasn’t until my parents started picking up on little things—like me squinting at the TV or struggling to see animals at the zoo when they pointed them out—that they became curious.
“At first, they thought I was just being cheeky, pretending not to see things, but when I kept squinting at the TV, they decided to take me to the optician. They assumed I was probably just short-sighted and needed glasses.
“In my early years at school, I only needed to sit closer to the board, but beyond that, I didn’t notice anything different. I guess what I saw—how I saw—was just my normal.
“When I first started squinting, my parents thought I probably just needed glasses for short-sightedness, like the other kids in my class.
“The optician gave me my first pair of multi-coloured glasses in the meantime while they arranged for the doctors to refer me to Moorfields Eye Hospital, as they could tell something more was going on.
“After getting the gl *** Local Caption ***
(c) Dukas -
DUK10163096_012
Emma hat 'nen Blindenhund: Emma Norman aus Biggleswade hat die ZSD Augenerkrankung und ist auf ihren Assistenzhund Archie angewiesen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Deborah Cicurel
She was just a normal kid, running around with her friends and having fun dancing - until a devastating diagnosis.
When Emma Norman was six her parents noticed her squinting at the TV but they didn’t think too much of it.
However, Emma, now 33, would soon find out that she had Cone Rod Dystrophy and would eventually go blind.
Emma, a Pilates and meditation breathwork instructor from London, living in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, believes the stereotypes around blindness made accepting her diagnosis even harder — and she wants to challenge outdated ideas around sight loss.
“Life before my diagnosis felt pretty normal,” she remembers.
“I was just like any other kid—running around with friends, dancing around to my favourite TV shows and records. I even skipped crawling and went straight to walking, and I was reading and talking from a very young age, so nobody noticed anything unusual.
“To me, everything seemed fine because that was just my normal. It wasn’t until my parents started picking up on little things—like me squinting at the TV or struggling to see animals at the zoo when they pointed them out—that they became curious.
“At first, they thought I was just being cheeky, pretending not to see things, but when I kept squinting at the TV, they decided to take me to the optician. They assumed I was probably just short-sighted and needed glasses.
“In my early years at school, I only needed to sit closer to the board, but beyond that, I didn’t notice anything different. I guess what I saw—how I saw—was just my normal.
“When I first started squinting, my parents thought I probably just needed glasses for short-sightedness, like the other kids in my class.
“The optician gave me my first pair of multi-coloured glasses in the meantime while they arranged for the doctors to refer me to Moorfields Eye Hospital, as they could tell something more was going on.
“After getting the gl *** Local Caption ***
(c) Dukas -
DUK10163096_005
Emma hat 'nen Blindenhund: Emma Norman aus Biggleswade hat die ZSD Augenerkrankung und ist auf ihren Assistenzhund Archie angewiesen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Deborah Cicurel
She was just a normal kid, running around with her friends and having fun dancing - until a devastating diagnosis.
When Emma Norman was six her parents noticed her squinting at the TV but they didn’t think too much of it.
However, Emma, now 33, would soon find out that she had Cone Rod Dystrophy and would eventually go blind.
Emma, a Pilates and meditation breathwork instructor from London, living in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, believes the stereotypes around blindness made accepting her diagnosis even harder — and she wants to challenge outdated ideas around sight loss.
“Life before my diagnosis felt pretty normal,” she remembers.
“I was just like any other kid—running around with friends, dancing around to my favourite TV shows and records. I even skipped crawling and went straight to walking, and I was reading and talking from a very young age, so nobody noticed anything unusual.
“To me, everything seemed fine because that was just my normal. It wasn’t until my parents started picking up on little things—like me squinting at the TV or struggling to see animals at the zoo when they pointed them out—that they became curious.
“At first, they thought I was just being cheeky, pretending not to see things, but when I kept squinting at the TV, they decided to take me to the optician. They assumed I was probably just short-sighted and needed glasses.
“In my early years at school, I only needed to sit closer to the board, but beyond that, I didn’t notice anything different. I guess what I saw—how I saw—was just my normal.
“When I first started squinting, my parents thought I probably just needed glasses for short-sightedness, like the other kids in my class.
“The optician gave me my first pair of multi-coloured glasses in the meantime while they arranged for the doctors to refer me to Moorfields Eye Hospital, as they could tell something more was going on.
“After getting the gl *** Local Caption ***
(c) Dukas -
DUKAS_182952458_FER
Lightweight wearable for virtual sensations
Ferrari Press Agency
Haptic 1
Ref 16677
28/03/2025
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: John A.Rogers/Northwestern University
A new lightweight, minimalist way to enable anyone to touch and feel their way around a virtual reality world has been created.
It could be useful to the blind or visually impaired and reproduce the feeling of different textures for online shopping.
The new technology creates precise movements to mimic the complex sensations.
It consists of sensors that sit on the fingertips and back of the hand.
The compact, wireless device applies force in any direction to generate a variety of sensations, including vibrations, stretching, pressure, sliding and twisting.
The system can also combine sensations and operate fast or slow to simulate a more nuanced, realistic sense of touch.
It has been developed by a team at the USA’s Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
While sitting on the skin, powered by a small rechargeable battery, the device uses Bluetooth to wirelessly connect to virtual reality headsets and smartphones.
It also is small and efficient, so it could be placed anywhere on the body, not just the hand or integrated into current wearable electronics.
The researchers say heir device eventually could enhance virtual experiences and help individuals with visual impairments navigate their surroundings.
It could also reproduce the feeling of different textures on flat screens for online shopping, provide tactile feedback for remote health care visits and even enable people with hearing impairments to “feel” music.
OPS:One device comprises a tiny magnet, wire coils, an accelerometer, a small rechargeable battery and Bluetooth capabilities.
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DUKAS_182952451_FER
Lightweight wearable for virtual sensations
Ferrari Press Agency
Haptic 1
Ref 16677
28/03/2025
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: John A.Rogers/Northwestern University
A new lightweight, minimalist way to enable anyone to touch and feel their way around a virtual reality world has been created.
It could be useful to the blind or visually impaired and reproduce the feeling of different textures for online shopping.
The new technology creates precise movements to mimic the complex sensations.
It consists of sensors that sit on the fingertips and back of the hand.
The compact, wireless device applies force in any direction to generate a variety of sensations, including vibrations, stretching, pressure, sliding and twisting.
The system can also combine sensations and operate fast or slow to simulate a more nuanced, realistic sense of touch.
It has been developed by a team at the USA’s Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
While sitting on the skin, powered by a small rechargeable battery, the device uses Bluetooth to wirelessly connect to virtual reality headsets and smartphones.
It also is small and efficient, so it could be placed anywhere on the body, not just the hand or integrated into current wearable electronics.
The researchers say heir device eventually could enhance virtual experiences and help individuals with visual impairments navigate their surroundings.
It could also reproduce the feeling of different textures on flat screens for online shopping, provide tactile feedback for remote health care visits and even enable people with hearing impairments to “feel” music.
OPS:The new systems means small and efficient, devices can be placed anywhere on the body
Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS) -
DUKAS_182952443_FER
Lightweight wearable for virtual sensations
Ferrari Press Agency
Haptic 1
Ref 16677
28/03/2025
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: John A.Rogers/Northwestern University
A new lightweight, minimalist way to enable anyone to touch and feel their way around a virtual reality world has been created.
It could be useful to the blind or visually impaired and reproduce the feeling of different textures for online shopping.
The new technology creates precise movements to mimic the complex sensations.
It consists of sensors that sit on the fingertips and back of the hand.
The compact, wireless device applies force in any direction to generate a variety of sensations, including vibrations, stretching, pressure, sliding and twisting.
The system can also combine sensations and operate fast or slow to simulate a more nuanced, realistic sense of touch.
It has been developed by a team at the USA’s Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
While sitting on the skin, powered by a small rechargeable battery, the device uses Bluetooth to wirelessly connect to virtual reality headsets and smartphones.
It also is small and efficient, so it could be placed anywhere on the body, not just the hand or integrated into current wearable electronics.
The researchers say heir device eventually could enhance virtual experiences and help individuals with visual impairments navigate their surroundings.
It could also reproduce the feeling of different textures on flat screens for online shopping, provide tactile feedback for remote health care visits and even enable people with hearing impairments to “feel” music.
OPS:The new systems means small and efficient, devices can be placed anywhere on the body
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Une canne connectée pour les personnes aveugles
Picture MUST credit: WeWalk A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled.. The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation. It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone. Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight. It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night. It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off. It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom. There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object . There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor. When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback. The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Une canne connectée pour les personnes aveugles
Picture MUST credit: WeWalk A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled.. The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation. It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone. Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight. It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night. It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off. It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom. There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object . There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor. When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback. The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Une canne connectée pour les personnes aveugles
Picture MUST credit: WeWalk A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled.. The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation. It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone. Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight. It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night. It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off. It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom. There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object . There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor. When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback. The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Une canne connectée pour les personnes aveugles
Picture MUST credit: WeWalk A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled.. The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation. It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone. Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight. It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night. It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off. It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom. There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object . There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor. When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback. The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Une canne connectée pour les personnes aveugles
Picture MUST credit: WeWalk A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled.. The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation. It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone. Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight. It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night. It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off. It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom. There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object . There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor. When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback. The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Une canne connectée pour les personnes aveugles
Picture MUST credit: WeWalk A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled.. The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation. It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone. Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight. It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night. It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off. It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom. There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object . There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor. When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback. The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Une canne connectée pour les personnes aveugles
Picture MUST credit: WeWalk A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled.. The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation. It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone. Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight. It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night. It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off. It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom. There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object . There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor. When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback. The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Une canne connectée pour les personnes aveugles
Picture MUST credit: WeWalk A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled.. The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation. It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone. Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight. It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night. It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off. It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom. There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object . There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor. When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback. The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Une canne connectée pour les personnes aveugles
Picture MUST credit: WeWalk A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled.. The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation. It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone. Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight. It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night. It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off. It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom. There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object . There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor. When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback. The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Smart cane uses AI to help blind navigate the world
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A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled..
The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation.
It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone.
Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight.
It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night.
It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off.
It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom.
There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object .
There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor.
When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback.
The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019.
OPS: The WeWalk Smart Cane 2
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Smart cane uses AI to help blind navigate the world
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Ref 16466
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Picture MUST credit: WeWalk
A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled..
The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation.
It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone.
Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight.
It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night.
It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off.
It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom.
There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object .
There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor.
When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback.
The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019.
OPS: The WeWalk Smart Cane 2. It is charged via USB.
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Smart cane uses AI to help blind navigate the world
Ferrari Press Agency
Smart cane 1
Ref 16466
14/01/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: WeWalk
A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled..
The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation.
It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone.
Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight.
It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night.
It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off.
It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom.
There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object .
There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor.
When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback.
The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019.
OPS: The WeWalk Smart Cane 2
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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Smart cane uses AI to help blind navigate the world
Ferrari Press Agency
Smart cane 1
Ref 16466
14/01/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: WeWalk
A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled..
The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation.
It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone.
Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight.
It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night.
It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off.
It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom.
There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object .
There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor.
When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback.
The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019.
OPS: The WeWalk Smart Cane 2
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Smart cane uses AI to help blind navigate the world
Ferrari Press Agency
Smart cane 1
Ref 16466
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Picture MUST credit: WeWalk
A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled..
The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation.
It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone.
Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight.
It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night.
It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off.
It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom.
There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object .
There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor.
When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback.
The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019.
OPS: The WeWalk Smart Cane 2
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Smart cane uses AI to help blind navigate the world
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Picture MUST credit: WeWalk
A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled..
The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation.
It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone.
Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight.
It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night.
It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off.
It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom.
There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object .
There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor.
When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback.
The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019.
OPS: The WeWalk Smart Cane 2
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Smart cane uses AI to help blind navigate the world
Ferrari Press Agency
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Ref 16466
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Picture MUST credit: WeWalk
A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled..
The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation.
It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone.
Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight.
It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night.
It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off.
It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom.
There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object .
There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor.
When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback.
The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019.
OPS: The WeWalk Smart Cane 2
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Smart cane uses AI to help blind navigate the world
Ferrari Press Agency
Smart cane 1
Ref 16466
14/01/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: WeWalk
A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled..
The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation.
It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone.
Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight.
It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night.
It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off.
It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom.
There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object .
There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor.
When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback.
The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019.
OPS: The WeWalk Smart Cane 2
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Smart cane uses AI to help blind navigate the world
Ferrari Press Agency
Smart cane 1
Ref 16466
14/01/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: WeWalk
A smart cane that uses artificial intelligence to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world has been unveiled..
The Smart Cane 2 can detect obstacles and offer turn-by-turn navigation.
It also has an artificial intelligence powered ChatGPT voice assistant that can provide answers to questions while someone is walking, without the need for a smartphone.
Its handle is slimmer, replacing the original’s touchpad with tactile buttons and saving weight.
It is also equipped with motion sensors to improve navigation, speakers to provide answers and feedback, as well as a flashlight to make users more noticeable at night.
It also works as a conventional folding cane when the tech features are switched off.
It has all the electronics and tech hidden in the handle with a regular white cane that is inserted into the bottom.
There is an ultrasonic time-of-flight sensor that measures the distance between the stick and an object .
There is also an inertial measurement unit with six-axis motion tracking, a pulse density modulated microphone and a barometric pressure sensor.
When it detects something ahead, it alerts the user with both vibrations and audio feedback.
The Smart Cane 2 is an upgrade on an original device released in 2019.
OPS: The WeWalk Smart Cane 2
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'We'd be stuck': alarm as UK's last braille typewriter repairer, Alan Thorpe, ponders retirement
Alan Thorpe is Britain's last certified fixer of the Perkins brailler, a machine vital for teaching blind children to read and write.
Thorpe, 60, is the only certified repairer in the UK of Perkins braille typewriters, the world’s most widely used braille machines. Despite advances in digital technology, these 6kg analogue machines are still a vital communication tool for blind users and are especially crucial for teaching blind children to read and write.
Alan Thorpe at home in Sheffield where he services and repairs Perkins Brailers, the classic braille writing machine.
Sheffield, UK. 17 December 2024.
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'We'd be stuck': alarm as UK's last braille typewriter repairer, Alan Thorpe, ponders retirement
Alan Thorpe is Britain's last certified fixer of the Perkins brailler, a machine vital for teaching blind children to read and write.
Thorpe, 60, is the only certified repairer in the UK of Perkins braille typewriters, the world’s most widely used braille machines. Despite advances in digital technology, these 6kg analogue machines are still a vital communication tool for blind users and are especially crucial for teaching blind children to read and write.
Alan Thorpe at home in Sheffield where he services and repairs Perkins Brailers, the classic braille writing machine.
Sheffield, UK. 17 December 2024.
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'We'd be stuck': alarm as UK's last braille typewriter repairer, Alan Thorpe, ponders retirement
Alan Thorpe is Britain's last certified fixer of the Perkins brailler, a machine vital for teaching blind children to read and write.
Thorpe, 60, is the only certified repairer in the UK of Perkins braille typewriters, the world’s most widely used braille machines. Despite advances in digital technology, these 6kg analogue machines are still a vital communication tool for blind users and are especially crucial for teaching blind children to read and write.
Alan Thorpe at home in Sheffield where he services and repairs Perkins Brailers, the classic braille writing machine.
Sheffield, UK. 17 December 2024.
Christopher Thomond / Guardian / eyevine
Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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Institute for visually handicapped girls
November 14, 2024 - Agartala, Tripura, India: Students of Institute For Visually Handicapped (Girls) are seen performing dance during " Children Day" celebration in the institute campus in Narsingarh, some 15 km away from Agartala. Childrens Day in India is annually observed on 14th November and is dedicated to the kids of the country. On this day the nation remembers the birth anniversary of India,s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fond of children. (Abhisek Saha / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Institute for visually handicapped girls
November 14, 2024 - Agartala, Tripura, India: Students of Institute For Visually Handicapped (Girls) are seen performing dance during " Children Day" celebration in the institute campus in Narsingarh, some 15 km away from Agartala. Childrens Day in India is annually observed on 14th November and is dedicated to the kids of the country. On this day the nation remembers the birth anniversary of India,s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fond of children. (Abhisek Saha / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
Abhisek Saha -
DUKAS_177616430_POL
Institute for visually handicapped girls
November 14, 2024 - Agartala, Tripura, India: A student of Institute For Visually Handicapped (Girls) is seen performing dance during " Children Day" celebration in the institute campus in Narsingarh, some 15 km away from Agartala. Childrens Day in India is annually observed on 14th November and is dedicated to the kids of the country. On this day the nation remembers the birth anniversary of India,s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fond of children. (Abhisek Saha / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
Abhisek Saha -
DUKAS_177616429_POL
Institute for visually handicapped girls
November 14, 2024 - Agartala, Tripura, India: A student of Institute For Visually Handicapped (Girls) is seen playing 'Biscuite Race', during " Children Day" celebration in the institute campus in Narsingarh, some 15 km away from Agartala. Childrens Day in India is annually observed on 14th November and is dedicated to the kids of the country. On this day the nation remembers the birth anniversary of India,s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fond of children. (Abhisek Saha / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
Abhisek Saha -
DUKAS_177616425_POL
Institute for visually handicapped girls
November 14, 2024 - Agartala, Tripura, India: A student of Institute For Visually Handicapped (Girls) is seen playing 'Biscuite Race', during " Children Day" celebration in the institute campus in Narsingarh, some 15 km away from Agartala. Childrens Day in India is annually observed on 14th November and is dedicated to the kids of the country. On this day the nation remembers the birth anniversary of India,s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fond of children. (Abhisek Saha / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
Abhisek Saha -
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Institute for visually handicapped girls
November 14, 2024 - Agartala, Tripura, India: Students of Institute For Visually Handicapped (Girls) are seen playing 'Biscuite Race', during " Children Day" celebration in the institute campus in Narsingarh, some 15 km away from Agartala. Childrens Day in India is annually observed on 14th November and is dedicated to the kids of the country. On this day the nation remembers the birth anniversary of India,s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fond of children. (Abhisek Saha / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
Abhisek Saha -
DUKAS_177616420_POL
Institute for visually handicapped girls
November 14, 2024 - Agartala, Tripura, India: Students of Institute For Visually Handicapped (Girls) are seen performing dance during " Children Day" celebration in the institute campus in Narsingarh, some 15 km away from Agartala. Childrens Day in India is annually observed on 14th November and is dedicated to the kids of the country. On this day the nation remembers the birth anniversary of India,s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fond of children. (Abhisek Saha / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Institute for visually handicapped girls
November 14, 2024 - Agartala, Tripura, India: Students of Institute For Visually Handicapped (Girls) are seen during the " Children Day" celebration in the institute campus in Narsingarh, some 15 km away from Agartala. Childrens Day in India is annually observed on 14th November and is dedicated to the kids of the country. On this day the nation remembers the birth anniversary of India,s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fond of children. (Abhisek Saha / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Institute for visually handicapped girls
November 14, 2024 - Agartala, Tripura, India: A student of Institute For Visually Handicapped (Girls) is seen performing dance during " Children Day" celebration in the institute campus in Narsingarh, some 15 km away from Agartala. Childrens Day in India is annually observed on 14th November and is dedicated to the kids of the country. On this day the nation remembers the birth anniversary of India,s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fond of children. (Abhisek Saha / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Institute for visually handicapped girls
November 14, 2024 - Agartala, Tripura, India: Students of Institute For Visually Handicapped (Girls) are seen playing 'Biscuite Race', during " Children Day" celebration in the institute campus in Narsingarh, some 15 km away from Agartala. Childrens Day in India is annually observed on 14th November and is dedicated to the kids of the country. On this day the nation remembers the birth anniversary of India,s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fond of children. (Abhisek Saha / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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