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"Blind" doesn't necessarily mean "zero vision". There are a lot of people with vision impairment (legal blindness, but partial sight) who could benefit from th
by bhousel 15y ago
"Blind" doesn't necessarily mean "zero vision". There are a lot of people with vision impairment (legal blindness, but partial sight) who could benefit from these glasses.
For example, the glasses could automatically magnify small text that you are reading. They could speak out directions as you walk around a city. They could help you identify products at the store.
That's just a handful of things I came up with off the top of my head. Consider all of the assistive devices (mostly expensive btw) that are currently being used by the blind (and don't forget the deaf!), and think of how these glasses could augment or even replace what's available now. It could be huge.
- po 15y agoI certainly know that blindness isn't binary as my neighbor while growing up was legally blind yet mowed her yard every day with a hand pushed mower. She used a giant magnifying glass a few inches from her eye to read. However, I understand and appreciate what you're getting at. I'm specifically asking if they are going to go the extra mile and make this technology blind-accessible. The iPhone is extremely successful product for the blind for example because it has a well thought out alternate input mode that they spent a lot of time and effort developing. If Google isn't going to actually add accessibility provisions in then this seems like rolling up to a environmental charity event in a custom Hummer.
- DanBC 15y agoIt would be fantastic if mainstream tech went that extra mile and had well thought out accessibility stuff built in form the beginning. Imagine these glasses being able to tell you what colour that shirt is; no more garish colour clashes for people with colour blindness. Or a bajillion other ideas.