Neuralink Blindsight or The vOICe, that's the question...
https://www.artificialvision.com/neuralink.htm
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(video flashback, Russia, 2018) Beating the Argus II retinal implant with The vOICe non-invasive visual-to-auditory sensory substitution glasses in an open contest in Samara, Russia. Convincingly won by a blind user of The vOICe vision BCI.
Chroma, Ubisoft's internal tool used to simulate color-blindness, open sourced
GitHubGitHub - ubisoft/Chroma: Chroma is a one-stop solution for detecting color blindness-related issues in games. It replicates Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia filters over the game screen, helping users flag accessibility concerns in real-time.Chroma is a one-stop solution for detecting color blindness-related issues in games. It replicates Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia filters over the game screen, helping users flag accessib...
So if web designers do too little in terms of #Accessibility they're wrong. If they do too much, they're equally wrong. No wonder some don't even try. #DamnedIfYouDoDamnedIfYouDon't. And while perhaps the larger issue may in fact be lack of training and awareness for those who are developers, designers, and coders; we should also remember the fastest increasing sector of those with #VisionImpairments or #Blindness may in fact be older people who either have to learn to embrace tech they've been familiar with from an entirely new angle or those who aren't familiar at all. I'm not saying it's simple by any means. But I've always found it helpful to remember that just because something comes easily to me doesn't mean it is so for all. Just my two cents literally no one may want, need or ask for in response to something I just read.
Please don't fret: even after your Neuralink Blindsight brain implant fails beyond repair you can still use The vOICe vision BCI https://www.artificialvision.com/neuralink.htm but better start training before the need arises. It's much like learning a foreign language.
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I am working on creating a handbook that describes the assistive technologies available in the FreeBSD operating system, which will be freely available online for anyone to consult. Currently, the effort is focused on gathering and documenting accessibility features for visual impairments, and it is sponsored by the @FreeBSDFoundation
If you are interested in the topic, a public repository is available for suggestions and corrections: https://gitlab.com/alfix/freebsd-accessibility
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(flashback from 2014, over a million views) YouTube video about using the Argus II retinal implant for the very first time: Bionic Eye Recipient sees for first time in 33 years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiyGOUHD2nI #BCI #NeuroTech #blindness
Elon Musk hopes later in 2025 to do the first Neuralink Blindsight brain implant for a blind human; "I want to set expectations appropriately", low resolution like Atari graphics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFr40WENVTk&t=4863s #BCI #NeuroTech #blindness
Would an all-foley audio production be the "blind version" of a #silentFilm?
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Moreover, unlike with Neuralink, there is quite a bit of scientific literature based on use of The vOICe, although we still have important open questions that we would like to see addressed https://www.artificialvision.com/literature.htm especially regarding mental imagery engineering. #neuroscience #blindness
www.artificialvision.comScientific publications based on use of The vOICe sensory substitutionScientific publications based on use of The vOICe sensory substitution device for the blind.
Unlike what you hear in hyping (Musk/Tesla-sponsored?) YouTube videos like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxsWVl3topE and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGouYWsYDW0, the real competitor for a Neuralink Blindsight brain implant for restoring vision to the blind is not the Gennaris Bionic Eye brain implant from Australia nor the ICVP Intracortical Visual Prosthesis from Illinois Institute of Technology from the US, but The vOICe vision BCI glasses,
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Commuting challenges
I was impressed by the runner and the cyclists but why was the air commuter allowed to condemn herself out of her own mouth - balance?
‘I’m aware that in sustainability terms, my commute is terrible. My hope is that my job has a bit of an offset and I might have an impact on future fashion professionals. I teach and research plus-size fashion and I’m interested in sustainability. ‘ (Ontario-NY commute)
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/mar/02/rush-hour-rewards-how-extreme-is-your-commute
The Guardian · Rush-hour rewards: how extreme is your commute?
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No way that he could have done this with a retinal implant (he is blind from ROP, retinopathy of prematurity) or with a brain implant such as Elon Musk's Neuralink Blindsight.
www.artificialvision.comThe vOICe for Android on smart glassesUsage notes for The vOICe for Android running on smart glasses.
I'm visiting the #USA for the #CSUNATC25 conference. Buying coffee, I got the perfect #coin in change for a #blindness / #accessibility related conference: a 2003 Alabama quarter featuring Helen Keller.
This was the first US circulating coin to feature a representation of Braille (there was a non-circulating 1996 Paralympics coin).
A little on Helen Keller from Wikipedia: "American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old.
Keller attended Radcliffe College of Harvard University and became the first deafblind person in the United States to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller
#numismatics #CoinCollecting #Braille #deafblind @numismatics @accessibility
#goodnews #science #health #medicine #blindness #Boston #Massachusetts
Sight Restored to People Blinded in Eye Accidents Using New Stem Cell Treatment
Good News Network · Sight Restored to People Blinded in Eye Accidents Using New Stem Cell TreatmentStem cells from the patient's healthy eye transplanted into the injured eye successfully repairing previously "irreversible" damage.
Atypical functional connectome in congenitally blind humans https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.28.640746v1 #neuroscience #blindness
bioRxiv · Atypical functional connectome in congenitally blind humansThe cortex is organized along macroscale structural and functional gradients that extend from unimodal to transmodal association areas and from somatosensory to visual regions. It has not been tested whether this organization represents an intrinsic neuro-architecture immune to sensory experience or depends on sensory input. Here, we conducted connectome gradient analyses using resting-state functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in congenitally blind individuals and sighted controls. In both groups, we observed a principal gradient (G1) extending from unimodal to transmodal, a second gradient (G2) spanning from somatosensory to visual, and a third gradient (G3) separating the frontoparietal network from the rest of the brain. Our findings indicate that the macroscale organization of the cortex develops largely independently of sensory experience. However, in blind individuals, the sensorimotor network was more distanced from the visual network (G2), while the visual network was more integrated with transmodal (G1) and frontoparietal (G3) networks. In blind individuals, the hierarchical organization within the early visual cortex was altered, the structure-function coupling in visual and temporal areas was reduced, and functional similarity between V1 center and periphery disappeared. These results suggest a critical role of sensory input in shaping the macroscale functional and structural organization of the brain.
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The authors have declared no competing interest.
Arizona State University: Student exploring how AI can assist people with vision loss. “People with visual disabilities that can’t be remedied with glasses or contacts can sometimes struggle to safely navigate the world, with some having trouble reading street signs or dealing with changes in terrain while walking. A student in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, part of the […]
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eyes-free ways to get to the Home screen on your #ios device. From Applevis https://www.applevis.com/guides/finding-your-way-home-home-buttonless-world-using-ios-device-without-home-button Alternatives to the default 'swipe-up' gesture that replaces the 'home' button. I'm pretty good at the default gesture, but may enable the "triple back-tap" option for use when I can't get it to work. #blind #blindness #accessibility A friend forwarded this to the VIBUG support forum. Maybe it's old hat to some of you, but I learned something new.
www.applevis.comFinding Your Way Home in a (Home) Buttonless World: Using an iOS Device Without a Home Button | AppleVisIntroduction With the recent release of the new iPhone 16e, this means the end of the Home Button for iPhone users. Those who have been using iPhone SE's for years will now have to face not having a phone on the market which has the Home Button. We can't bring Touch ID back, but we can do something about duplicating the function of the Home Button.
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"The most common complications for children are respiratory infections, but there are other potentially serious complications.
“These can include respiratory infections like ear infections, croup, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia,” said Donahue. “Children can have diarrhea that may result in dehydration; especially if children are deficient in Vitamin A, they can also have eye and vision complications that can include lesions on the white of the eye, eye ulceration, and potential blindness.”
Complications involving the skin and heart are also possible."
'Blindness' porte un regard nouveau sur les dix années d’existence de The Murder Capital. En ressort un son en clair-obscur, véritable signature du quintet. Chronique et écoute intégrale : https://www.mowno.com/disques/the-murder-capital-blindness/
#themurdercapital #blindness #postpunk #nowplaying #nowlistening
