Anyone who is blind, or who has worked with the blind, knows how expensive our technology can be. This couldn't be more true with relation to braille displays. Even the cheapest costs at least $799, and it's already behind the newest in that line, at $899. This is the Orbit Reader 20 and 20+. Now, a student in India wants to change that by creating a display that is truly affordable (under $50)! Please pass this on, so that we can give him greater recognition within the blind community. Even if it costs a bit more than he initially suspected it would, there is no excuse for the $2,000 to $5,000 average price of such technology when cheaper alternatives can be designed! He is determined to bring this to market, so let's help him do it and show our appreciation for his hard work on this life-changing project!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton/2024/11/30/14-year-old-boy-invents-digital-braille-reader-and-wins-3500/

#access #ACB #accessibility #affordability #blind #braille #BrailleDisplays #children #education #employment #independence #India #learning #NFB #ocr #parent #reading #science #school #students #teachers #technology #work #writing

Very proud of our chapter, 'Access/Use' co-authored w Prof. Usha Raman in, 'Children, Media, & Technology: Access, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion' edited by Prof. Erica Scharrer w fantastic scholars!

Ch: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003453123-3/access-use-devina-sarwatay-usha-raman

Bk: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003453123

This is an essential text for students of Media & Communication Studies & disciplines including children & childhood studies.
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#access #use #children #media #technology #equity #diversity #inclusion #research #book #textbook #publishing

https://www.europesays.com/1781840/ Israel and Hamas are ready for a hostage deal. So are the families #access:free #Israel #ssts:news:world #sstsn:World #Tag:ArticlePlus #Tag:Death&Tragedy #Tag:DonaldTrump #tag:Hamas #tag:Israel #Tag:IsraelDefenseForces #Tag:JoeBiden #tag:News #Tag:OverallNegative #tag:Politics #Tag:SensitiveSubjects #Tag:Violence&Abuse #Tag:War&Conflict #Tag:WorldNews #Template:articlePlus #type:story

Delighted to share an essential #textbook for #students & #educators of Media & #Communication Studies, 'Children, #Media, and #Technology: Access, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion'

Edited by Prof. Erica Scharrer with a fabulous set of authors covering several long-standing as well as contemporary issues & controversies pertaining to media, technology & young people

Available for pre-order: https://www.routledge.com/Children-Media-and-Technology-Access-Equity-Diversity-and-Inclusion/Scharrer/p/book/9781032590530

#research #children #youth #access #equity #diversity #inclusion #youngpeople