In April, Cameron Black became the first blind journalist to commentate on a live game during the NBA Playoffs through Michelob Ultra’s ‘Dreamcaster’ platform which features AI-driven technology which mixes real-time sounds, vibrations and braille data to create a vivid sensory experience for the vision impaired. For Game 3 of the East’s New York Knicks vs… Continue reading Michelob Ultra AI-Driven ‘Dreamcaster’ Helps Sight-Impaired Fans Experience The Thrill Of The NBA
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Australian Open & AKQA’s ‘Action Audio’ Makes Grand Slam Accessible For Vision Impaired Tennis Fans
Tennis Australia worked with Monash University and agency AKQA to create ‘Action Audio’: a new online audio stream which was designed to make 2021 Australian Open broadcasts accessible for the 600,000 Australians and 285m people around the world living with blindness or a vision impairment. The revolutionary system, which was enabled for a global audience… Continue reading Australian Open & AKQA’s ‘Action Audio’ Makes Grand Slam Accessible For Vision Impaired Tennis Fans
Flamenco ‘Blind Passion’ Project Uses Technology To Link Visually Impaired Fans To Local Guides
Brazilian football club Flamengo created a digital data platform (desktop and mobile) to connect the visually impaired and non-disabled Flamengo fans who might be interested in aiding them. The platform was designed to be totally accessible to the visually impaired using native APIs from each device: with their data we matched people who live… Continue reading Flamenco ‘Blind Passion’ Project Uses Technology To Link Visually Impaired Fans To Local Guides
