Queensland University of Technology (QUT) graduate James Teh and business partner Michael Curran developed a free, open-source program, called NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access), which provides a synthetic voice to read the words on a computer screen as the cursor moves over them.
The invention won the blind duo accolades in the grand final program of the ABC's iconic New Inventors, which aired on September 23. They took home the "Les* is More" award, for an invention that "might make a real difference to people's lives or the environment."
More details on the link:
http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPag...
Tags: ICT for Blind
Friday 8 October 2010
Blind inventors revolutionise computer access - ICT for the Development of PwDs
