As a person who is part of the disability community, creating products for our community is my passion. I am committed to ensuring we have technology that enables us to achieve more at work, in school and in our daily lives.
Our goal is to deliver accessible products that enable everyone to communicate freely, whatever their individual needs. With Sony’s Xperia accessibility functions Vision Assist, Hearing Assist and Action Assist, you’re in control of your smartphone experience.. In Vision Assist Part 1, we explore Display size and text – and how to adjust them to improve readability.
Meet the CRE-E10, a comfortable design for everyday hearing. Experience prescription-grade sound quality and daily ease in a rechargeable earbud design.
When pandemic lockdowns more than two years ago required Swetha Machanavajhala to work from home, she almost immediately felt the impact on her ability to work efficiently.
Born deaf, the product manager on the Azure Cognitive Service Translator team reads lips and doesn’t use sign language, so when virtual Microsoft Teams meetings became the norm for working together from home, she couldn’t follow the flow of conversation when people didn’t appear on camera when they spoke.
When Edwin was 19 years old, he had a spinal cord injury that resulted in paralysis from the neck down and the need to use a ventilator. In those early years, the 1980s, Edwin benefited from new power wheelchair technology that allowed him to independently drive his wheelchair using a sip-and-puff straw. However, beyond supporting his mobility, technology largely hadn’t yet evolved to meet his needs, and he heavily relied on family caregivers to assist him.
When you start experiencing pain, weakness, tingling or numbness in your hands, wrists or arms, you should take action and consult your doctor. If she diagnoses a carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) or repetitive strain injury (RSI), she will most likely walk you through the various treatment strategies, and as usual surgery should be the least favored option. Beyond pain medication, physical therapy may prove beneficial. But first of all, you should start avoiding aggravating activities and obviously stop using your existing hand mouse.