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Join to the freedom movement<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WeWALK<\/strong> App Features: <\/strong>As WeWALK we aim to increase the mobility of visually impaired people by providing accessible navigation. We always aim to provide better navigation experience to our users. That is why with new update on WeWALK app we eliminated errors that may come on your way. Try out the new navigation and stay tuned for more updates. Another good news is that you will also be able to read our W-News content from WeWALK app.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What did our users say about WeWALK?:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis app is great! I like apps like this for use in headphones in an Uber. I can make sure I am being taken to the right place.\u201d – Tonya <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe last thing I want to add is that my blind friends who are addicted to insecurity and take shelter behind their fears and behind their obstacles, we are strong not as we hide, but as long as we fight, do not be afraid to use a cane, we all have the right to live free.\u201d \u2013 Aytac Dogan <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tech and Other News <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

KCB TECHNOLOGY AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: <\/strong>KCB is pleased to offer once again our assistive technology matching grants and our $1,000 academic scholarship for 2021.  Any visually impaired resident of Kentucky and any visually impaired KCB member in good standing regardless of place of residence is eligible to apply. Click<\/a> to learn more.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

800-HP <\/strong>Chevy<\/strong> <\/strong>Corvette<\/strong> <\/strong>to<\/strong> <\/strong>Assist<\/strong> <\/strong>Blind<\/strong> <\/strong>Racer<\/strong> <\/strong>Attempting<\/strong> 210-MPH <\/strong>Record<\/strong> <\/strong>This<\/strong> <\/strong>Year<\/strong>: <\/strong>Dan Parker, aka The Blind Machinist, has an incredible life story. He was blinded in a horrific drag racing incident back in 2012 and continues to race to this very day. Better yet, he\u2019s taking part in the 2021 Blind Driver Challenge and, later this year, will attempt to nail the Guinness Book World Record for the \u201cFastest Speed for a Car Driven Blindfolded.\u201d Read more of his story here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accessible<\/strong> <\/strong>Fonts<\/strong>:<\/strong> <\/strong>“Which fonts are accessible?” We get asked this question regularly. It may surprise you to know that there aren\u2019t specific \u201caccessible\u201d fonts. Different people prefer different fonts, and that includes people with disabilities! That said, legibility is important, especially for people with low vision and people with reading disabilities such as dyslexia. Click<\/a> to learn more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building<\/strong> <\/strong>connections<\/strong> <\/strong>with<\/strong> LEGO\u00ae Braille <\/strong>Bricks<\/strong>:<\/strong> <\/strong>Vision Australia joined forces with LEGOLAND\u00ae Discovery Centre recently to introduce kids who are blind or have low vision to LEGO\u00ae Braille Bricks for the very first time.As the LEGO\u00ae Foundation\u2019s official partner for the distribution of LEGO\u00ae Braille Bricks in Australia, Vision Australia welcomed 20 families to LEGOLAND Discovery Centre for a special event to discover the new range of LEGO\u00ae bricks, which have been designed to expose children to braille from a young age. Read the whole news here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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