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LONDON (Reuters) - A protein in the inner ear helps people differentiate between sounds and understand speech, French researchers reported on Wednesday in a finding that could help treat the hard of hearing.
Scientists find key protein helps people hear | Science | Reuters.
A new software program from Apple reportedly makes the iTunes database accessible for individuals who are blind.
The new software - which transforms the written information on an iTunes-linked computer screen into speech or Braille - stemmed from an agreement between Apple, the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer company, the National Federation of the Blind and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley.
Software makes iTunes accessible to blind - BostonHerald.com
This is significant because iTunes U - which some universities are now stocking with lecture materials for class use - is also accessible using this new software.
The news isn’t all good, however. In a related story from Sep 26, this new software is free for Macintosh computer users but PC users will have to pay for the software.
The new iTunes can be read on a Macintosh, though people with PCs must buy “screen access software” to make it work. It’s pricey, retailing for around $1,000.
Apple makes iTunes more Accessible - Boston Herald
The vision research staff at Lighthouse International has developed an innovative way for visually impaired internet users to browse the web. LowBrowseTM, an add-on to Mozilla’s Firefox browser, enables people with moderate or severe low vision to view web pages as the original web author intended, as well as read the text on those pages in a format that is tailored to their own visual needs