GPS for the visually impaired

Intel Announces AI Global Impact Festival Grand Prize Winners

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Whats New: Today, Intel introduced six student groups and three teachers as the global grand prize winners at its AI Global Impact Festival .

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  • Whats New: Today, Intel introduced six student groups and three teachers as the global grand prize winners at its AI Global Impact Festival .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220921005369/en/
    Previous AI for Global Impact winners are greeted by Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger at the Intel Vision event in May 2022.
  • Intel also announced three teachers as global winners in the AI Impact Shaper Category for their best practices in AI Skilling in classrooms:
    Why It Matters: AI has the potential to impact all aspects of people's lives, especially with increased digitalization.
  • The AI Global Impact Festival provides the opportunities and platforms to learn, showcase and celebrate the impact of AI innovations.

Grid Dynamics and Evinced Enter Into Long-Term Strategic Partnership to Drive Accessibility in Mobile App Development

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:GDYN) (Grid Dynamics), a leader in enterprise-level digital transformation services and solutions, and Evinced, the leading accessibility software company specializing in providing automation to enterprise developers, have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the implementation of accessibility in the mobile app development phase.

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  • Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:GDYN) (Grid Dynamics), a leader in enterprise-level digital transformation services and solutions, and Evinced, the leading accessibility software company specializing in providing automation to enterprise developers, have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the implementation of accessibility in the mobile app development phase.
  • We at Grid Dynamics are extremely delighted to partner with Evinced in enriching the ecosystem of accessibility tools, says Rajeev Sharma - CTO at Grid Dynamics.
  • Evinceds AI-powered platform provides a comprehensive accessibility suite for web and mobile channels covering the entire value chain of development, testing and accessibility compliance analytics.
  • Leading enterprises use Evinced to weave accessibility into their software development process - including design, development, automated testing and production/compliance monitoring.

InventHelp Inventor Develops Dedicated Cell Phone for the Blind and Visually Impaired (BGF-2304)

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Friday, December 28, 2018

She decided to pursue an idea for an electronic device that would help the visually impaired with such challenges.

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  • She decided to pursue an idea for an electronic device that would help the visually impaired with such challenges.
  • She developed GPS HELP MATE to provide easier cell phone access to the blind and visually impaired that would also help users keep oriented to their surroundings.
  • "I wanted to use GPS technology to help people who are blind or visually impaired stay safe," she said, "by keeping them oriented to their surroundings and enabling them to communicate easily via cell phone."
  • The invention prevents individuals who are blind or visually impaired from stumbling over obstacles.