1 Year On: Use of App to Help Visually Impaired in Disasters Spreading
Ishinomaki, Miyagi Pref., Jan. 1 (Jiji Press)--A growing number of local governments in Japan are using a smartphone app to help visually impaired residents access critical information in the event of a natural disaster. In response to requests from visually impaired people, the service, which uses the app to read out an evacuation center and other necessary information, was launched in Apr...
Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 
Ishinomaki, Miyagi Pref., Jan. 1 (Jiji Press)--A growing number of local governments in Japan are using a smartphone app to help visually impaired residents access critical information in the event of a natural disaster. In response to requests from visually impaired people, the service, which uses the app to read out an evacuation center and other necessary information, was launched in Apr...
