Doreen Wills recently received a new electronic magnifying machine with the help of the Department of Veteran’s Affairs to provide the funding. Doreen was initially concerned about learning to use the new ‘Clear View C’ desktop electronic magnifier, as she had thought that someone in their 90’s would not be able to learn to use such a machine.
One of the hardest things to do is participate in life’s activities as we lose our abilities and particularly when we want to read menus, mail, instruction manuals and fill in time sitting in doctors’ waiting rooms.
Meet Fiona. Fiona has been an avid reader, writer and author until Macular Degeneration made reading difficult for her, but she is now back on track. As Fiona is a far better writer than we ever could be, we’ll let Fiona …
Working at Aruma and using OrCam, John has seen his independence skyrocket. “By identifying people, the OrCam will improve the customer experience I provide. And, by reading paper documents quickly, it allows me to make better use of my time …
Melbourne born legally blind Paralympic record-holder Jaryd Clifford is able to run the 1500m in under four minutes. At the age of three, Clifford was diagnosed with juvenile macular degeneration — a rare disorder that can’t be treated. …
Jacqueline Doust shares her story of how her life has been transformed by OrCam MyEye 2.0, a revolutionary device that has empowered her to be independent and an example for her children, who also have the same visual disability. …
OrCam MyEye has been generating a staggering amount of news. Such is the interest and excitement about OrCam that it has been featured on prime-time news and current affairs for the last year and continues to feature in newspapers and …
One of the great pleasures of working at Quantum is meeting the many wonderful people who rise to the challenges that life has sent them with great determination and aplomb. Losing your vision can be a traumatic event that …
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, has made a truly historic first official visit of a member of the Royal Family to Israel. Yesterday, June 26th, he met with 4 select top technology companies. The companies are leaders in …
Based in Baltimore, Maryland, Jonathan works as a genomics account manager at life sciences company Agilent Technologies. In parallel with this, he’s currently studying for his MBA at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, after gaining his PhD at the University …
Joyce is a very sprightly 93 years old and lives in Port Macquarie on the NSW mid-north coast. Although she has lived in Australia for 55 years as soon as Joyce speaks, her beautiful Scottish accent lets you know …
Sister Lorna is a member of the Sisters of Mercy order and has been a very active member of her congregation. After developing Macular Degeneration she was struggling to keep up with the mail from people in her congregation …
Doreen Wills recently received a new electronic magnifying machine with the help of the Department of Veteran’s Affairs to provide the funding. Doreen was initially concerned about learning to use the new ‘Clear View C’ desktop electronic magnifier, as she had thought that someone in their 90’s would not be able to learn to use such a machine.
One of the hardest things to do is participate in life’s activities as we lose our abilities and particularly when we want to read menus, mail, instruction manuals and fill in time sitting in doctors’ waiting rooms.
