Dear All, Please find the below Daily Eyeway Alerts: 1. News- iPhones can now alert visually impaired how far away others are. The latest beta version of iOS packs a feature that can help visually impaired users to effectively maintain social distancing by indicating how far away other people are from them. Apart from detecting the presence of people, it also measures the distance to people in the view of the iPhone's camera, TechCrunch reported on Saturday. The feature should be available to iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max running the iOS 14.2 release candidate, said the report. This useful feature emanates from Apple's augmented reality (AR) platform for iOS devices, ARKit. ARKit 4 introduced a brand-new depth application programming interface, creating a new way to access the detailed depth information gathered by the LiDAR scanner on iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and iPad Pro. The LiDAR Scanner measures the distance to surrounding objects. For ARKit, Apple developed a feature called "people occlusion" which detects shape of people. The team found that when combined with the accurate distance measurements provided by the LiDAR units on the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max, this tool could of immense help for visually impaired users, said the report. Source: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/schools/iphones-can-now-alert-visually-impaired-how-far-away-others-are-164435 2. Event- Eyeway Encounters on Assistive Apps for Reading. Would you like to know about apps that can help you read and scan documents with ease? Join us for an informative session with experts from Bookshare who will help you resolve your daily challenges of access. Whether it’s reading a book, scanning an image file or a handwritten note, several apps can allow you to function independently. Hurry and register for the next session on accessible tech solutions! Session Date and Time: November 5, 4 pm to 5 pm Mode of session: Online using Zoom Please register using the Google form link below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fpJAGy5xJiZherymZqGfxc6M35iWElpuoYLH6gs... Last date of registration: 12 pm, November 4, 2020 Language to be used in session: English, Hindi and Odia The experts will speak for 40 minutes and interact with participants for Q&A for another 20 minutes. For any queries please write to [email protected] or call us on 18005320469. More at http://www.eyeway.org.in/?q=eyeway-encounters-assistive-apps-reading 3. Job- One post as Senior Chemist and one post as Assistant Dietician for Low Vision in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. Qualifications: (i) Senior Chemist: A good Masters degree in Chemistry with Organic chemistry as special subject/Biochemistry or Pharmacology from a recognized University/Institution. Age Limit: 30 years. (ii) Assistant Dietician: M.Sc (Food and Nutrition) from a recognized University/Institution. Age Limit: 35 years. The aspiring applicants satisfying the eligibility criteria in all respects can submit their application only through online on website www.aiimsexams.org. Last date November 19, 2020. More at http://www.eyeway.org.in/?q=senior-chemist-and-assistant-dietician or employment news October 30, page no. 20
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