For people with dementia, communication is often impaired, which can be upsetting and frustrating for the individual and their families.
For instance, there's the $200 cassette player meant especially for the visually impaired, which uses a special format designated by the Library of Congress for publications on tape.
This is a spectacular case of missing the point: for many of those suffering from mental illnesses, the capacity to act rationally is impaired, which is one reason that they need to be protected.
A jury acquitted him of drunken driving but found him guilty of a lesser charge, driving while ability impaired, which is akin to a speeding ticket.
Although the system is usable by the blind, OrCam is initially planning to sell the device to people in the United States who are visually impaired, which means that their vision cannot be adequately corrected with glasses.
Mr Harkin, 62, is a third-term Democrat who sails as far to the left as a Democrat can these days; he is best known for the Americans with Disabilities Act, a bill of rights for the physically impaired which, though well intentioned, has proved a headache to employers and developers everywhere.
"However, in the 1930s, declining output and falling prices (which increased real debt burdens) led to widespread financial distress among borrowers, lessening their capacity to pledge collateral…Borrowers' cash flows and liquidity were also impaired, which likewise increased the risks to lenders".
Wong's father is visually impaired, which makes using a smartphone more difficult.
Tukrel also has been working with several organizations representing the visually impaired, which he says have been happy to collaborate with him.
From animal and human studies it is known that renal function might be impaired, which is not reflected by serum creatinine levels if creatinine production is reduced.
