Scientists from Georgia have designed a backpack with artificial intelligence for the blind, thanks to which they may no longer need a guide dog or a sighted assistant. The device is equipped with a small computer inside the backpack and with special cameras located in a vest to give a picture of the environment. The system recognizes street signs, traffic lights, obstacles, bicycles, cars, lawns and other objects. The information, along with tips and audio notifications, is converted into speech signals and reaches the blind through a bluetooth headset. The smart backpack works with a battery that allows use for up to 8 hours.

The Bulgarian Red Cross Youth provides a very useful opportunity to all people, willing to be trained in the rules of providing First Aid after accidents or incidents. The courses are online, they are free of charge and they are available for all people. For each successfully passed course you get a Certificate. You can find the online system here https://e-training.redcross.bg/ Among the presented topics are such modern topics such

Doctors recommending people learn the „20-20-20“ rule to protect their sight, suffering from the increased screen time due to the Covid19 measures. The rule postulates looking at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds, every 20 minutes you look at a screen.

On 2.2.2021 an NRCB representative took an online part in the first one of the two planned working seminars under the initiative Google.org Impact Challenge Central and Eastern Europe. With the slogan “Let’s help bridge the digital divide in Central and Eastern Europe” Google opened call for grant application by civil organizations, business and academic institutions from Central and Eastern Europe. Overall 2 million euros will be allocated in support

The Retina Bulgaria Association presented the Bulgarian version of the informational video “How to welcome visually impaired people to the hospital”, aiming at raising awareness of the medical care-givers on how to treat visually impaired people, who looked for help at the medical centers. The video is a product of the „Eyesight and covid-19” Project and is provided by the European Reference Network on Rare Eye Diseases (ERN-EYE), and the

Once again, in 2020 Telenor confirmed its socially responsible corporate policy by implementing the program for professional development and social integration of people with disabilities – Open mind. Those disabled people, who are hired through the program, have the opportunity to work under 2-year projects on different positions in the field of marketing, sales, finance, law, technologies, etc. The new program is expected to start in the second half of

A group in the social platform Facebook has become more and more popular with almost 85 000 members for its several months of creation. This is the “Buy a present from a mother of a child with disability” group – . All parents of children with disabilities or people with disabilities, who possess some creative talent and strong will for manifestation are welcomed to publish the beautiful works of art that

The General Assembly of the United Nations declares in 1992 3rd December as an International Day of persons with disabilities. It has been observed since then by the member-states and the international organizations. Its aim is to direct public attention towards the problems of people with disabilities, to motivate politicians and institutions to undertake actions that are more effective in order to guarantee their access to common architectural environment, to