Episode 47: Gadgets for the visually impaired

What is an inclusive design?

Three Kyodo News reporters -- Yamaguchi-san, Toma and Endo-san -- talk about an array of products that are being used to further improve the lives of people who are visually impaired. Listen as they discuss how new digital cameras, toy cars and wristwatches have incorporated inclusive designs.

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Gadgets, toys for visually impaired gaining traction in Japan

Kyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing and how to translate tricky Japanese phrases into English. Have fun listening to journalists discuss recent articles as they occasionally go off on unrelated tangents.

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A student at Tokyo Metropolitan Hachioji School for the Blind holds a camera designed for people with visual impairment on April 24, 2024, in Hachioji, Tokyo. (Kyodo)