Blinded veterans in Mississippi received Meta glasses that describe the room aloud
Visually impaired veterans received Ray-Ban Meta glasses on 29 August at VFW Post 6731 in D'Iberville, Mississippi, through a partnership between Meta and the Blinded Veterans Association. The glasses read documents aloud, identify objects and describe surroundings, and training teaches veterans to run the device by voice. The association puts blinded veterans in the country at 130,000. Thomas Goldberg said losing his sight had been a major loss of independence and that the glasses brought him back to feeling whole again.
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Veterans took delivery in D'Iberville
Visually impaired veterans received Ray-Ban Meta glasses on 29 August at VFW Post 6731 in D'Iberville, Mississippi. The handover ran through a partnership between Meta and the Blinded Veterans Association, and it sits inside a wider donation programme for blinded veterans across the country. Lea Rowe, the association's national executive director, said the glasses help veterans explore more and reconnect with friends. What changed hands that day was a working device on named veterans' faces.[1], [2]
The glasses read text, name objects and describe surroundings
The glasses read documents aloud, identify objects and describe a wearer's surroundings. Training resources that teach veterans to run the device by voice were handed over with the hardware. The functions put into veterans' hands are these: reading a page, naming an object in the room, and saying what is around the person wearing the glasses. Daily use of the device is voice-driven access to text, objects and the room.[1], [2]
A named veteran, and no measure over time
Former US Navy Senior Chief Thomas Goldberg said losing his sight had been a major loss of independence and that the glasses brought him back to feeling whole again. The Blinded Veterans Association says there are 130,000 blinded veterans across the country. Rowe's remarks are about veterans exploring more and reconnecting with friends. The day's handover does not include a measure of how the glasses perform over time.[1]
