floor with one woman who is created away to help people with low vision see the world differently. this is rebecca. she s visually impaired and navigating herfirst ces. she s the creator of an app to help other low vision people navigate the world better. i have a rare disease called albinism, which basically means that my body doesn t create enough pigment or melanin, which is why my hair, skin and eyes are the colour that they are. in addition to that, it affects the development and the maintenance of proper vision. as a result of that, i have really an uncorrectable impairment where no amount of glasses or lasik or really any current treatments can aid the problems that i have. and what i found growing up and as a student is that there really was no assistive technology that was appropriate for someone like me who had a vision impairment that couldn t be corrected. but i m not blind.
paul carter has toured the show floor with one woman who is created away to help people with low vision see the world differently. this is rebecca. she s visually impaired and navigating herfirst ces. she s the creator of an app to help other low vision people navigate the world better. i have a rare disease called albinism, which basically means that my body doesn t create enough pigment or melanin, which is why my hair, skin and eyes are the colour that they are. in addition to that, it affects the development and the maintenance of proper vision. as a result of that, i have really an uncorrectable impairment where no amount of glasses or lasik or really any current treatments can aid the problems that i have. and what i found growing up and as a student is that there really was no assistive
paul: this is rebecca. she s visually impaired and navigating herfirst ces. she s the creator of an app to help other low vision people navigate the world better. i have a rare disease called albinism, which basically means that my body doesn t create enough pigment or melanin, which is why my hair, skin and eyes are the colour that they are. in addition to that, it affects the development and the maintenance of proper vision. as a result of that, i have really an uncorrectable impairment where no amount of glasses or lasik or really any current treatments can aid the problems that i have. and what i found growing up and as a student is that there really was no assistive technology that was appropriate for someone like me. the app makes it easier for people with low vision
thank you very much, really, really interesting. another big theme this year has been tech to help disable people. paul carter has toured the show floor with one woman who is created away to help people with low vision see the world differently. this is rebecca. she s visually impaired and navigating herfirst ces. she s the creator of an app to help other low vision people navigate the world better. i have a rare disease called albinism, which basically means that my body doesn t create enough pigment or melanin, which is why my hair, skin and eyes are the colour that they are. in addition to that, it affects the development and the maintenance of proper vision. as a result of that, i have really an uncorrectable impairment where no amount of glasses or lasik or really any current treatments can aid the problems that i have. and what i found growing up