Two American students have created a website that talks to help blind and visually impaired individuals find trendy clothes, which are then mailed to the person's home. The website, www.whitecanelabel.com, asks users what types of clothes they like, what colors, or what style it is they are looking for (ex. business casual). The website then picks an outfits according to the person's taste.
Asmah Abushagur and Jaimen Brill, students at the Rochester Institute of Technology, thought of the idea for a school project. But once they realized the difficulties blind people often have trying to dress themselves, they created a non-profit organization which asks designers to donate clothes.
Braille labels will be attached to clothing so a person can tell the difference between different colors and outfits.
Abushagur and Brill's website, www.whitecanelabel.com, it scheduled to go online in the fall.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Talking website eyes fashion for the blind
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