MIT Ring-Like Device Scans Texts and Reads to the Blind in Real Time.

A reprint of the article "MIT Ring-Like Device Scans Texts and Reads to the Blind in Real Time" by Rodrique Ngowi which appeared in the Associated Press on July 8, 2014 is presented. It notes that scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are creating an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of blind people, giving them affordable and immediate access to printed words.