February Survey Results

Cartoon image of paper cutouts of people standing around a lit up lightbulbIn the February issue of ZoomNews, we asked you the following questions:  “What was the best development for visually impaired in the last 20 years?  What would you most ideally like to see developed in the next 10 years?” First off, congratulations to Steven Kessler whose name was chosen in the raffle from all the participants - he won a $100 Amazon.com gift certificate!

So many great ideas were presented!  Here’s a list of the top 5 best developments in the last 20 years:

  • ZoomText - cheers!  Thanks for making us #1 on your list!
  • CCTV magnifiers
  • Screen readers
  • Computer accessibility
  • iPhone

As for your wishes for the future, here are the top five most requested developments:

  • Voice controlled, auto-running car (driverless car)/car that the blind can drive
  • More voice controlled products
  • Better cell phone accessibility
  • Independent travel
  • More talking electrical appliances

If you want to take a peek at all the results, here’s the entire list of the best developments in the past 20 years and here’s the entire list of the developments you’d like to see in the next 10.  Or you can check out the Excel sheet summary.