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Team Note-Taker from ASU has already begun to affect the lives of others, namely Jeremy Poincenot from SDSU. We imagine a world where students use technology to solve some of the world's biggest problems- with the Microsoft Imagine Cup--the world's premier technology competition.

Learn more: http://www.imaginecup.us (United States) or http://www.imaginecup.com (worldwide)

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• blind ambition

[grizzleybearz282004]

thanks for posting i thought the same growing up thinking we all seen the same way it wanst untill i was a teen hanging out with friends that isen diffrently from other pepole then i was told by mant test taken when i was 13 that im slow going blind but at the time i didnt think to much of it and just kelpt moving forward with things i wanted to do it wanst untill i was 25 when i could no nolonger work makeing $2,000+ a week as a truck driver it was a big dummer for me to give up

[imaginecupmicrosoft]

@grizzleybearz282004 Wow, that is an incredible story. What are you doing now? We never know how difficult things can be until something gets taken away. Are there other devices you think could help in your daily life? I met an Imagine Cup team who was creating a phone app that could read stop lights and oncoming cars to make walking more safe for those with low vision. Thanks for your feedback about this video! Best, Michelle

[kiaz]

Great video, truly inspiring. Hope to see the technology continue to get better and better.

[imaginecupmicrosoft]

@kiaz Agreed. The Imagine Cup asks, "How would you use technology to solve some of the world's toughest problems?" What do you think should be invented? Thanks for the feedback! Best, Michelle

[21nandanks]

Very Touching Video.. :) Loved it.. :)

[imaginecupmicrosoft]

@21nandanks Thanks for the feedback! It reminds you that you really can do anything and overcome your obstacles

[dense2u2]

@MKMoharana29 It's amazing how it only takes one legally blind person and an imagination to come up with a brilliant idea as this. I too am legally blind and college has been a nightmare for me. This video hit home in more ways than anyone can imagine. I would love this piece of equipment. What a miracle this would be for me. @yccc.edu

[MKMoharana29]

Hats off! I clapped after watching this video. :)

[gbirbilis]

Can't some lens be created (working like the so called gravitational lenses in space that can curve light arround a planet) to allow them to see what is in front of them using the peripheral vision instead? Even if there's no such lens, the remapping could be done using camera and software (they could see through VR goggles)

[thebadboy95]

Wow I'm gonna star apreciating things I already have thank god!

[blindside995]

being legally blid honestly it gets better i have had it ever since birth and my vision has gotten better not much but im currently at 195/20and for me living with this problem longer you learn how to live your everyday life and enjoy it i have to give the credit to god that my vision is getting better but for you guys that lose your vision from having it at one time you go through the child hood stage of you eyes because the more you live with it the better you begin living God Bless you all

[grizzleybearz282004]

@imaginecupmicrosoft well i was forced to go on #ssd and iv been on that ever since my kids mom took off and dosent want to take care of my two kids so thats my full time job right now and some days are harder then others it took a toll on me when everthing came to a stop like it did and she only cared what i could buy her but im over that b.s and i just focus on riseing my two kids and hope for the best that oneday a cure will be able make me and many other like me and you see like we should

[SabarStudios]

My sister has Down Syndrome,

and she is the coolest person I have ever met.

-Judah Hudson

youtube.com/watch?v=LOLQgFvh_x­A

[imaginecupmicrosoft]

@michellesaywhaa Is this a tool you would like to see in the classroom? When I was a student I had a lot of trouble seeing the board as well, especially when sitting in the back of the room. I would have loved something like this. Thank you for your comment. Technology can solve some of the biggest problems and we hope there are more inventions like this to come! Best, Michelle