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Parks to the people
Parallel Parks is of Australia ’ s finest park areas Australia ’ s first Virtual – Uluru-Kata Tjuta , the Great Reality ( VR ) project Barrier Reef , Kangaroo Island and that will enable people the River Murray – through a VR with disability to access demo . previously inaccessible parts NSW Government of Australia ’ s national parks Parliamentary Secretary , Scott and feel immersed in nature . Farlow said Parallel Parks
Social enterprise New showcased the power of Horizons has set its sights on technology to remove barriers unlocking the potential of VR and improve access for people to foster greater connection , with disability . inclusivity , and access to the
“ Community connection , outdoors . inclusivity , and access to the
Parallel Parks is already 12 outdoors are all key elements in months in development , with a creating a sense of wellbeing , campaign launched on non-profit and are fundamental to crowdfunding platform Enablr happiness and positive mental to raise the funds required to health ,” Mr Farlow said . shoot additional VR footage
Professor Rafael Calvo from and co-design the delivery of the University of Sydney said VR the product with people with holds great potential to improve disability . wellbeing .
To showcase the potential
“ VR allows anyone to be of VR , Sydney ’ s Martin Place transported and experience was recently transformed into worlds that would otherwise be a virtual park event . Members out of reach ,” Professor Calvo said . of the public could explore four www . parallelparks . com . au
Dragon is a voice recognition software that converts spoken words into text to help users write .
Dragon is hands-free and allows people with disability , mobility or dexterity impediments to command a computer and turn thoughts into written words .
The software enables users to create and send emails , surf the internet , and control desktop and web applications simply by speaking . Dragon also enables the creation of reports , correspondence and spreadsheets through voice command .
Derek Austin , Dragon Business Manager , Asia Pacific , said Nuance had long been committed to helping people with disability to improve their quality of life through assistive technology .
“ The NDIS approval of Dragon reaffirms our continued commitment to providing assistive technology and allows us to increase awareness of the benefits of this solution ,” Mr Austin said .
As part of its continued commitment to the sector , Nuance has released a dedicated Dragon solution for the PC and Mac called Dragon Accessibility .
“ We are really pleased to be able to offer a tailored and high quality communication solution such as Dragon Accessibility because we know that Dragon can make a difference to the lives of people with disability ,” Mr Austin said .
Dragon Accessibility is available through Nuance ’ s Dragon partners and accessibility specialists . australia . nuance . com
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