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OneCourt Offers Play-by-Play Action for the Blind

This new device allows those with visual disabilities to experience sports.

By Moss & FogUpdated 1 min read
An image illustrating OneCourt, a real-time audio play-by-play technology designed for blind and visually impaired sports fans: a device and service that provides live descriptive commentary of on-court action, enabling people with visual impairments to experience the full excitement of live sports events with the same moment-to-moment engagement that sighted spectators enjoy

For sports lovers, the play-by-play action of your favorite game is essential. But for those with visual impairments or blindness, there’s a real sense of missing out.

OneCourt is a new company offering those that are blind and visually impaired a fully interactive way to experience sports.

With their proprietary tablet-sized device, users have haptic feedback and a map of the court, or field to experience the action, play-by-play. Vibrations and feedback on the device track the action in real-time.

The Portland Trailblazers are one of the first teams to incorporate this technology at their games, and visually impaired fans have been loving it.

OneCourt offers basketball, baseball, American football, and plans to roll out more sports soon. 🏈 🏀

See more on OneCourt’s website.

Images © Copyright OneCourt.

An image illustrating OneCourt, a real-time audio play-by-play technology designed for blind and visually impaired sports fans: a device and service that provides live descriptive commentary of on-court action, enabling people with visual impairments to experience the full excitement of live sports events with the same moment-to-moment engagement that sighted spectators enjoy
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A young Portland Trailblazer fan enjoying a basketball game.
Basketball fans enjoying the action

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