Paris, August 11: As Paris shines under the global spotlight of the Olympic Games, technological innovations are enabling people with visual impairments to take it in. Each Olympic venue is a mosaic of singular stories, from the athletes to the spectators. Even before the Paralympic Games begin later this month, Paris 2024 organizers strove to make the Olympics more accessible.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Japan슬롯사이트™s B-Girl Ami Yuasa Wins Olympic Breaking슬롯사이트™s First Gold Medal in Paris Olympics 2024.

슬롯사이트œFor these Games, we wanted to carefully listen to the ecosystem of people with disabilities,슬롯사이트� said Ludivine Munos, a former Paralympic swimming medalist responsible for integrating accessibility as part of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee.

슬롯사이트œOur goal is precisely to provide an experience with as few barriers as possible. People with disabilities have specific needs and sometimes find it difficult to understand what is happening on the field,' she said.

Sports at your fingertips

A standout innovation is the Vision Pad, a tactile tablet designed to add another layer of interaction for those with visual impairments. It features a moving magnetic ball, representing the ball in play on a court or a field. Users run their fingers across the tablet to keep track of the movement of the ball.

With a whole basketball court at her fingertips, Olympic enthusiast Zoé Thierry described her first experience with the pad, at the Bercy Arena for the Greece-Germany quarterfinal on Tuesday: 슬롯사이트œThis time, we are truly immersed in the action, we can really follow the ball.'

슬롯사이트œIn addition to the great atmosphere, of course, because I could always feel that. But it's a great addition to the game,슬롯사이트� she adds.

A total of 45 tablets are available, and can only cover ball games for now. It's being used for basketball, soccer and rugby at the Olympics and four sports at the Paralympics. 'It would be good if we had it for individual sports too,' Thierry said.

Other new technologies also address visual impairments. One app helps visually impaired people find their seats in trains. Another is the Low-Vision Helmet, which allows users to zoom in on an athlete, race or action. Visually impaired individuals wear it on their eyes, like a VR headset. It's connected to the venues' broadcast feed, letting users switch between live-action and televised coverage, Munos explains.

In France's largest stadium, the Stade de France 슬롯사이트� where the thrill is the strongest but the athletes look the smallest 슬롯사이트� the Low-Vision Helmet really comes into its own. French visitor Florian Trichaud, who has visual impairments and considers sports his 슬롯사이트œdrug,슬롯사이트� wore the helmet for a track and field final in the Stade de France on Thursday. A big soccer fan, he usually likes going to sporting events 'just for the atmosphere and the fan culture.'

슬롯사이트œWith this headset, I was able to experience things visually, and it's hard to realize, but being able to see the elements and feel included makes a real difference for us,슬롯사이트� he said.

Trichaud noted a few limitations: 슬롯사이트œThe resolution could still be improved, and the headset can be quite tiring for the eyes.슬롯사이트� The products were designed by companies including GiveVision, Touch2See and Ezymob, which partnered with the Paris 2024 organizing committee to introduce the technologies to the Olympic realm.

The sound of the action

Another vital technology for visually impaired people is audio description.

슬롯사이트œThe aim is to describe everything happening in the stadium in the smallest details 슬롯사이트� movement, atmosphere, colors, action,' said Adrien Izard-Le Calvé, a French audio descriptor.

Seated next to his colleague Joana Wexsteen, the two are the eyes of the Stade de France. Audio description echoes around 15 sports at the Paris Olympics. While the technology was available for the opening and closing ceremonies at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, this is the first time its used at Olympic sporting events, she said.

슬롯사이트œBeing able to assist people with visual impairments is incredible. What we are experiencing is exceptional, and helping these individuals feel as included as anyone else is crucial,' Wexsteen said.

Anyone with visual impairments can connect to the audio description broadcast on the Paris2024 Olympics app, and with a pair of earphones follow the game. Organizers worked to make sure people were aware the technology was available and make it easy to access.

They 슬롯사이트œsent emails and communicated with all ticket holders, including people with disabilities, to inform them about everything available during the Games,슬롯사이트� Munos said.

There is still work to be done to allow all people to enjoy the spectacle of buzzer beaters, a 6.25-meter pole vault, aces, knockouts, sprints and butterfly strokes. But Paris organizers are trying to set a precedent for inclusivity and accessibility at big sporting events. Paris Olympics 2024: American Rai Benjamin Beats World-Record-Holder Karsten Warholm To Win Gold Medal in 400 M Hurdle.

슬롯사이트œI think it's essential for the sake of legacy, that it continues for future games. One of the biggest disappointments would be if we made progress in these games only to regress afterward,슬롯사이트� Wexsteen says.

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