BLIND / VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
Here you will find the latest trends on technology, apps, resources and more for people with visual impairments. We are constantly searching for new resources!
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TECHNOLOGY + GADGETS
Here you will find technology and gadgets that can assist you in many ways and make your life more accessible.
Bonocle
"The next-gen assistive technology device for the visually impaired. Unlike any other available solution, Bonocle provides the broad access to digital content that the visually impaired community has long awaited. Bonocle utilizes the medium of braille to allow the user unprecedented accessibility to the wide array of electronic devices while maintaining a user friendly and natural reading experience."
For more information on the Bonocle, click the link below.
Graphiti® Interactive Tactile Graphic Display
Graphiti® features a touch interface to enable the user to “draw” on the display; tracing a shape with a fingertip raises the pins along the path traced. It represents a breakthrough in non-visual access to any form of graphical information such as charts, drawings, flowcharts, floorplans, images and photographs, through an array of moving pins.
For more information on the Graphiti® Interactive Tactile Graphic Display, click the link below.
UNO Braille
APPS
Here you will find Apps you can download on your smart phone or tablet to help assist you in many different ways.
Talking Calculator
This is a calculator that TALKS!
Available for: IOS
Blindsquare
This is the “World's Most Popular accessible GPS application developed for the blind and visually impaired.” It works by describing the environment, announcing points of interest and street intersections as you travel.
Works with: IOS
FlickType Keyboard
This is an alternative keyboard for people who are blind or for those who have limited vision. You can customize it to your liking. You can select large keys, choose a high contrast color theme, have it speak back to you when you type or edit, delete and change entire words with a single flick of your finger. "When typing, don't slow down and try to be accurate. Simply tap-type where it feels right and FlickType's unique algorithm will find the correct word from the pattern of your taps." Users reported typing a whole 3 to 4 times faster using the FlickType Keyboard!
Works with: IOS
Be My Eyes
This is in our opinion one of the most genius Apps ever created! Be my Eyes connects the Blind and Visually Impaired with Sighted people via video connection, to allow people to "lend their eyes" to those in need of assistance. A small act of kindness that goes a long way!
Works with: Android and IOS
Seeing AI
This is an App that narrates everything around the user. It describes nearby text, objects and people. Vey useful App that has a variety of different uses.
Works with: IOS
Light Detector
This App transforms light into sound. It does so by emitting a high or low sound, depending on the intensity of the light.
Works with: IOS
TapTapSee
This App allows people with visual impairments the ability to identify objects they encounter. Simply point the camera at the object double tap and have it audibly give you information about the object!
Works with: Android and IOS
Color ID
This App audibly speaks the colors around you in real time! Use your phones camera and point it at whatever object you want to find out the color.
Works with: Android and IOS
