Thanks to the magic of touchscreen and Voice Over, iOS-powerd devices (iPhone & iPad) are fave goto-devices for the blind and the vision-impaired. Perhaps a little more than most technologies available on the market today - at the given the price. Making another strong case for the visionary in the late Steve Jobs.
However, if you’re scouring iTunes for the best app for the vision-challenged, you may be walking into a surprise as there are hundreds of them, if not thousands in store. To cut to the chase, here are 10 of the best.
For a better feel, we strongly recommend you have your i-tablet propped on a dependable iPad mini keyboard.
This one helps you explore the world outside when you’re out and about. With Sendero, you get to choose from the “Lookaround” button, “Nearest Cross Street” button. Additionally, you can get the nearest 5 points of interest (ATM’s, restaurant or entertainment) and program the app to say the location detailing the street or shake the phone in a figure eight for a compass direction.
Best for conversation to just about any citizen from all over the world. With its capacity to give translations to just about any language and voice over and speech to text program, you can be enjoying the fun part of a conversation without any language barriers. Google Translate have your back and the best part is it’s for free.
Who says you can’t have fun haven’t met Papa Sangre! Here’s an audio-only horror adventure that’s bound to give you the entertainment you need ushering in a new era of exciting audio games for the blind and the vision-impaired.
With a proprietary speech recognition software, Dragon Dictate is a treasure find helping you put your spoken words into writing. With this app, writing a book may not be that far off.
Being blind should not condemn you from a book-less life. Thanks to Audible you can play any Amazon-bought audiobooks or from iTunes Store. With stellar features (e.g.,voiceover, chapter selection, speed controls), you’ll easily fall in love with this app - in no time.
Formerly Recording for the Blind and & Dyslexic is an app that is designed specifically for the sight-impaired with the aim of giving access to thousands of learning books - from kindergarten to post-graduate. And with more than 80,000 titles available, all that one needs is to present a certificate of disability and the treasure’s all yours for personal pleasure and perusal.
Digit-eyes is a remarkable AT (assistive technology) app for the blind and the visually-impaired. Via a built-in camera, it identifies UPC and EAN codes found in most every product today. Searching its database, it reads the results to you. Of course, you would need internet to access database which could be expanded to include Google. The best function this app can give you, however, is creating text labels which can then be printed and stuck to your everyday things for easy sorting and ID.
This is like having a walking companion with you though for starters this may cost you a burger or two. Using GPS and Wi-Fi this app locates you and with the help of FourSquare finds people or places of interest nearby.
Like a virtual third eye, this app allows sight-challenged people to see the world around. With a simple double-tap onscreen, a photo is taken then uploaded to its servers for subsequent processing. After a second or two, a voiceover assistant details things around (e.g., keyboard on white desk and glass mug). Smart!
This app’s tailored specifically for the needs and wants of the blind community and usher in the world of radio stations complete with reading services and podcasts as wide as any - technology, economics, travel, music and a lot more.
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