What helpful accessible apps can I download on my smartphone or tablet?
There are a number of apps that can help people with sight loss to read letters, magazines or menus, recognize currency and identify colours or products. There are also apps that can give verbal descriptions on what is around you or what a scene looks like. Some apps can also help to make travelling easier by using global positioning satellites to provide directions and information on landmarks and roads.
There are many different apps that help with accessibility including:
Be My Eyes - connects user to real volunteers who can help identify products and read instructions (Android and iOS)
Seeing AI - a great general app that reads text, identifies scenes, recognises products and people (iOS)
Tap Tap See - product identification (iOS)
Blind Square - Identifies roads, landmarks and businesses as you walk (iOS)
Aipoly Vision - an object and colour recogniser that uses artificial intelligence to help you understand your surroundings
Color ID - uses the camera on your device to identify and speak the names of colours in real time (iOS)
Camfind - allows you to do an online search by simply taking a photo of an object, the app will then provide you with related images, local shopping results and a selection of web results to enable you to find out more (Android and iOS).
All these apps, along with a wider range, can be downloaded from services such as App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android). Once an app is downloaded it's installed on to your device and can be used at anytime. Please be aware that not all apps are free, some may offer a subscription based service or require a one off purchase payment.
