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Using Technology for Reading: Solutions for People with Visual Impairments and Blindness
If you lose vision gradually, you may go from reading glasses to prescription lenses, from large print books to hand-held magnifying glasses. Eventually, however, many reach the point where not even a strong magnifying glass will make text large enough to read. And if your blindness is sudden you may go from reading perfectly fine…
Read MoreOnline Shopping and Banking: Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments
Whether you are employed, receiving Social Security retirement or disability payments, or living off your savings and investments, as a person with a visual impairment you are just as much a consumer as anyone else. You need to shop for groceries, clothing, furniture, pots, and pans the same as everyone else you know. You may…
Read MoreUsing Social Media with a Visual Impairment or Blindness: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
It wasn’t too long ago when people would bemoan: “The Internet is terrible for society. Using it isolates yourself. There is no human interaction or engagement.” Of course, that was before Facebook and other social networks took the world by storm. Today, over a billion people a day around the world check in on Facebook…
Read MoreTouchscreen Smartphone Accessibility for People with Visual Impairments and Blindness
When a sighted person uses a touchscreen smartphone or tablet, he or she taps icons or slides a finger across the display in order to make things happen. Happily, the three major touchscreen platforms from Apple, Google, and Microsoft, each include two built-in accessibility features for people with visual impairments: a screen magnifier and a…
Read MoreThe Mobile Revolution for people who are blind or have low vision
If you’ve ever watched an episode of Star Trek, you will doubtless recall how the crew of the Starship Enterprise was able to keep in touch with each other by means of a small device, called a communicator, attached to their uniforms, and to access data and a galaxy of other information via hand-held tricorders.…
Read MoreHow to Create a Foolproof Smart Home Security System
Home security systems can give you valuable peace of mind, primarily when you can’t monitor the premises in person. Even better, many of today’s options have smart technologies that employ facial recognition, cloud data storage and more. If you’ve decided to invest in a smart home security system, here are five tips on how to…
Read More6 Mistakes to Avoid When Setting up Your Smart Home
Deciding to transition your abode into a smart home is an exciting choice that can make your life more convenient. However, everyone can make mistakes when doing things for the first time. Here’s what not to do when setting up your smart home. 1. Choosing Cost Over Quality It’s understandable if you need to stick to a…
Read More11 Smart Home Devices You Didn’t Know Existed
Smart home devices are fundamentally changing the way we live our lives, turning our homes into tech wonderlands. With connected appliances, the dream of controlling every single aspect of our homes with a virtual butler is fast becoming reality. Aside from the usual suspects – smart TVs, smart bulbs, smart speakers, smart thermostats, smart door…
Read MoreBe My Eyes Tech Support
Be My Eyes users can now get tech support from Microsoft – Android Community This information was originally published by Android Community and can be read here. The Be My Eyes app is one of the best apps around for the visually impaired as they can ask for help from more than 850,000 volunteers to…
Read MoreTop Magnification Apps For The Blind and Visually Impaired
Are you searching for the Top Magnification Apps for the Blind and Visually Impaired – search no further! Did you know that approximately 10% of the American population has low vision? That is why magnification is a necessity for this population to keep their independence. In addition, many of this population has access to an iPhone…
Read MoreTop Productivity Apps for the Blind and Visually Impaired
One of the great benefits of the iOS devices is to assist us in staying productive. For people with vision impairment or blindness there are several apps that support our unique needs. Below are a few of my favorites. VoiceDream reader Holy cow, if I had to pick an app for accessing enlarged print or…
Read MoreFinancial Independence For Visually Impaired
Apps to help you track and manage your finances. In this week’s post, I am going to provide you with ideas and apps that will help you track and manage your finances. From talking calculators, to an app to help you identify currency, to an app to help you manage your statements and a few…
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