Accessible mobile apps have revolutionized the way visually impaired individuals navigate their daily lives. These innovative applications are designed to be compatible with screen reading or magnification software, making it easier for users to access a wide range of features and functions.
Notetaking Made Easy
AccessNote is a first-rate notetaker specifically designed for VoiceOver users on iOS platforms. This feature-rich app offers an inexpensive alternative to traditional notetakers, allowing users to combine efficient note-taking with the other capabilities of their iOS devices.
Staying Informed
The AccessWorld app, optimized for iOS VoiceOver and accessibility features, provides free access to AFB's online magazine dedicated to technology and people with vision loss. This comprehensive resource keeps users informed about the latest developments in assistive technology and blindness-related news.
Navigating Career Options
CareerConnect is a valuable resource center that offers free career exploration, job-seeking skills, transition from school to work, e-mentoring, and employment process guidance specifically designed for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. With this app, users can browse and utilize transition lesson plans, read "Our Stories" firsthand accounts from CareerConnect mentors, browse and read blog posts from the CareerConnect Blog, and contact the CareerConnect team.
Accessible Entertainment
Airs-LA provides free, on-demand streaming audio access through iPhone, iPod, or iPad devices. The app is designed to provide a wide range of audio content to users who are blind or visually impaired. With VoiceOver functionality, users can navigate the app with ease and enjoy their favorite music and podcasts.
Timely Reminders
Alarmed ~ Reminders + Timers is a user-friendly timer and reminder app that is accessible with VoiceOver. This feature-rich app offers pop-up reminder alerts with robust repeat scheduling, flexible snooze options, and full customization. Users can also create reminders using Siri and import them from the Reminders app.
Reading Made Easy
Amazon Kindle allows users to use their iPhones and iPads as a Kindle device, accessing eBooks purchased from Amazon or directly downloading new titles into their devices.
Train Travel Simplified
The Amtrak Mobile App provides a range of features for train travel, including booking one-way, round-trip, and multi-ride tickets, checking train status, showing eTickets while onboard, obtaining station information, updating reservations made online, connecting to the Amtrak Guest Rewards account, saving trip information to their phone calendar, and loading eTickets into Passbook.
Headphone Help
Awareness! The Headphone App is designed for users who want to listen to music without shutting out other noises in the environment. This innovative app works on iPhone 4/4S/5/5S/6/7, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 4 or above, and all iPads running iOS 7 and above.
Accessing Braille and Audio Materials
BARD Mobile is an essential app for National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) patrons who have BARD accounts. This app allows users to download nearly 50,000 books, magazines, and music scores in audio and braille formats, with new selections added daily.
Connecting Blind and Visually Impaired Individuals
Be My Eyes - helping blind see is a free mobile app that connects blind and visually impaired individuals to sighted helpers who can provide assistance for a variety of tasks. This innovative app uses live video calls to help users complete everyday tasks, such as finding lost items or describing pictures.
Text-to-Speech Technology
Capti Voice is a text-to-speech reading app that allows people to listen to web pages and other electronic content instead of reading the information from the screen. Users can subscribe for an individual premium plan that enables all premium features.
Visual Magnification
Claro MagX turns an iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, or Android device into a powerful high-definition visual magnifier by making small items on the screen bigger. This app offers a wide range of magnification, high-contrast, and color viewing options to make text easier on the eyes.
Diabetes Management Made Easy
DiabetesPal is a diabetes management software that enables users to track, analyze, and share blood glucose (BG), medication, and food data manually and automatically. All data is synchronized and viewable at https://mytelcare.com for free.
By using these accessible mobile apps, individuals who are blind or visually impaired can seamlessly integrate assistive technology into their daily lives, enhancing their overall user experience.