Hello People, Good day every one.
This blog will introduce you to the most powerful mobile applications that help the visually impaired people in their day to day activities.
Here goes the list
1. Be My Eyes - Helping the blind
Introduction :
This app allows visually impaired people to connect to volunteers through a video call and get required assistance as and when required.
You can download the app from the below links
Click here for official Website
This app currently has 64,627 visually impaired users and 9,28,605 volunteers who are serving them.
Once you install the app you have the below two options and you can register either as a user or a volunteer
- I am blind or visually impaired
- I am a sighted volunteer
With a rating of 4.9 on playstore, this app serves its purpose and had won many awards.
2. KNFB Reader
Introduction :
This app will read out any text from images or documents helping the visually impaired people. It converts text to speech or braille. Visually impaired users can simply click a photo and can listen to the text on the image through this app.
You can download the app from the below links
Click here for official Website
KNFB reader reads PDF's, images, menus, bills, documents etc and supports multiple languages like English, Italian, German, Russian etc.
3. Lazarillo GPS for Blind
Introduction :
This app helps visually impaired people in reaching their destinations using the mobile data and GPS. It continues to guide the user using audio messages all through the route till he/she reaches the destination safely.
You can download the app from the below links
Click here for official Website
This app tells you about the nearby places, streets and will inform you about all the places around while you are travelling through the route. This app can also run in the background if you are active on other application.
4. Notification Reader: Shouter
Introduction :
As the name states, this app reads out all the notifications on the user's mobile.
You can download the app from the below links
Apart from reading notifications, it announces battery levels, caller name, time and also reads text messages.
5. Blind Communicator
Introduction :
This app is a specially designed launcher for blind people using smart phones and tablets. The app comes with a voice guide which tells everything that's happening in the device.
You can download the app from the below links
Visually impaired people find it very easy to make / receive calls, send / receive SMS, set up alarms, create contacts and all the basic operations using this app.
Please dont forget to resteem and spread this list as it might help a random beautiful soul.
Signing off,
Hemanth
