Empowering Tools: Assistive Technologies

Assistive Technologies

  • Smartphones: built-in accessibility features such as screen readers (VoiceOver, TalkBack) and customisable settings.
  • OCR apps: use the phone’s camera to read printed text aloud (e.g. Seeing AI).
  • Be My Eyes: connects blind users with sighted volunteers who provide visual assistance for a wide range of daily tasks.
  • GPS and navigation apps: voice-guided directions for walking and orientation in new environments.
  • Smart assistants: voice-controlled home assistants (e.g. Alexa, Siri) that support communication, information access and home management.
Smartphone accessibility settings showing the TalkBack screen reader
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