Visually Impaired Turn to Smartphones to See Their World
Blind people with an iPhone will be able to use the same technology we do.
Advocates for the blind say that the device could be the biggest assertive aid to the blind since braille was invented.
People with vision problems can use voice commands to read and write.
Windows phones offer some voice commands.
One of Apple's features helps blind people take photos.
The phone can say how many heads are in the picture and where they are in the frame.
Accessibility innovations have also led to using a smartphone’s camera to allow the blind and visually impaired to shop, count money and live independently in ways many of us take for granted.
Apples tecnology includes VoiceOver and lets blind people interact with their devices using multitouch gestures on the screen.
The iPhone will read aloud the name of each application.
Swiping two fingers down the screen will promt the phone to read the text out loud in the reading app.
The iPhone also supports 40 different braille bluetooth keyboards
Another innovations like Siri and Dictation help users type, read calendars and launch apps like Facebook and Twitter.
These demonstrations clearly show how a smartphone with accessibility software can open many avenues to help the blind and visually impaired be more included in everyday life.
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