This morning we were talking about sireader, an add-on to Siri that allows it to read RSS news feeds aloud and that emerged at the initiative of precisely a blind user, however, it is only available for Jailbreak. But in the App Store there are applications that can also be of great help to people who suffer from blindness or any serious visual problem and that are good complements to the accessibility functions that come natively with iOS. Today we show you some of those useful apps for visually impaired people.
Capti Narrator
Capti Narrator read virtually any text aloud. It is what they call a TTS browser, that is, text to speech, with a great diversity of voices, accents and languages. It is not only capable of reading web pages but also content on Dropbox or Google Drive. Compatible with HTML content and PDF, DOC, EPUB, TXT, ODT, RTF, PPT and many more formats, with Capti Narrator you can also add content and create something like a playlist to listen to now, or later.
KNFB reader
KNFB reader It acts as a scanner that reads aloud any printed text using the camera of our device. Worst of all, its high price, € 99,99.
Awareness! TheHeadphone App
A useful application for everyone because it allows us to continue listening to the sound of the street while using our headphones with the Voice Over function or listening to music. A perfect ally for the blind but also for walking around the city using our headphones with greater security.
VizWiz
This application helps visually impaired people to identify objects. It is completely free and possible thanks to the voluntary spirit of a whole network of people who respond to the request online, through social networks such as Facebook or Twitter or with the help of friends and family.
Ariadne GPS
It is a GPS locator that, using the Voice Over function, allows the user to "listen" to the description of a map as he passes his finger over it: street names, nearby places, public transport stops, etc.
LookTel Money Reader
LookTel Money Reader It is a kind of scanner that with the help of the iPhone or iPad camera is able to instantly identify the banknotes by saying out loud the value and currency of each scanned banknote, however, it is not yet available for all currencies.
Autodesc Mobile, descriptions of movies and TV series thanks to the ONCE foundation
Do you know more applications that are useful to blind people? Let us know.