{"id":12388,"date":"2014-05-30T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/class\/?page_id=12388"},"modified":"2024-07-26T14:30:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T14:30:07","slug":"vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/class\/groves\/assistive-technology\/everyone\/vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following free or Low Cost Assistive Technology programs, software, websites, and apps focus on different forms of Vision Support. The information about the following applications has been summarized from the applications’ websites and\/or from experience testing the applications. We update this page approximately once a year. Please refer to the applications’ websites for the most up to date information.<\/p>\n

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VISION<\/h2>\n

Aira<\/h3>\n
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Visual interpreting application for people who are blind or have low vision<\/li>\n
5 minutes of free use every 48 hours<\/li>\n
Connects customers to trained agents to support visual access<\/li>\n
More Information: Aira Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cost:<\/strong> 5 minutes of free use every 48 hours and paid plans<\/p>\n
Compatibility:\u00a0<\/strong>iOS; Android<\/p>\n
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Be My Eyes<\/h3>\n
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Free mobile 24\/7 app for blind and low vision individuals for visual assistance<\/li>\n
Sets up a video call with the user and a sighted volunteer<\/li>\n
With the use of Be My AI, users can take pictures with their phone and get fast image descriptions<\/li>\n
More Information: Be My Eyes Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n
Compatibility:\u00a0<\/strong>iOS; Android<\/p>\n
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Can You See Me<\/h3>\n
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Checks for camera position to ensure that the camera is positioned correctly in front of the user<\/li>\n
Tells the user where they are located in the camera frame<\/li>\n
Useful for online meetings such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams<\/li>\n
More Information: Can You See Me Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n
Compatibility: <\/strong>Windows (compatible with NVDA, Dolphin Screen Reader and JAWS)<\/p>\n
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Color Enhancer<\/h3>\n
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Google’s accessibility extension for color adjustment on webpages<\/li>\n
Customizable settings to help with color perception<\/li>\n
More Information: Color Enhancer Chrome Extension<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n
Compatibility:\u00a0<\/strong>Chrome Extension<\/p>\n
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Dark Mode<\/h3>\n
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Chrome extension that allows users to change their browser tab into dark mode<\/li>\n
50 theme options to choose from<\/li>\n
More Information: Dark Mode Chrome Extension<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n
Compatibility:\u00a0<\/strong>Chrome Extension<\/p>\n
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Envision AI<\/h3>\n
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Visual description and OCR application<\/li>\n
Can read in over 60 languages<\/li>\n
Includes features such as handwriting recognition, color detection, finding objects and people, scene description, and more<\/li>\n
More Information: Envision\u2019s Website<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n
Compatibility:\u00a0<\/strong>iOS, Android<\/p>\n
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Lookout – Assisted vision<\/h3>\n
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Google’s AI vision assistance app that utilizes a phone camera<\/li>\n
Available Lookout modes include: text, explore, food labels, documents, and currency<\/li>\n
Contains optical character recognition (OCR)<\/li>\n
More Information:\u00a0 Lookout – Assisted vision Application<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n
Compatibility:\u00a0<\/strong>Android<\/p>\n
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NVDA Screen Reader<\/h3>\n
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Nonvisual Desktop Access (NVDA) is a free, open source screen reader built for Windows based operating system computers<\/li>\n
Download to your computer directly or to a USB drive and run on any computer<\/li>\n
Works with many popular applications such as web browsers, email, and Microsoft Office programs<\/li>\n
Works with many refreshable braille displays<\/li>\n
More Information:\u00a0 NVDA Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n
Compatibility:\u00a0<\/strong>Windows<\/p>\n
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Seeing AI<\/h3>\n
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Free Microsoft iOS application that “narrates the world around you.” (Microsoft, 2023<\/a>)<\/li>\n
Through using your phone’s camera, the app can speak text aloud, identify objects that have barcodes on them, provide photo descriptions, recognize people, describe currency, and more<\/li>\n
More Information: Microsoft’s Seeing AI Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n
Compatibility:\u00a0<\/strong>iOS and Android<\/p>\n
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TapTapSee<\/h3>\n
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Use this app to help identify everyday objects for anyone with a visual impairment or who is blind<\/li>\n
Double tap the screen, take a picture of the object, and hear what the object is spoken out loud<\/li>\n
More Information: Tap TapSee Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n
Compatibility:\u00a0<\/strong>iOS; Android<\/p>\n
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