My husband is losing his vision. I'm hoping to get an ipad (still deciding which one) and hoping someone can suggest a few helpful apps. I understand there's one app that takes advantage of the rear-facing camera to scan in printed material and then it shows up as resizable text on the ipad. Any suggestions -- or any other apps that might help his situation? Thanks for any suggestions.
Great Apps for People with Vision Loss Here is a list of great apps that have been tested and are recommended for people with vision loss. If you or your husband need help or a quick tip, we have an Apple tutor who volunteers every Tuesday at the Guild. You can reach her at by phone at xxx-xxx-xxxx and ask for Micky. LookTel Money Reader Announces denomination of paper bills. Ariadne GPS Talking maps, announces stops on buses or trains. Color ID Announces color of any item Light Dector Emits a sound that intensifiies to help locate lights Taxi Magic Skip calling the dispatcher and order a taxi from your phone and find the current location of the taxi as it approaches Voice Brief Reads email, twitter feed, weather, etc. . HeyTell Cross between walkie-talkies and texting. Connects to people, sends an email or text asking if they want to talk. List Recorder Record and organize lists using audio or text. Replay, sort, delete or email recordings. oMoby Searches the Internet to identify objects you have taken photos of with your camera. VizWiz Simply take a picture of any object and record your question. Then select whom you wish to send it to. Your choices are Web Worker, IQ Engine, email or Twitter. Web worker is a human volunteer who will review and answer your question. Email allows you to send your question to someone you know from your contacts and Twitter will tweet your question to your followers. Evernote Stores voice notes, photographs and text so they can be accessed from multiple locations Yellow Pages Search via voice for business or person nearby. Urbanspoon Use the GPS on device to find a great restaurant neaby. Search by type of food, ratings or distance. Dragon Dictation Simply speak, adding punctuation, and this app will type it up in an instant and copy to clipboard. Alarmed~Reminders, Times, Alarm Clock Great organization tool WeatherBug Local forecast AutoRingtone Pro Text Personalize ring tones for each contact Chime Chimes on the quarter, half or hour. MotionX GPS RXmindME Prescription reminder app for medication and keeps track of how many pills you have left and when to re-order. TripIt Travel Organizer These apps are for iPhone or iPad. Make sure they work on your device before ordering. Most work with Voice Over. Edited to remove telephone number. Contravention of rule 11.3
