The following free or Low Cost Assistive Technology programs, software, websites, and apps focus on different forms of Vision Support.
VISION
Aira
Features:
- Visual interpreting application for people who are blind or have low vision
- 5 minutes of free use daily
- Connects customers to trained agents to support visual access
- More Information: Aira Website
Cost: Free and priced plans
Compatibility: iOS; Android
Be My Eyes
Features:
- Free mobile app for blind and low vision individuals for visual assistance
- Sets up a video call with the user and a sighted volunteer
- More Information: Be My Eyes Website
Cost: Free
Compatibility: iOS; Android
Can You See Me
Features:
- Checks for camera position to ensure that the camera is positioned correctly in front of the user
- Tells the user where they are located in the camera frame
- Useful for online meetings such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams
- More Information: Can You See Me Website
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Windows (compatible with NVDA, Dolphin Screen Reader and JAWS)
Color Enhancer
Features:
- Google’s accessibility extension for color adjustment on webpages
- Customizable settings to help with color perception
- More Information: Color Enhancer Chrome Extension
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Chrome Extension
Fokus
Features:
- Highlight only the text you want to read while Fokus dims and darkens the rest of your Chrome or Firefox window with an overlay
- Highlights the paragraph you’re reading with the ability to change the opacity of the background overlay
- Easy to install extension with the ability to turn the feature on or off
- More Information: Fokus Chrome Extension
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Chrome Extension and Firefox Add-On
High Contrast
Features:
- Google accessibility extension for high contrast
- Contains various options for default color schemes for user’s preference
- Keyboard shortcut to enable or disable extension
- More Information: High Contrast Chrome Extension
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Chrome Extension
Lookout – Assisted vision
Features:
- Google’s vision assistance app that utilizes a phone camera
- Available Lookout modes include: text, explore, food labels, documents, and currency
- Contains optical character recognition (OCR)
- More Information: Lookout – Assisted vision Application
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Android
Microsoft Soundscape
Features:
- Spatial audio app that provides audio cues for navigation
- Customizable audio beacons
- Describes your location, nearby markers, things around you, and ahead of you
- More Information: Microsoft Soundscape Website
Cost: Free
Compatibility: iPhone
NVDA Screen Reader
Features:
- NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) is a free, open source screen reader built for Windows based operating system computers
- Download to your computer directly or to a USB drive and run on any computer without installation
- Works with many popular applications such as web browsers, email, and Microsoft Office programs
- Ability to convert text into a Braille using Refreshable Braille Display
- More Information: NVDA Website
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Windows
TapTapSee
Features:
- Use this app to help identify everyday objects for anyone with a visual impairment or who is blind
- Double tap the screen, take a picture of the object, and hear what the object is spoken out loud
- Turn VoiceOver on to have the object description read out loud
- More Information: Tap TapSee Website
Cost: Free
Compatibility: iOS; Android
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