Vision Resources
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Apps for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Various apps we found that are useful for Blind and Low Vision persons using Apple and Andriod products.
4to24 App: Preparing Your Child for Success
Accessible Reading Comparison Chart, developed by Julie Ann Lieberman, MS and Laura Cantagallo, help the user decipher the differences between a number of accessible PDF reading apps available in Google Play.
APH Free Apps
AroundMe - App that quickly allows user to find out information about their surroundings. Free from iTunes. Works with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
Ballyland Apps by Sonokids is an educational iPad game that helps young children with vision impairment to learn and practice a number of VoiceOver gestures.
BARD (Braille and Audio Recording Download) which is offered as a way to download audio books and WebBraille files from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) now is available as a mobile app for iOS from the iTunes and App Store. To access this free app download visit iTunes. The user guide for the newly released NLS BARD Mobile App can be found here.
Be My Eyes Be My Eyes is a free app that connects blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers and company representatives for visual assistance through a live video call.
Braille Tutor, from iEnable, is an app to teach and practice UEB braille skills. Visit Perkins eLearning to read the app review by Diane Brauner. You can learn more about Braille Tutor by visiting the iEnable website. Braille Tutor is free through the Apple store for lessons 1-19, uncontracted braille. There is a fee for lessons 20-91 in contracted UEB. Free at iTunes.
Digit-Eyes - An audio scanner and labeler, enables people without vision to read barcode labels. $9.99 from iTunes. Requires iOS 6.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Digit-Eyes Lite QR Bar Code Reader and Labeler – Audio scanner and labeler for the iPhone or iPod Touch. Free from iTunes.
Draw2Measure Protractor is a free app for iOS® devices designed for students who are blind and visually impaired, and can be used by sighted students too. It gives all students an alternative way to measure angles. Students can place an angle over the screen of a device, such as a phone or tablet, and trace along the sides of the angle with a fingertip or stylus. The app records the locations of the sides and then calculates the angle. For objects that may not fit on a screen, students can find measurements by rotating the device itself, which utilizes the built-in gyroscope sensor to measure the angle. It reports angle measurements in both degrees and radians. Watch a short YouTube video to see the Draw2Measure app in action. Draw2Measure is a free download from the Apple App Store and works with devices running iOS 8 or later. It cannot be downloaded directly from APH. Free on iTunes.
eMagnifier- Variable zoom from 1x to 8x with option to freeze and save image to camera roll. Requires iOS 8.0 or later. Free from iTunes.
Eye Note - A mobile device application to denominate paper currency. For use on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Free from iTunes.
Fleksy - This auto-correct iOS app allows blind and visually impaired users to type faster without worrying about typing mistakes. It is compatible with the iPhone and iPad. Free from iTunes and offers in-app purchases.
KNFB Reader App for iOS recently released version 2.7.3 which now allows the user to take a picture by pressing the Volume Up button on their device and the Volume Down button to execute field of view. Cost $99.99 from iTunes.
Learning Ally Link for mobile is an educational reading app designed for learning through listening. Learning Ally provides more than 80,000 human-narrated audiobooks and audio textbooks for dyslexic, blind and visually impaired readers. Free on iTunes.
Light Detector - Detects sources of light that have been left on or to detect location of windows. $1.99 from iTunes. Compatible with the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
MBraille is an intriguing new iOS app. The $39 version allows you to write in contracted English Braille, send a variety of communications, and edit. The free version lets you learn the app and send tweets. To download visit iTunes.
overTHERE is a free, accessibility app that helps individuals who are blind explore and interact with the surrounding environment by using virtual audible signs. Free from iTunes.
Prizmo Go- Instant Text Capture is a free, iOS app that allows the user to quickly capture printed text with the camera. Recognized and selected text can be read aloud. The app works with VoiceOver, provides spoken guidance prior to shooting and has text-to-speech capabilities for reading printed documents. Free from iTunes.
Seeing AI, developed by Microsoft, has been released to the Apple App Store. The app harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to open up the visual world and describe nearby people, text and objects. The app uses artificial intelligence and the camera on your iPhone to perform a number of useful functions: reading documents, identifying a product based on its barcode, recognizing people based on their face, providing a description, and recognizing images within other apps. Free from iTunes.
Talking Calculator - Scientific calculator for blind and low vision users. Compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. $1.99 from iTunes.
Talkler – a VoiceOver compatible iOS app that enables blind and visually impaired persons to use voice commands to listen to and manage emails. Free from iTunes. Popular in-app purchases offered from $1.99-$19.99.
TapTapSee - An iOS app to help blind persons identify objects they encounter in their daily lives. The user takes a picture of what is in front of them and the app identifies and speaks the identification back to the user. The application also features instant recognition on all US paper currency. Free from iTunes. In-app purchases available.
ThumbJam- With over 40 sampled instruments and hundreds of scales this app allows user to effortlessly play any musical genre. Compatible with iPod Touch, iPad and iPhone. $8.99 on iTunes.
VisualBraille - Translate common words, sentences, and numbers from text to Braille. For use with iPhone and iPad.
VisualBraille Lite - Free app for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad from iTunes.
vBookz- Accessibility-friendly audio book application with text to speech built-in. Works with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. $4.99 from iTunes.
VisionSim by Braille Institute - A Free app developed by Braille Institute of America for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android devices to simulate nine degenerative eye diseases. Free from iTunes.
VO Lab is a new app by Sonokids for adolescents and adults who are blind or have low vision. This educational iPad game is designed for students aged 14+ to learn touch gestures and concepts of VoiceOver and VoiceOver gestures, Apple’s built-in screen reader on iOS Devices. The app is both entertaining and educational, and provides beginning learners of VoiceOver with opportunities to gain the required foundation skills to use the iPad or iPhone independently. App is $4.99 on iTunes.
Voice Dream Reader is a mobile reading tool, text-to-speech (TTS) app for iOS. It comes with 78 voices, will extract text from PDF, ePub, text-based DAISY, Word, and Text files in Dropbox, Google Drive or on your device. Users can listen to web pages with built-in Browser, or on their Pocket or Instapaper reading List. It reads books from Gutenberg and Bookshare. It has a personal pronunciation dictionary, sleep timer, work and line highlighting, VoiceOver support, large font size and customizable colors, and navigates through text by sentence, paragraph, page, and chapter and 15, 30, 60 seconds. Users can add bookmarks, highlights, and notes. For more information, visit the Voice Dream website. Available from the iTunes for $9.99.
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Guide Dog Agencies
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Indiana Websites
BOSMA Industries for the Blind
Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education
Indiana Department of Education
Indiana Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Indiana Family to Family
In.gov: Official Web Portal for the State of Indiana
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
Indiana Reading and Information Service
INSOURCE Special Education Parent Support
Indiana Governor’s Planning Council for People with Disabilities
Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
INSPIRE (Indiana Virtual Library)
Low Vision Centers of Indiana
PASS: Promoting Achievement for Student with Sensory Loss, Indiana State University
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National Organizations
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Optometry
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
APH ConnectCenter
Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH)
American Council of the Blind
American Diabetes Association
American Foundation for the Blind
American Optometric Association
American Printing House for the Blind
Assistive Technology Industry Association
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AERBVI)
Blind Babies Foundation
Blind Children’s Center
Bookshare.org
Braille Authority of North America (BANA)
Braille Institute of America
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology)
Center on Technology and Disability
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Closing the Gap
Council for Exceptional Children
Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
Foundation Fighting Blindness (retinal diseases)
Hadley
Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youths and Adults (HKNC)
International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI)
Learning Ally
Lighthouse Guild
National Association for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH)
National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
National Braille Press
National Center on Deaf-Blindness
National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE)
National Eye Institute
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB)
National Federation of the Blind
National Industries for the Blind
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
National Resource Center for Blind Musicians, Music and Arts Center for Humanity
Prevent Blindness America
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision at Mississippi State University
Schools for the Blind
United States Association for Blind Athletes
United States Blind Golf Association
United States Braille Chess Association
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Parents and Families
4to24 App: Preparing Your Child for Success
Ballyland Apps for iPAD
Blind Babies Foundation
Blind Children’s Center
APH FamilyConnect
Braille Bug
Braille Institute, Dots for Tots
Braille Tales Free Print-Braille Children's Book Program
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Center on Technology and Disability
Enabling Devices
Guide to Braille Resources
INSOURCE Special Education Parent Support
National Association of Parents of Visually Impaired
Paths to Literacy
Perkins School for the Blind Scout
Physical Education, Recreation, and Health
Prevent Blindness
Recreation and Leisure Resources
Seedlings Book Angel Program
Storybud
Wonder Baby
You’ve Got Braille
Youth Transition Toolkit - Product Catalogs
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Resources for Learning Braille
Braille FUNdamentals
Braille Too: The Next Generation
BRL: Braille Through Remote Learning
Building on Patterns: Braille Literacy Program
Burns Braille Guide
Mangold Braille Program
Ashcroft's Programmed instruction: Unified English Braille
UEB (Unified English Braille)
UEB Curriculum for Braille Students
UEB Online
Hadley
UEBOT (Unified English Braille Online Training)
UEB Math Tutorial
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Video Description Resources
Narrative TV Network
Audio Description Project
Audio Description Associates
Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
Survey Reports
DCMP Survey of Educators Reveals Great Potential for Described Educational Video
Educational Media Producer and Accessibility Survey ResultsDescription Guidelines
The Description Key
Description Tip Sheet
DCMP Decription WebinarsSources for Identifying Described DVD Movie Releases
Audio Description Project (ADP) DVD Described Movie List
Perkins School for the Blind: Described Movies and Television Listings
WGBHSources for Online Described Media
Video Training Material
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Vision Resources
AEM (Accessible Educational Materials)
American Journal of Ophthalmology
This site features a searchable database of abstracts from articles incurrent and past issues of the American Journal of Ophthalmology including topics about latest advances in ophthalmic surgical techniques or recent research findings.
AppAdvice -AppAdvice is the ideal resource on the Web for people looking to discover iOS apps.
AppleVis -AppleVis is a community-powered website for vision-impaired users of Apple's range of Mac computers, the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
Best iPad Apps -List of iPad apps for teachers. Ranges from digital story telling to apps to teach creativity.
Bill of Rights for All Children with Visual Impairments [ ENG ] [ SPAN ]
Blindness Resource Center
Braille and Large Print Calendars
Braille Bug
College Accessibility for Visually Impaired Students --Sponsored by Online Colleges
Descriptive Video Service
Financial and Support Resources for Individuals with Vision Impairments
Guide to Braille Resources
A Guide to Driving with Vision Loss
Guide to Visual Disabilities: How Colleges Help Visually Impaired Students Succeed
Helping Students with Visual Disabilities: Resources, Tools and Technology to Foster School Success
Louis Database
Laser Eye Surgery Hub, UK -This site provides an international collection of online resources regarding blindness and low vision.
Minimizing Vision Problems in College: A Student’s Guide to Eye Health and Wellness
Money Readers
Neuroscience for Kids, Vision
NIMAC Database
Paths to Literacy For students who are blind or visually impaired.
Perkins Scout
Physical Education (PE) Website at APH
Prevent Blindness
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Vision Associates
