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For people who are blind, the following medium tech options could be helpful:

Color ID App: Free and available for the iPhone, Android, and iPod touch. This app uses the camera on the device to identify the color of the item viewed in the camera. The app will display the name of the color and speak the color through the mobile device. This would be great for people who are also color blind. 

Chime App: Free and available for the iPhone, iPod touch, and Android. This app produces a chime at a desired interval. There are numerous intervals to choose from and different chimes to choose from that would allow the user of the app to have an audio signal of the time. 









Siri: Free with iPhone 4S and newer. Siri strictly uses speech to create messages, look up weather, or answer questions that the user has. Double tapping the home key on the iPhone will bring Siri to life and help the user accomplish their desired tasks.  

 

Audio Books: Available at bookstores, libraries, and through mobile devices. Audio books allow people with blindness or visual impairments to have books read to them through a variety of devices. Audio books exist for everything from children's books, cook books, instruction manuals, text books, novels, and everything in between.  

For people who are visually impaired, the following medium tech options could be helpful along with the options listed above:

Settings App: Free with iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. This app allows users to select Voice Over, Zoom, Large Text, Invert Colors, Speak Selection to make their device more accessible and tailored specifically to the users needs.

Large key keyboards, calculators, and phones: Many companies now produce electronic devices with keys that are easier for people with visual impairments to recognize the letters and numbers and therefore are easier to use.

Talking Scientific Calculator App: $4.99 for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and a similar app called Easy calc for the android. The talking scientific calculator has a free trial version before the user chooses to purchase the full app for $4.99. The calculator works with the voice over setting and will speak out formulas, numbers touched, and answers that are calculated.