Assistive Technology Products
Audio Book Players
Desktop Electronic Magnifiers (CCTVs)
Portable Electronic Magnifiers
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Software and Reading Machines
Screen Magnification
Screen and Text-to-Speech Readers
Speech Recognition Software (Speech-to-Text)
Braille and Other Tactile Devices
Free Software
Cell Phones and Mobile Accessibility Devices
Mobile Applications
Due to the large number of applications for mobile devices, and the speed with which they are being developed, we do not attempt to list them in this directory. For a list of the latest apps for iPhones and iPads, select this link to AV AppleVis.
Audio and Digital Book Players
eClipseWriter Personal Edition
Desktop Electronic Magnifiers
SmartView Xtend, Versa and Versa+
TOPAZ Desktop Video Magnifiers
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
iPad (with purchase of application)
Victor Reader Trek (with reader)
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
iPad (with purchase of application)
Portable Electronic Magnifiers
eSight Eyewear (Head-worn)
Eye-Pal (also OCR)
Iris Vision (head-worn)
LaVoice Solo (also OCR)
NuEyes (head-worn)
Prodigi (also Desktop & OCR)
seeBOOST (head-worn)
SmartView Xtend, Versa and Versa+
TOPAZ Desktop Video Magnifiers
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
iPad (with purchase of application)
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
iPad (with purchase of application)
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Software and Reading Machines
CLiCk, Speak–Free
ClipTalk–Free
DEMOSTHeNES–Free
EyePal Solo and EyePal Solo LV
Fire Vox–Free
Kurzweil-National Federation of the Blind (KNFB) Reader
La Voice Solo (also CCTV)
LookTel (also a smart phone)
Orcam (glasses-mounted)
Prizmo – Application for iOS 3.1 or later
SARA Scanning and Reading Appliance
SayText – FREE application for iOS 5.0 or later
Sayz Me–Free
TextDetective – Application for iOS 5.0 or later
SpeakEasy–Free
Ultra Hal–Free
WordTalk–Free
Screen Magnification
Accessibar–Free
Dragnifier–Free
EasyRead–Free
EzMagnifier–Free
Fatbits–Free
KwikLoupe–Free
Lens –Free
Lightning Express–FREE
LowBrowse–FREE
LunarPlus Enhanced Screen Magnifier
MAGic Professional (w/out speech)
Magnifixer–Free
Magnifying Glass–Free
No Squint–Free
Supernova Reader Magnifier Standard
Screen & Text-to-Speech Readers
Balabolka – FREE
DSpeech – FREE
DeskBot – FREE
JAWS (Job Access with Speech) for Windows (Professional)
JAWS (Job Access with Speech) for Windows (Standard)
Kyrathasoft Text To Speech – FREE
Natural Readers–FREE basic version
NVDA (Nonvisual Desktop Access)–FREE
Orca–FREE with Mac Leopard
PowerTalk – FREE
ReadClip – FREE
SAToGO–FREE
Screen Daemon–Free
Simultaneous Stanza Reader – For MAC
System Access Stand-alone Mobile
Thunder–FREE
TTS Reader – FREE
Text2Speech – FREE
Victor Reader Trek (Reader and GPS)
Text-to-Speech Add-on Extensions for Browsers:
FoxVox – for Firefox
SpeakingFox – for Firefox on Mac OS X
SpeakIt! – for Google Chrome
Speech Recognition Software (Speech-to-Text)
For Macintosh:
For Windows:
Freesr Speech Recognition – Free
Free Software
Document Accessibility
Keyboard Shortcuts
Contrast Adjustment
Cursors
Miscellaneous
Tazti Speech Recognition Software
WebbIE (Web Browser)
Braille and Other Tactile Devices
Cell Phones and Mobile Accessibility Devices
Top 10 iPhone Apps for the Visually Impaired
Phones with Screen Readers:
iPad G3 (with free subscription to Gmail Phone)
Mobile Speak (Operating systems: Symbian, Windows Mobile Smartphone, Windows Mobile Pocket PC)
Nuance TALKS (Operating system: Symbian)
Smart Hal (Windows Mobile Smartphone)
Apple iPhone (VoiceOver screen reader built in)
Phones with Magnification Software:
Mobile Magnifier (Operating systems: Symbian, Windows Mobile Smartphone, Windows Mobile Pocket PC).
ZOOMS (Operating system: Symbian)
Phones with Voice Control:
Motorola ic502, ic602 and ic902
Specialty Phones and Mobile Accessibility Devices:
Coupe — Large font menu and dialing display. Voice commands and dedicated colored keys.
Jitterbug — Basic Samsung phone with large buttons, large screen font, and loud speaker
Kurzweil-National Federation of the Blind (KNFB) Reader Mobile (Nokia N82) — Includes scanner/reader and GPS
Owasys 22C screenless phone –Available in the U.S. only for GSM networks like AT&T or T-Mobile
RAY — Includes telephony, messaging, navigation, audio book streaming, visual assistance, object recognition, social network services, and leisure and entertainment services.