Accessibility Apps
Launched in 2015, Be My Eyes is a globally recognized and award-winning access technology provider for people who are blind or have low vision. With a global community of 700,000+ users, and over 8 million volunteers, Be My Eyes connects blind and low-vision users with sighted volunteers and companies, through live video and AI to tackle inaccessible parts of everyday life, whether at home or at work; all for free to the end user.
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GoodMaps offers innovative and adaptable indoor navigation that enables everyone the freedom and autonomy to discover and interact with the world around them. Using computer learning, AI, and camera-based positioning, GoodMaps delivers an inclusive, scalable, and infrastructure-free wayfinding platform created to enhance the visitor experience for all.
ReBokeh is a visual accessibility tool that you can access directly from your iPhone or iPad, that lets you use your device like a digital magnifier and distance viewing device in one! You can add contrast adjustments, make a scene look brighter with enhanced exposure, adjust colors and more, to make the most of your residual vision and accomplish visual tasks independently.
American Printing House ConnectCenter
The APH ConnectCenter provides resources and information to people who are blind and low vision, their families and professionals in the field. To learn more, visit the ConnectCenter website.
Duke Eye Center: Vision Rehabilitation and Performance
The Duke Vision Rehabilitation and Performance Division at Duke Eye Center may be the best in the country, and one of only two in the southeast US. Led by Diane Whitaker, OD, Duke's state-of-the-art vision rehabilitation center and occupational therapy program helps patients with vision loss manage day-to-day activities with training, tools, and therapy.
For more information, please visit the Duke Vision Rehabilitation and Performance Division website.
Founded in 1920 by William Hadley, an educator who lost his eyesight later in life, Hadley offers practical help, connection and support free of charge to anyone with a visual impairment, their families and professionals supporting them. With Hadley, you can discover new ways to do things that have become more difficult due to vision loss and connect with a network of peers who "get it." And you don't need to come to Hadley. Hadley's help comes to you; online, on the phone or through the mail. To learn more, visit www.HadleyHelps.org or call 1-800-323-4238.
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