Free or Low Cost Apps

Enjoy these apps that provide resources and aids to students who have a visual impairment.

TapTapSee:

• identifies everyday objects for anyone who is blind
• double tap on the screen, take a picture of an objects, and listen to the app describe it (i.e. "black iPhone case on black & white granite table")
• turn VoiceOver on to have the object description read out loud
• Cost: Free
• Compatibility: iOS, Android

Turn Off the Lights:

• screen dimmer
• opacity control
• click the light bulb button to get your screen to fade to a dark opacity overlay
• shortcut keys to command program
• Cost: free
• Compatibility: Chrome extension

Magnifier:

• simple and easy to use
• adjust brightness and contrast
• add color filters
• freeze to review
• Cost: free
• Compatibility: iOS

Big Magnify:

• magnification options up to 8x
• pause and autofocus functions
• Cost: free
• Compatibility: iOS

Claro MagX:

• magnification up to 16 times
• contrast change and color viewing options
• torchlight option
• freeze mode
• take a photo, save, and share
• different mode options: full color, two-tone, gray scale, inverted
• transmits to TV
• Cost: Free
• Compatibility: iOS

NVDA Screen Reader (NonVisual Desktop Access):

• screen reader for Windows operating system
• works with browsers, email, Microsoft Office, and more
• ability to convert text into Braille using Refreshable Braille Dispaly
• Cost: Free
• Compatibility: Windows

NaviDys:

• visual aid for dyslexia and eye stress
• adjust webpages to reading preferences
• adjustable fonts, including Dyslexic font
• adjustable font size and letter spacing of webpages
• Cost: $4.99
• Compatibility: iOS, Mac

Big Keys Keyboard:

• adjust font and emoji sizes
• numeric keypad for faster data entry
• track the last pressed key
• use gestures for faster typing
• Cost: $3.99
• Compatibility: iOS