With the development of technology, many projects have been produced that will make the life of blind and visually impaired people easier. We can say that in this world, where access to technology is mandatory, the destruction of barriers has also become a necessity..
These accessibility technologies allowed blind and visually impaired people to socialize comfortably and move freely. Telephones and computers have also been accessible with adaptive software available for the blind and visually impaired..
How does a blind or visually impaired person use a phone and a computer?
How are the existing technologies adapted to the life of blind and visually impaired people?
Let's look at the answer to these questions..
With the ‘screen reader’ programs developed for phones and computers, a blindperson begins to hear the items. Thanks to these screen readers developed for the blind and visually impaired, a blind person can use the most of the technology by listening to applications on their phone or computer. These applications that voice the items on the screen are software called ‘VoiceOver’ in the iOS operating system and ‘Talkback’ in the Android operating system. The same system exists on computers as ‘Jaws for Windows’ or ‘ NVDA’ screen reading programs. These programs are activated as soon as the computer or phone is turned on and read the screen and provide detailed information. The program continues until the person turns off the screen. In these programs, there are multiple language options. With such screen reader programs, blind people have easy access to technology and active use of technology among blind community has increased. Not only phones and computers, but also the services we need and use in many areas of our lives have also become accessible to the blind and visually impaired with adaptive technologies. Thanks to the accessibility of phones and computers, we can always carry the technology with us. As the BlindLook team, we work to ensure that visually impaired people can exist and socialize freely not only on phones and computers, but also in other areas of technology.
Author: Beyza Koyuncular / BlindLook Team
