Hereditary retinal dystrophies

Note: Most of the APPs described in the next sections are tested from an iOS device.

Increasingly there is a commitment to inclusion of all groups, although sometimes each particular disability has needs that are not covered by, say, the range of standard APPs. Therefore, it is necessary to cover them with some more specific ones designed for the specific group.

We highlight some that call our attention:

• TapTapSee: This application is designed to help people who are blind (and visually impaired) identify everyday objects. Simply taking a photo from any angle, then listening to the application's response, for which it will be necessary to have the screen reader activated. It can help to know if the apple that is taken from the fruit bowl is red or green, and even to read product labels to identify them.
• KNFB Reader: This application transforms written text on paper into high-quality audio, in order to provide fast and efficient access to documents of one or more pages. At the push of a button, instructions are provided to take a photo of the document in question.
• Light detector: By pressing a button, and through the camera, the mobile device will emit a beep that will be more acute the more light there is in the environment, and using VoiceOver, its percentage can be read.

These applications are just an example, but if within the search field of the Apple Store from an iOS device we enter the terms “accessibility” and “blind” we will obtain a great number of results. Some of these APPs are paid while others are free, and they are in constant evolution.

Regarding Android devices, there are several examples, although again we must bear in mind that their efficiency will depend on the total accessibility level of the chosen device.