People who suffer from blindness needs assistance in daily life to achieve independence as much as possible. Devices exist that can help blind people navigate in the world in different types of ways. Braille remains a common language device in many transportation modes such as trains, buses and elevators, as well as in restaurants and other business establishments. Despite disabilities, a person can function within society and have tools in order to maintain independence.
Computer Programs
Advanced computer programming allows blind workers to perform research and create solutions for everyday work problems. These system, many of which use up and down arrows in place of a scrolling mouse, assist with displaying links by speaking to the person operating the computer. The digital voice in some programs will change within the movement of the arrows on the keypad, according to Microsoft.com.
Smartphone
Mobile, cellular phones such as smartphones offer many advanced personal digital assistant capabilities. Some of these phone allow blind people to access work-related and other materials, as well as providing assisted communication capabilities. These phones have built in functions such as voiceover that assist the person when triggered by a finger rolling over the screen of the phone. This process allows people who are blind to master photography editing, Wired.com reports.
Navigation Tools
Handheld navigation tools contain keyboards with Braille and a synthesized voice mechanism that can help the blind person to navigate to different places as he walks to destinations. This type of tool cannot replace a guide dog, an important signature protective help for the blind, Wired.com indicates.
Electronic Cane Device
This type of cane contains sensitive sensors that help the person who suffers from blindness by making her aware of different variables in the environment as she walks to his destination. The importance of knowing the variables plays a key safety role in a blind person's desire to get to a destination.
References
- Wired.com: GPS to Help the Blind Navigate
- Microsoft.com: General Motors Provides Needed Assistive Technology to Help Employee Who is Blind Be More Effective in His Work
- Wired.com: Blind Photographers Use Gadgets to Realize Artistic Vision
- U.S. National Library of Medicine: Recognize Cane: The new concept of a cane which recognizes the most common objects and safety clues.
