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VizWiz App for iOS

This app lets blind users recruit remote sighted workers to help them with visual problems in nearly real-time. Users take a picture with their phone, speak a question, and then receive multiple spoken answers.

This is a free app

Keywords:
blindness, vision impaired, Blind people
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Material Type:
Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:
October 30, 2012
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 9, 2014
Author:
Jeffrey Bigham, Rochester Human Computer Interaction, University of Rochester
Submitter:
Sally Robertson
Primary Audience:
Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional, Grade School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
iOS (Apple)
Technical Requirements:
For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.3 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
no
Source Code Available:
unknown
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