Android phone launched for blind and visually impaired – Gadget
Mobile assistive technology provider RAZ Mobility has launched a Google
certified smartphone designed specifically for individuals who are blind
or visually impaired: the SmartVision 3.
The SmartVision 3 is a fully functional Android smartphone with an
important innovation: it allows people with vision loss to control all
aspects of the phone with a tactile keypad, rather than touch-screen
gestures, which are difficult for many. As a result of this innovation,
the user experience for people who rely on a built-in screen reader to
navigate their smartphone is significantly improved, and more people
will be able to benefit from smartphone technology.
The SmartVision 3 is a unique smartphone engineered to serve this
population.
All features of the SmartVision 3 are 100 percent accessible to
individuals with no sight at all.
• The smartphone screen reader is controlled through tactile buttons or
touchscreen gestures.
• Use the keypad to place, answer or reject phone calls, write text
messages, and more.
• The dedicated button on the right edge of the phone provides quick
access to the Google Assistant for voice commands and allows you to
dictate text in the input area.
• The SmartVision 3 has a number of special pre-installed apps for
people with vision loss, including a banknote recogniser, colour
detector, light detector, and magnifier.
• Use NFC tags to recognise objects or perform certain actions, like
dial a number. The phone includes 5 NFC tags.
• Download any app from Google Play, such as Facebook, Twitter, Uber,
Amazon, DoorDash, The New York Times, and more.
• Charge the battery of the SmartVision 3 with a custom-built wireless
charger designed for people who are blind.
Nermin Selimic, COO of RAZ Mobility, said that “allowing people who are
blind or visually impaired to control their smartphone with a tactile
keypad, and a dedicated button to easily access voice controls and the
Google Assistant, is a giant step forward for inclusive design and
access for people with vision loss.”
RAZ Mobility is the exclusive distributor of SmartVision 3 for the
United States and offers the phone to consumers, state government
agencies, blind rehabilitation centres, medical centres of the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs, non-profit organisations, and
for-profit companies.
For more information visit:
www.razmobility.com/solutions/smartvision-3-smartphone/.
https://gadget.co.za/phoneforblind/
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