Echobatix develops accessibility products and indoor navigation systems for the blind, the DeafBlind, and those with low vision.
Our technology complements the use of a cane or guide dog and your existing Orientation and Mobility (O&M) skills.
Echobatix Lite free iOS app for text accessibility
Echobatix Lite is a free iOS app for real-time text accessibility now available in the App Store.
Explore mode allows you to read words at the end of your finger such as the button on a touch screen or appliance.
Read mode allows you to reads an item in your hand such as the label on a bottle of salad dressing.
Visit the Training pages for more information:
https://www.echobatix.com/training/
Echobatix 1.4 subscription with one-week free trial
Echobatix version 1.4 with Find mode is now available in the App Store. Find mode allows you to find grocery items, rooms by name or number, and other text around you.
The Echobatix app provides real-time text accessibility.
In Explore mode, the app reads the word at the end of your finger.
In Read mode, the app reads what is in your hand.
In the new Find mode, enter the word or words you want to find, then move your phone left and right to search.
In Barcode mode, you can read the UPC barcodes and get short descriptions for 2.8 million grocery items. No WiFi or cell connection is needed for Barcode mode.
The app is free to try for one week. Subscribe monthly or annually.
Visit the Training pages for more information:
https://www.echobatix.com/training/
Smithsonian Accessibility Guidelines
To quote its website, "The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex."
https://www.si.edu/
And now the Smithsonian sets a de facto standard for accessibility of museum exhibits.
"Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design"
https://www.sifacilities.si.edu/sites/default/files/Files/Accessibility/accessible-exhibition-design1.pdf
Many thanks to Zalika Corbett, Technology Officer of Winikur Productions, for telling me about the Smithsonian accessibility guidelines!
Accessibility in Gaming: References
Matt Shifrin (Lego for the Blind, Bricks for the Blind) and Gary Bartos (Echobatix) present Accessible Gaming at Comicazi in Somerville, Massachusetts on Sunday 30 June 2024.
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