Date of publication
February 2025

These mobile apps can help people living with deafblindness to experience the world in a more accessible way.

Brailliac: Braille Tutor

Brailliac: Braille Tutor is an educational app designed to help users learn and practice Braille. It offers interactive lessons, quizzes, and customizable exercises for both beginners and advanced learners. The app supports multiple Braille codes, including Unified English Braille (UEB), making it a useful tool for visually impaired individuals and educators alike. Available on Google Play and Apple Store.

Samsung Good Vibes

Samsung’s Good Vibes app enables communication for individuals with visual and hearing impairments. It converts text and voice messages into Morse code vibrations, allowing users to send and receive messages through tactile feedback. This facilitates seamless interaction, enhancing connectivity and inclusivity for those with dual sensory challenges.

Cash Reader

Cash Reader Aid app reads money value out loud and supports over 100 currency denominations across multiple languages.

Supersense

Supersense is free and uses the camera to look around and find a particular object you are searching. The best part – you don’t need an internet connection to use it!

Taptapsee

Taptapsee is free and allows the visually impaired and blind community to accurately identify objects they encounter in their daily lives without the need for sighted assistance.

Lookout

Lookout is a Google app that uses your phone camera to aid people with visual impairments with daily tasks, such as reading documents, shopping, or household chores. Available in many languages.

Here are a list of more apps that empower people with deafblindness with added accessibility features:

Android and Google Pixel

Android Accessibility suite: A collection of accessibility apps including Talkback (Android screen reader)

Be My Eyes: Designed to support people who are blind or visually impaired by providing real-time visual assistance

Live Transcribe: Supports people who are deaf or hearing impaired by providing real-time text transcriptions and sound alerts on Android devices in over 120 languages.

Look to Speak: Empowers users to communicate using only their eye movements.

Voice Access: Supports hands-free control over Android devices using only voice commands.

Reading mode: Helps to improve screen reading experience with a focus on customisable features such as text, contrast, font types, page clutter etc

Sound amplifier: Cut out distracting background noises using headphones

IOS (Apple)

Voice Dream:  Lets you listen to PDFs, textbooks, Web pages, emails, and books using advanced AI Text To Speech.

Keeble: Accessible keyboard

Big Keys Keyboard:  A unique keyboard made for you to easily see all the keys

Oko – Cross streets and Maps: Helps you navigate and explore your environment with confidence

Seeing AI: Helps to narrate the world around you

Blind Square: Helps you to travel with confidence

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