Many studies are carried out in our country and in the world so that disabled people can continue their lives as a part of society. However, when we look at the numbers, the service provided and the efficiency, we can see that these support activities are quite inadequate.
Of course, another reason for this is the low level of social awareness. For example, almost none of the people who are not deaf know how to greet in sign language. However, thanks to the technology brought by the 21st century, smart devices and specially developed applications are closing this gap.
Mobile solutions that connect people with disabilities to life
Mobile applications and solutions developed for people with disabilities not only make their life easier, but also connect them to life.
Applications that can be used by people with disabilities
Advances in the field of technology and software today make life easier not only for us, but also for people with disabilities. The number of users of these applications, which appeal to dozens of different obstacles, is increasing day by day. We have brought together the most used ones.
Phone Library
Developed by Türk Telekom, this application began to be the voice of books 10 years ago. We can now access the Phone Library, which initially appeared as a platform that we could only reach by calling, through its application. In this way, we can access more than 2,000 audiobooks in 50 different categories.
BlindSquare
BlindSquare is among the best GPS-enabled apps developed for visually impaired individuals. It instantly shares with you what’s going on from the intersection at the corner to the pharmacy right next to you, within an area of 300 meters. In this way, it makes it easier for visually impaired individuals to travel independently. In addition to English, French, German, Italian, Arabic, Turkish language support is also offered.
Audible Steps
Voice Steps is very similar to BlindSquare in terms of usage. But what is really presented here can guide the visually and hearing impaired individuals indoors. The application, which can be used in 8 countries and 20 cities, also supports ITU and Boğaziçi universities and many shopping malls. The most liked feature is that it directs the user directly to the evacuation point in case of emergency.
Be My Eyes
The Be My Eyes application differs from the others at an important point. Volunteers from various parts of the world engage in video calls and help visually impaired individuals who ask for help with a single click. Currently, the number of voluntary users of the application, which is only available on the iOS side, has exceeded 550 thousand.
KNFB Reader
KNFB Reader detects written texts with a single click and converts them into reading aloud mode. Thanks to the features such as Field of View Notification, Automatic Page Detection and Tilt Control in the application, it offers options for users to easily scan letters, prescriptions or textbooks. In addition to English, French, German, Italian and Spanish, Turkish language support is also available.
My Dream Partner
This application, specially developed by Turkcell, gathers more than one feature under its roof. Users can find hundreds of movies with description feature in the application, as well as follow current news and columns. They can also access thousands of audiobooks by connecting to many virtual libraries such as GETEM. In addition, there is an indoor assistance assistant. In this way, for example, it can inform you about the store you pass by in a shopping mall.
Google Lens
Thanks to Google Lens, we can search through photos taken from mobile devices. For example, we can access information about the product in the window of a street, a painting or a store that we photographed. In addition, the application can optionally present it to us in voice or in writing.
CEYD-A
CEYD-A is among the most popular mobile voice assistants that can recognize and speak Turkish voice commands. This voice assistant, which is very similar to Siri, Cortana and Google Now, can access traffic and weather or current news. It can also enable our device to take pictures.
uSound
uSound has a very important place in optimizing the working range of hearing aids for those with hearing loss. Thanks to this application, we can adjust the sound quality and volume according to the environments, and apply the filters we like.
Voice Calculator
The Voice Calculator does all the work that a professional mechanical version can do. For example, it can perform simple math or logarithm, exponential numbers, factorial operations and trigonometry calculations if you wish. At the same time, it can convert currencies such as Dollar and Euro to TL.
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