{"id":24438,"date":"2015-08-07T21:01:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T13:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=24438"},"modified":"2023-06-08T14:49:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T06:49:15","slug":"sensory-impairements-mobile-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/sensory-impairements-mobile-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Mobile Apps for Sensory Impairment [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the way we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/misuse-mobile-technology\/\">misuse technology<\/a>, one of its purpose is to help us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/smartphones-revolutionizing-diagnostic-medicine\/\">improve our way of life<\/a>. This includes users who may have a <strong>physical disability or sensory impairment<\/strong>. In this infographic by <em>Home Healthcare Adaptations<\/em>, we take a look at some of the best apps for users who suffer from a vision impairment or hearing impairment.<\/p>\n<p>These apps, some free, some paid, help users <strong>identify characteristics or features<\/strong> like an object or a color, connect with volunteers who can provide assistance, alerts them of surrounding noises and provide various other forms of help. The apps make use of the phone camera, voiceover function, light or flash and even technologies like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/augmented-reality-next-big-thing\/\">augmented reality<\/a> to help <strong>alert or communicate<\/strong> important information to these users.<\/p>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/sensory-impairements-mobile-apps\/mobile-apps-impaired.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/sensory-impairements-mobile-apps\/mobile-apps-impaired.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"6802\"><\/a><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the way we misuse technology, one of its purpose is to help us improve our way of life. This includes users who may have a physical disability or sensory impairment. In this infographic by Home Healthcare Adaptations, we take a look at some of the best apps for users who suffer from a vision&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3399],"tags":[3665,2339],"topic":[4521],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Best Mobile Apps for Sensory Impairment [Infographic] - Hongkiat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Despite the way we misuse technology, one of its purpose is to help us improve our way of life. 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