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Blind Communicator, an app enabling blind people to use a phone or tablet needs your support (kickstarter.com)
submitted by HardworkingCat
Jepstromeister 1 points 6y ago
What a fucking joke.
kindamanic 1 points 6y ago
why?
KillerLag 1 points 6y ago
It seems pretty interesting... how well does it deal with the different interfaces between Samsung (TouchWiz) and other Android UIs?
HardworkingCat [OP] 1 points 6y ago
The main difference with other launchers is that Blind Communicator offers a simplified user interface with a digital voice guide that tells the user everything that is happening in the device (new message, incoming call, screen rotation, battery charging, etc.). In the other hand, the voice guide will tell the user the available options in every menu and the result of every action. The result is a very short learning curve. There is no need of tutorials or learning from friends or relatives to use a smartphone or tablet if you have a visual impairment. Just slide the finger up and down to browse the menu and slide to the right to select an option. The App will do the rest. Blind Communicator allows the user to receive and send messages, make and receive calls, listen to music, use a voice recorder, manage contacts and alarms and browse the Web with Google as a starting point. It can also launch the Apps in your smartphone.
fastfinge 1 points 6y ago
[original comment removed.]
HardworkingCat [OP] 1 points 6y ago
1. There was a mistype in the GitHub link, now $1.
2. Thank you for the question about TalkBack. Blind Communicator can launch any App installed in your device in order to use it with TalkBack. The main difference with TalkBack is that Blind Communicator takes care of the complexity that could represent a touchscreen for the blind. It also makes of the voice guide a great asset because the user doesn't need to learn how to use the smartphone with different screen gestures. It's also great for small children or elder people because there is no learning curve. They are able to use a smartphone or tablet by simply sliding the finger up or down over the screen. The App will do the rest and the voice guide will tell you the result of every action. For last, the App allows the visually impaired to use a smartphone much faster than with TalkBack because the main features of a mobile device (calls, music and messaging) are presented with a simplified user interface in order to provide a faster browsing and a much better user experience for the blind.
3. The quality of localization (translation, voices) is really important, that's why professional localization company with a significant experience in this field will be involved. That's why Blind Communicator needs the money.
Hope this helps. Should you have any questions, please let me know! Thank you!
fastfinge 2 points 6y ago
I don't agree that this is needed. However, you've proven that this isn't just a scam to my satisfaction. Post approved.
Ko-in -1 points 6y ago
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