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Phone for blind elderly (self.Blind)
submitted by YearsOfGlitter
I am looking for a phone for my blind elderly father with Parkinson’s disease. He has used a 3g flip phone with scrolling and voice command. He needs a phone with large buttons and voice command. I am in the US and really desperate to help my dad. Any advise appreciated.
Laser_Lens_4 3 points 3y ago
iPhone is the best mainstream option, but if that doesn't work, consider taking a look at Blindshell. It's an Android-based phone with physical buttons that talks to you.
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YearsOfGlitter [OP] 1 points 3y ago
I will be looking into Blindshell, thanks!
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vwlsmssng 3 points 3y ago
Find out if Doro phones are available for you in the US.
https://www.doro.com/
They do some chunky phones with good tactile feedback aimed at the seniors and dementia friendly market.
https://www.doro.com/
They do some chunky phones with good tactile feedback aimed at the seniors and dementia friendly market.
jage9 2 points 3y ago
This being Reddit, I try to avoid sales-related messages, but the $1 may be an option to consider. It has tactile buttons, all menus speak, and has several features beyond making calls if they wish to utilize them.
I know of others where dexterity has made the iPhone harder to use, so thought I'd throw this out there.
Full disclosure: Yes this is my business. For more general info or for people outside the U.S., here's the $1
I know of others where dexterity has made the iPhone harder to use, so thought I'd throw this out there.
Full disclosure: Yes this is my business. For more general info or for people outside the U.S., here's the $1
YearsOfGlitter [OP] 2 points 3y ago
I’m really glad you mentioned this. I actually had come to this conclusion independently a few hours ago. I’m going to call one of the US distributors I found and order one tomorrow. At this point we are so desperate for a solution, that we’re willing to try anything and after watching a few videos on this phone and reading about it I think it is probably our best option.
AlbertFlintstein 2 points 3y ago
You might want to check out KaiOS phones. You might have to buy it online (and make sure the handset is compatible with US networks), but a lot of them offer Google Assistant and fairly chunky, tactile buttons.
noaimpara 2 points 3y ago
iPhones are usually the most accessible phones on the market. The latest iPhone SE 2020 would probably be a good pick if you don’t want to spend too much.
YearsOfGlitter [OP] 1 points 3y ago
The touchscreen just doesn’t work because of his movement disorder unfortunately combined with blindness makes it impossible.
noaimpara 3 points 3y ago
Ios has some accessibility features for people with low dexterity, I don’t know if that would work for your father though, but it’s a thing. You might want to give $1 a read, see if it applies? Otherwise, I don’t really know sorry.
YearsOfGlitter [OP] 2 points 3y ago
Yeah that helps, thank you. However the issue is combining dexterity with blindness.
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