Alternative Computer Devices for the Visually Impaired or Blind.

I was very impressed by the computer technology for the seeing impaired and the blind. The Hal is one of the systems I was particularly impressed with. It is software that has been developed to allow the blind computer user to interact and communicate by using a speech synthesizer or a Braille display. It will allow the user to know exactly what they are typing by announcing words or characters and by pressing a single key it allows the entire document to be read. The Hal can assist the user in navigating complex websites with ease and to use window menus and icons. It is very impressive software that has many more specific uses and I am very interested in learning more.

The Mobile Speak Smartphone is definitely today’s greatest break through. The phone allows the visually impaired and blind to us cell phones like normal people. Its features allow the user to hear what normal users take advantage of. It reads the screen giving feedback on data coming through the phone. Every screen of the Speak Smartphone is read to the user where they will not need assistance using the phone. They always know the numbers they are dialing, who’s calling them, whose texting and what is being text. It provides information on signal strength, battery level, number of missed calls and unread messages, just to name a few. The visually impaired or blind have every opportunity to have a normal life thanks to speech feedback of the Mobile Speak Smartphone.