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eReaders for visually impaired

  • 01-10-2019 11:13am
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    Registered Users Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭


    Hi there, I'm looking for recommendations for eReaders for visually impaired folks - one which allows for larger text, etc............


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,524 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Kindles are great, I wonder if the more tactile ones with buttons at the side for turning pages is better than the touch screen models, for the visually impaired?


  • Registered Users Posts: 28,003 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Might well be worth contacting NCBI;

    https://www.ncbi.ie/types-of-assistive-technology/


  • Registered Users Posts: 461 ✭✭afterglow


    Hi OP
    Hope its alright to post here, was just having a scrole through, and seen your post
    there are many different options in terms of reading devices, if the person the post is for, has a smart phone, then there's a kindle app, and a lot of the time, kindle books now have the “ screen reader ” function supported, which means one can read books, kindle, on iphone, using the built in screen reader, called voice over, it works very well, use it myself as I have no vision. there are also ipads, and I believe some of the android devices work well, if its larger print you want. If its speech, and easy use of same you want, I'd look at an I device, or possibly a kindle. I hope you have managed to find something by now, just my tuppence worth :)


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