[nabs-l] Recommended apps for the I-phone

David Andrews dandrews at visi.com
Mon Dec 31 21:50:11 UTC 2012


Blindsquare tells you what points of interest are around you, and 
where you are, street and intersection.  It does not give turn by 
turn directions either, but I have found it to be useful, and in most 
instances suits me well over a full-fledged GPS app.  It is quite 
accessible, and I am told the developer is quite responsive.

Dave

At 03:33 PM 12/31/2012, you wrote:
>What is BlindSquare?
>I use Ariadne GPS and it is great for looking around and getting your
>location or distance from a bookmarked point of interest, but it
>doesn't give turn-by-turn directions. Navigon might but I'm not sure
>how accessible it is.
>Arielle
>
>On 12/31/12, christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Terri,
> >
> > Probably the best money identifier app is the LookTel money reader.
> > For color identifying, try color ID free. And for GPS, try Navigon or
> > Kapten GPS. Sendero Look Around is a good app for finding points of
> > interest, although it doesn't have a built-in GPS. If you have any
> > questions about the iPhone as you start using it, please feel free to
> > contact me. Happy new year!
> >
> > Chris Nusbaum
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Dec 31, 2012, at 3:00 PM, trising <trising at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> >>            Hello, both my husband and I are totally blind. We recently
> >> acquired two versions of I-phone, an I-phone 3 and a 4 S. We also
> >> recently
> >> acquired a Refreshabraille 18. I am struggling with the touch screen, but
> >> my
> >> husband is always a wiz with technology. Since this is very new to us,
> >> will
> >> you all recommend some high quality apps for a money identifier, a color
> >> identifier, and a GPS that are very usable for blind people who are new
> >> to
> >> the I-phone? Thanks for any assistance you can give.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Terri Wilcox





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