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

[Lavonya Gardner]

is there an APP that will give turn by turn directions, i have 2 blind autistic friends that would need that. is there a vissual 1 that talks and is large faunt

NOTHING ABOUT US, WITHOUT US. AUTISTICS RULE 

On Dec 31, 2012, at 16:50, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:

> 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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