Fuddy Duddy is an inclusive toy company for children based in Wexford. In addition to brands such as Melissa & Doug, they also carry specialized products such as tactile letters, weighted blankets, phonics games and more.
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Bright Ears
Bright Ears is a company that creates inclusive dolls to empower children and promote inclusiveness through play. They can be Disney characters or customized to look like the child. They have a range of features, including cochlear implants, hearing aids, glasses and other deafblind accessories.
MBraille
MBraille is a mobile braille App available on Apple App Store. It also provides a third-party keyboard available on iPhones and iPads. With MBraille, you can type, edit and send tweets and text messages using contracted or uncontracted English braille. In addition, it is fully functional with Apple’s VoiceOver technology for easy setup and gives… Continue reading MBraille
Honeywell Bell Push Button
The Honeywell Bell push button provides a new way to identify who is at the door. With the new Secret Knock function, family members and friends can be identified by their unique melody or colour flash when they arrive.
iDentifi
iDentifi is a free App available in the App Store that provides more ease for visually impaired individuals in daily tasks. It uses artificial intelligence that allows the user to click a photo and recognize objects, brands, colours, facial expressions, handwriting, and text, and then give an audible description of the image’s contents.
VoiceOver – iPhone
VoiceOver is a screen reader built into Apple Inc.’s macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS, and iPod operating systems. Using VoiceOver, the user can access their Macintosh or iOS device based on spoken descriptions and, in the case of the Mac, the keyboard. With Apple’s newest update with the introduction of iOS 14, the VoiceOver technology that translates on-screen text into speech has evolved to include VoiceOver Recognition. This new update allows for… Continue reading VoiceOver – iPhone
Back Tap – iPhone
Back Tap, a feature available on iPhone 8 and onwards, allows for actions to be assigned to a double or triple-tap on the phone’s back. For low vision users, they can set the double back tap to trigger the Magnifier, which also got a recent Apple update. For users who use VoiceOver to navigate their… Continue reading Back Tap – iPhone
Sense: Technology
Sense is a UK charity that provides support to everyone with complex disabilities and people who are deafblind. Their technology section provides access to computing aids, entertainment and virtual assistants, mobile technology, and alternative and augmentative communication.
Royal National Institute of Blind People: Technology and Useful Products
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is one of the UK’s top charities for sight loss and has compiled a collection of technology and useful products. They offer sections on guides and factsheets, news about the latest technology, technology support and grants, and accessible technology events. In addition, they have a technology shop… Continue reading Royal National Institute of Blind People: Technology and Useful Products
Chime Store
An online shop created by Chime, the National Charity for Deafness and Hearing Loss founded in 1964, which offers a range of assistive technologies for home, school, and the workplace. The shop offers the option to shop by product categories or by brand.