Technology has been improving
more and more every day. The mobile phones, televisions, and laptops we use
today have been improvised over a period to make life easier. It is evident
that technology has been very important in almost every aspect of our lives.
One important aspect that we are going to look at is how technology has changed
the lives of the visually impaired.
The first and foremost
innovation is the screen reader software. This software allows the visually
impaired see what normal people see on a display with the help of ‘Braille
device’, sound icons, speech synthesizer etc. It uses Text-to-Speech engine to
read out what is displayed on the screen.
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Source: usabilitygeek.com
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This not only helps the
visually impaired, but also the illiterate and the people suffering from
disorders that prevent them from learning. Many technology companies have
undertaken the effort to integrate this software into their products. For
example, Microsoft has included Microsoft Narrator screen reader in their operating
system. Google has included the Talk back screen reader in Android. Blackberry
has included similar software in some of their devices like the Blackberry 10.
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