Assistive Technology
Making the most of technology
Getting your assistive technology right is essential to showing you at your best in the work place and at home. Major technology providers invest heavily in making their products more accessible. As a result access for disabled users is now effective and far-reaching.
Expanding your strengths
Learning to use assistive technology reduces communication barriers, whilst adaptations to household appliances are vital in supporting independent living.
The Workplace
A variety of assistive technologies are at your disposal to support visually impaired employees. Financial assistance can be obtained through the Access to Work program, a process we can guide you through seamlessly. This funding enables your employees to access computers and efficiently read printed documents. CrystalEyes specializes in identifying, procuring, and training employees in the requisite assistive technologies.
Screen reading software. JAWS is the most popular screen-reading software and is recommended and supported by CrystalEyes.
Note takers and smartphones.
The BrailleNote Touch+ is a fast-accessible braille tablet. Its design is ideal for use at school, work and at home. It is small and light, so is easily carried around. IOS (Apple) devices include a screen reader called VoiceOver. It also has an intelligent personal assistant called Siri. As a result, you can now use all the features of a smartphone by using VoiceOver. Siri allows you to send emails and texts, call any of your contacts and found out information such as the weather.
At Home
If you’re blind or partially sighted, adapting your home can help you continue to live there independently. Suggestions for actions that you might take can be found by following this link. Funding is through the Disabled Facilities Grant, but you will need to check if the expenditure you are proposing is eligible.
There are also lots of talking household appliances that allow the blind or partially sighted to undertake everyday tasks with confidence.