Improve accessibility with these helpful apps

Accessibility makes all the difference in the life of someone with a disability. This list of apps can assist with communication, readability, or finding resources and aids to make each day more manageable.

Join the multilingual Be My Eyes community for help with visual assistance, or lend your eyes to assist others. Connect easily via the app while sharing stories, get in touch with companies via the Service Directory, and create personalized groups of friends and family for descriptions, specialized help, and other tasks. There’s even an AI feature that will describe the contents of any image you share.

Navigate the visual world with an intelligent tool that detects colors, reads barcodes, speaks scanned and imported text aloud, describes photos and real-world scenes, and locates nearby objects. You can even teach the app to recognize specific faces, or purchase Envision Glasses for a wearable version.

Create, edit, and save phrases in a fully customizable text-to-speech app that uses the voice installed on your device to help you communicate clearly in any situation. Need to express something quickly? Select images or phrases in categories like “Food/Drink,” “Feelings,” and “Activities” to share your thoughts with a few quick taps.

Answer a brief series of questions to customize your app experience and verify your eligibility for Captioned Telephone Service (CTS). Then enjoy speedy, FCC-certified call transcriptions whether you’re hearing-impaired yourself or frequently communicate with someone who is, all while saving or accessing contacts and conversations with ease.

Working around ADHD is all about creative and realistic strategies. With Univi’s short, engaging videos, you’ll learn all the tricks to tackle that to-do list. The app’s thoughtfully interactive approach to managing ADHD goes beyond productivity, placing emphasis on your well-being and social skills as well.

This app is built to support parents, caretakers, or teachers of children with autism. Onboarding focuses on the child, asking questions to tailor the experience to their needs. Find quick clinical support for the child and therapeutic support for you, as well as an anonymous community forum for questions. There are also reels with quick tips, covering topics from prepping sensory goodie bags to teaching turn-taking.

This ASL translator is a handy tool for communicating with hearing-impaired people on the spot. You can type or speak whatever you want to say, and a clear, human-like avatar will act out the hand gestures for you. Adjust the speed of the movements, or even rotate the avatar 360 degrees to see signing from any perspective.

Similar to other popular language learning apps, Lingvano helps people learn American, British, and Austrian Sign Language. Set your desired class length, ranging from 5 to 20 minutes, then check in daily for your lesson and streak rewards. Classes cover how to sign words, ASL syntax, and Deaf history information. Learn at your own pace: If your on-screen tutor’s signing too fast, click on the turtle icon on the top right to slow down their motions.