Assistive technology for visually impaired

 Visual impaired is defined as " The consequence of a functional loss of vision rather than the eye disorder itself". There are four major types of visual impairments. They are 

1. Partially blind
2. Low vision
3. Legally blind
4. Totally blind

There are many causes of birth of children with visual impairment. Some of the causes are listed below 

• Transfer of genes associated from the parents
• Carelessness adopted by pregnant mother
• Unfavorable Conditions .i.e. malnutrition, accident etc
• Eye infections and eye diseases
• Improper lights 

So it's difficult for the visual impairment to survive like a normal person. There are certain Assistive devices which helps in doing all the activities. They are as follows 

• GPS
• Dictation 
• DAISY Reader
• Handheld magnifier
• Barcode scanner
• Money reader 
• Screen reader 
• JAWS ( Job assess with speech) 
• Sonic cane 
• Different types of canes
• Victor reader stream
• Haptic shoes
• Navigation bracelet
• Vedios magnifier
• Braille
• Joystick
• Adapted mouse's
• Adaptive keyboards
• Tactile access
• Braille translators 
• Refreshable Braille display
• Accessible mobile applications

These are all the assistive technology for person with visual impairment.