Re: android app recommendations for the visually impaired
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It takes practice, mostly. Well that and getting used to parsing information by listening to the equivalent of screeching cats, which isn't for everyone. You should check out The vOICes main site [here] for information and the latest news, the training guide is listed [here]. I'm not sure what the adoption rates are for the phone app perse in terms of ease of use, hm. Something you could try is grabbing the recently open sourced [Google VR] which is made of cardboard, mount your phone into it and use VR mode on The vOICe, which might provide a more intuitive experience, it costs around 15$ to 20$ for the simple cardboard VR mount. Alternatively you could go with the [VISION-800] smart glasses for roughly 180$. There's also a more DIY approach you could use, such as with a cheap webcam clipped to a hat, or something more DIY like the depreciated [After Sight] project.
Keep in mind that its an evolving technology and isn't perfect, by any means. Others are working on different rendering methods for spacial mapping by using Depthmaps, among other things. You could also check out another free app based on The vOICe called [EyeMusic], it uses more musical tones and also parses color a bit better, though may lack a few other features.
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