A Special Phone app helps visually-impaired use the iPhone

A Special Phone app helps the visually impaired to use the iPhone. Three easy steps help them make a call without having to see the screen: Shake, verify, dial.

Macworld gives it a review:

A Special Phone lets you set up a list of up to six contacts and then shake the phone a certain number of times to call that person. You shake the phone once for the first contact, twice for the second, and so on. The phone waits two seconds after the last detected shake and then automatically dials the specified contact.

In addition, you can record yourself saying the name of the contact, which will be played back to you before the number is dialed so you can be sure that you’re calling the right person.

For the visually-impaired, setting up the application will still probably require some help, since it requires using the iPhone’s touchscreen interface

emily | 7:37 AM | Cell Phone Apps Reviews |
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