Games and Activities:

Phase 10 brailed cards https://www.maxiaids.com/reizen-braille-phase-10-card-game-for-the-blind-and-low-vision

Uno Brailed https://www.maxiaids.com/braille-uno-cards

Skip Bo https://www.maxiaids.com/skip-bo-card-game

Go Fish https://www.maxiaids.com/go-fish-flash-cards-braille

Playing Card holder- This hold up to 15 cards https://www.maxiaids.com/playing-card-holders

Apple to Apples https://www.maxiaids.com/apples-to-apples-braille-version

Rook Brailed  https://www.maxiaids.com/braille-rook-cards

Scrabble Game Brailed https://www.maxiaids.com/deluxe-scrabble-game-braille-version

Talking Items for Daily Living

Talking penguin alarm clock (this little guy uses 2 AAA batteries and has a cuckoo or music alarm with snooze. https://www.maxiaids.com/reizen-lcd-talking-alarm-clock-penguin-style

3-in-1 Talking Super Cube clock: It has a talking calendar, talking countdown timer, hourly time announcement, and can do 12/24 hour formats https://www.maxiaids.com/reizen-3-in-1-talking-super-cube-clock-for-the-visually-impaired

High Capacity 4-Language Talking scale: It announces in English, French, German or Spanish; weight in pounds or kilograms; uses 4 AA batteries  https://www.maxiaids.com/high-capacity-4-language-talking-scale-550-lb

App Resources

LookTel: Money Identifier- This app will tell you the currency in both dollars and Euros

KNFB Reader- This app does have cost associated, but is very efficient and accurate reading print pages.

TapTapSee- This app identified objects such as cans and money

Color ID Free: Discovers the names of colors around you. This can help with identifying colors of clothes to even household items like hand towels.

Learning Ally- this is for students K-12 who do better listening to grade-level content.

Be My Eyes- This was on last year’s list and has a YouTube vide on how to use. You can talk to a person for free to help you identify objects, read directions and other things. This is a free service.

Aira- This app connects you with a live person to help with daily tasks, work, navigating buildings, shopping and more. Aira has a free membership that allows you to have 10 min for free. Or they have paid subscriptions. They are also free to use at the following retailers: Wegmans, Walgreens, AT&T. They are also free to use inside Federal buildings, an ACB and NFB nation conventions. Aira is here to help you with your needs by connecting you to a live person to do so many things.

This year’s list is a little smaller than previous years, however, I hope this is helpful information for you and your families. If you have any suggestions feel free to get ahold of us on Social Media!