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Alice sat at a desk with a Perkins Brailler in front of her. In front of the Perkins Brailler, from left to right, are the Hable One, a refreshable Braille display and an iPhone. To the left of the image is the text "My Braille Kit" on a pink background.

Alice’s Braille kit: Useful Braille devices

Discover some of the ways you can read and write using Braille, by going on a journey with Alice, who talks through the Braille devices she has used.

Digital Enablement officer Chris with a phone and laptop

Introducing version 8 of the Synapptic software

This blog gives an introduction to Synapptic, and introduces some of the features of Version 8.

Nina’s Day-A day in the life of a Henshaws service user

Meet Nina, a Henshaws service user, who shares her experiences of visual impairment through a life in her day.

Henshaws Digital Enablement Service: Impact of Covid-19

Find out how Covid-19 has impacted on our Digital Enablement Service, and the need for technology during the pandemic.

AirTags: Helping you find your items

Find out about AirTag, Apple's answer to item tracking. Find out how it compares with Tile, another item tracking solution.

Introducing the AngelEye Smart Reader

AngelEye is a new wearable smart reader produced by a company called NextVPU, who have developed their Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for people with low or no vision.

Box containing Envision glasses with the frames visible

Envision Glasses: AI for your eye

Learn about the features of the Envision Glasses, AI-enabled smart glasses designed specifically for visually impaired people.

The story of our Optelec digital magnifier giveaway!

Support from the Manchester High Sheriff's Fund enabled us to distribute Optelec digital magnifiers to the most vulnerable visually impaired people across Greater Manchester.

Tech Talk’s Top Tech of 2020

Find out what our Trafford and Oldham Tech Talk members voted as their favourite piece of technology in 2020.

10 Gift Ideas for people with a Visual Impairment

Find out 10 of our gift ideas for somebody with a visual impairment.

A screenshot of the scanner screen, with the text 'Find a care label to scan, point the camera and keep it steady' and the 'See instructions' button

Laundry Lens: An app to help with clothes washing

Find out about Laundry Lens, an app that can help you to interpret laundry labels when washing your clothes.

Image shows a member of the Digital Enablement Team sat at a desk with several laptops on.

Dictation solutions put to the test

There are a number of dictation solutions available, but which one is the best? We thought we would try some of the most common versions side by side to see how they performed.

Introducing the Orcam Read

The Orcam Read is a handheld smart device that identifies, captures and reads text aloud. Richard from our Digital Team puts it to the test with some visually impaired people.

Online workshop delivered to optometry students at the University of Manchester

We were asked by The University of Manchester to deliver an online workshop to final year optometry students on the technology that exists to support visually impaired people.

Image shows a member of Henshaws staff demonstrating a smartphone to a visually impaired man.

Our Digital Enablement Service helps visually impaired people get connected with tech

Our Digital Enablement Service is helping people living with sight loss to get connected through tech, and offers training with a wide variety of products and skills.

How an Amazon Echo Show and a Wifi Hub connected a family during lockdown

Mark discusses how his first thought on the announcement of the Covid-19 lockdown was getting his elderly relatives some connectivity with an Amazon Echo Show.

Image shows a man wearing a pink Henshaws t-shirt. He is cupping his hand to his ear.

Getting connected and keeping informed using technology

Getting connected with family and keeping informed has never been as important as it is during the Covid-19 lockdown. Read our blog about the technology that can help.

Managing Social Isolation with Technology

We outline our top tips for using technology to manage social isolation if you have a visual impairment.

Image shows an elderly gentleman looking at the camera and smiling.

Meet Fred the centenarian with sight loss

I was very fortunate to be invited to meet one of our visually impaired service users from Oldham last month, just a few days after he celebrated his 100th birthday!

Screenshot of iPhone screen showing Eye-D and the features Where Am I? and Around Me

Eye-D: An app that can act as your eyes

We review Eye-D, an app for iOS and Android that enables people with a visual impairment to be more independent.

A disabled female in a wheelchair fitted with a switch

Achieving goals with assistive technology

Expertise in assistive technology at our Specialist College plays a big part in our student’s success. Elspeth is building her skills in using switches to develop independence.

Hands using a high contrast keyboard with yellow keys

Access to Work – making employment possible

If you’re disabled or have a physical or mental health condition that makes it hard for you to do your job, Access to Work is there to support you.

Mark wearing a Henshaws t-shirt in front of his computer at home, holding up an Echo device to the camera.

How can you use Amazon Echo as a digital solution in day-to-day life?

Smart devices can help to make everyday living that bit easier. Mark runs us through some ways that the Amazon Echo can be used by people with sight loss and other health problems.

How can you read when you have a visual impairment?

Mark, Henshaws expert on all things tech, is back to give us some of the reading solutions when you have limited vision and his guide to magnifiers.

Top 10 sight loss gadgets for under £50

Check out our top 10 everyday gadgets for under £50 and see how each piece of tech can help those with a visual impairment

5 ways my phone overcomes the fact I’m blind

Find out how 22 year old Rhys uses his iPhone to overcome the challenges his sight loss brings.

Student Mary using her assistive technology in her music class

How assistive technology is helping Mary find her voice

Read how our specialist staff have enabled College student Mary to use assistive technology to find her voice.

TapTapSee is Free (again!)

The app TapTapSee has now been made available for free - Community Services Development Manager Mark talks us through some of its features.

Image of the OrCam glasses sitting on top of the box.

ORCAM a potential technology game changer for those with a visual impairment

Our Community Services Development Manager Mark Belcher reviews what he thinks is a potentially game changing piece of wearable technology for those with visual impairments.

5 of the best apps for people with sight loss

MacLife has compiled a list of the best Apps for people with sight loss, and we have chosen our top five from them.

Image of Steve sitting at a table with a cup of tea.

“My visual impairment hasn’t stopped me from becoming a Radio DJ!”

Steve is a Henshaws service user and volunteers once a week with North Manchester FM where he runs his own radio show - he shares with us his story.

Photo of our college student using an iPad

Top 10 tips on using Windows 10’s accessibility options

Tom is our very own IT Technician at Henshaws in Manchester, and we’ve adapted his blog entry on the accessibility of Windows 10 into our ‘Top 10 Tips’.

Innovative new technology for autistic learners

As today is the seventh annual World Autism Awareness Day, we wanted to share some exciting news and useful resources with you.

A day in my life

I’m often asked what it’s like to live life with a visual impairment. I just have to approach life in a slightly different way...

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