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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.
Travel assist project with TfGM (update)
Learn about our partnership with Transport for Greater Manchester, supporting the development of their Travel Assist solution.
Audible Vision app review
This Android app uses Artificial Intelligence to help visually impaired people become confident in everyday tasks.
Here Chris from our Digital Team gives the app a review.
Introducing version 8 of the Synapptic software
This blog gives an introduction to Synapptic, and introduces some of the features of Version 8.
Super Lidar: An app for exploring your environment
Find out about Super Lidar, an app that uses the Lidar scanner to enable you to find people and objects around you.
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.
Voice Activated printing: Using Alexa to print and scan
Learn about linking Alexa to an HP Printer, and some of the ways in which you can use Alexa to print and scan.
Accessible TV Guide on Freeview Play
Find out all you need to know about Freeview Play's accessible TV guide, designed for people with all levels of vision.
Envision Glasses: AI for your eye
Learn about the features of the Envision Glasses, AI-enabled smart glasses designed specifically for visually impaired people.
Accessing Audiobooks: Formats and services
Find out some of the ways to access audiobooks, including different audiobook formats and audiobook providers.
Fitness Coach by Jumpy Cat: An accessible workout app
Find out about Fitness Coach by Jumpy Cat, an accessible app for creating personalised workouts.
TV catch-up services: how accessible are they?
Find out how accessible the TV catch-up services BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4 and My5 are to visually impaired people.
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.
Our guide to Electronic Signatures
In this digital age, the need to validate documents quickly is becoming more evident, so we are likely to be asked to provide electronic signatures - but what are they?
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.
Visiting Manchester Central Library post-lockdown
We offer digital technology assessments at Manchester Central Library, so we went along to check out what's changed at the building since the COVID-19 lockdown.
Using the NHS Test and Trace COVID-19 app if you are blind or visually impaired
The new NHS COVID-19 app for Apple and Android devices launched yesterday. Our Digital Team checked it out to see how blind and visually impaired people will be able to use it.
Getting out and about: Using a smartphone to navigate independently
Hear from Lynne Nicholson, who is visually impaired and uses her smartphone and navigation apps to travel independently.
Guide to COVID-19 scams
Commonly during crisis situations, fraudsters create lots of new ways to defraud their unsuspecting victims. We've put together a guide to current COVID-19 scams.
Track and Trace: An example of how it works
From 14 September, venues such as pubs and restaurants will be legally required to request contact details of customers as part of the Track and Trace initiative.
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.
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.
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.
Using Zoom virtual meetings if you are visually impaired
Zoom is an app allowing people to have virtual meetings and stay connected. We tested it to see how well it can be used if you have a visual impairment.
Managing Social Isolation with Technology
We outline our top tips for using technology to manage social isolation if you have a visual impairment.
Henshaws joins the Talking Newspaper app
Read about the new Talking Newspaper app developed by British Wireless for the Blind and the Talking News Federation, and how you can access Henshaws news through it.
7 gift ideas for people with sight loss
Knowing what to get your loved one for Christmas can be a struggle at the best of times. Here's some ideas from us at Henshaws for anyone with sight loss.
6 ‘Accidentally’ accessible products for people with sight loss
We review six products, three high-tech and three low-tech, which were not designed for someone with sight loss but are fully accessible and could increase independence.
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.
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.
Digital assessments & training
Henshaws digital enablement team are here to find the digital solution that works for you.
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
How I play video games with a visual impairment
We spoke to Kyle, a graduate from Henshaws Skillstep course who is an avid gamer about how his visual impairment affects the way he plays video games.
How can you read books when you have a visual impairment?
Having a visual impairment doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy books! We’ve rounded up the best ways to access books when you’re blind or visually impaired.
New tech services in Oldham
Our new Technology Rehabilitation Officer Carrie is coming to Oldham! Find out about the new services she'll be offering in the area.
