Jane9656

Q: Help for a newly visually impaired iphone user

I'm trying to help my dad who has recently lost most of his central vision. He has an iphone5 and is getting by with the tap and voice over options but I am sure there is more available that could help him? We're about to get him an iphone 6plus and I've read about KNFBreader, is there anything else that could help? Does anyone know if the apple store can help him with set up etc?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!!

Posted on Feb 12, 2015 6:27 PM

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Q: Help for a newly visually impaired iphone user

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  • by joe_7399,

    joe_7399 joe_7399 Feb 14, 2015 1:11 PM in response to Jane9656
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    Feb 14, 2015 1:11 PM in response to Jane9656

    Hi Jane9656,

     

    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!

     

    I understand that you would like to know about the different Accessibility features the iPhone offers for vision impairment. There are several features built in that I would suggest reading about. Please refer to the attached link for information about the iPhone’s wide range of Accessibility features. 

     

    Apple - Accessibility - iOS

     

    Best regards,

    Joe

  • by Worshiper101,

    Worshiper101 Worshiper101 Apr 16, 2015 10:06 PM in response to Jane9656
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    Apr 16, 2015 10:06 PM in response to Jane9656

    Go to settings, general, asscebillty an you'll see several things like zoom. (Warning though, zoom has been buggy with some users, me included) But don't worry, it's not horible, just buggy sometimes. It's definitely a good feature and I would recommend it.

  • by Alyssa6595,

    Alyssa6595 Alyssa6595 Apr 23, 2015 1:15 PM in response to Jane9656
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    Apr 23, 2015 1:15 PM in response to Jane9656

    Hi there! I hope you are having good luck with the iPhone purchase. If you go the Apple store to get a new one, they should be able to set it up. You can also direct questions to Apple's Accessibility Department. They have people who are specially trained in the use of the accessibility features of all Apple products.

  • by fluzz,

    fluzz fluzz Oct 28, 2015 9:46 PM in response to Jane9656
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    Oct 28, 2015 9:46 PM in response to Jane9656

    Hello,

     

    Try going to Settings > General > Accessibility, as Joe said. There are many useful things that can help you there.

     

    -Fluzz