Innovation has long reached out to people with disabilities: speech, vision, or movement impairments.

1. dot Watch
App for iOS and Android
This is a smart braille watch for the visually impaired that syncs with your phone. The gadget was developed by the South Korean brand Dot Incorporation and went on sale in 2017. It gives tactile information, allows you to set a timer or stopwatch and always be in touch with loved ones. Every text message that comes to a smartphone is instantly translated into Braille and sent to the Dot Watch. When a person receives a call, the watch vibrates and displays the caller’s name.

2. Talkitt
The innovative mobile app (known as far back as 2016) was developed by the Israeli company Voiceitt. It is designed for people with speech and language disorders for communication purposes. The program translates incomprehensible pronunciation into spoken correct speech, so you can get into the thoughts and words of the interlocutor.

3. Open Sesame
Android app
We’re talking about a mobile app that allows you to switch to full control of your smartphone with your voice and gestures. Reading minimal movements of the limbs or the head through the front camera, it recognizes the face and words of its owner, helping to move the cursor, open and use programs.

4. UNI
A unique gesture translator facilitates communication for people with hearing and speech problems. The device uses a large database to quickly translate hand language into audio format. The technology also allows you to perceive cues from your interlocutor, converting them into text on the screen. The developers of the project were the Rochester Institute of Technology Institute of Design and Programming, as well as the MotionSavvy brand from California.

5. Finger Reader
This is a handy tool for reading text from scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The device was created for two purposes: on the one hand, to help visually impaired people perceive textual information in paper or electronic books, and on the other hand, to translate language.

6. Be My Eyes
Apps for iOS and Android
A non-profit app with the literal name “Be My Eyes” is aimed at people with vision problems and is designed to relieve them of the everyday hassle through live video communication. The program works on the principle of online communication: you need to indicate whether you are a volunteer or are in search of a helper yourself. Afterwards, sign up.

7. AVA
App for IOS and Android
A group of four students (from Berkeley and San Francisco) developed a unique mobile app to replace hearing aids. The app allows for communication by converting speech into text information on the screen.