Hello Everyone, Last week I was searching for a free GPS navigation solution for my new Galaxy S10 Plus.
One requirement was that the app must be able to automatically announce cross streets without having a specific destination designated. In iOS I use both Seeing Eye GPS XT (my preferred solution) and Nearby Explorer when I want automatic cross street announcements. Although Google maps is extremely useful in the latest version of Android, it does not offer the automatic cross street announcement feature as described above. As yet, I have never used Google Maps for iOS. Someone on an Android list suggested that I download Lazarillo for Android. It was exactly what I needed and worked marvelously well. I was so surprised that a free solution existed. This morning, I learned that Lazarillo can also be downloaded from the Apple App Store. So, I am posting the Lazarillo for iOS information below. As yet, I have not yet taken the iOS / iPad OS version out for a test spin, so to speak, so any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated. Enjoy, Mark Lazarillo - Accessible GPS for blind and low vision Developer: Rene Espinoza Free LazarilloApp the GPS for people who are blind or have low vision, lets you explore the world around you and set up routes. Lazarillo is a specialized GPS app that brings mobility tools for people who are blind. Using audio messages, Lazarillo will tell you about nearby places, the street you are walking on, street intersections in your way and more! Like a radio, Lazarillo will announce the things around you while you are moving. This app was designed and implemented with active feedback from people who are blind. The GPS resource is used even if the App is in the background. This allows the user to keep using the app without active usage of the screen, so they can still enjoy the features of Lazarillo even when their phone is in their pocket or when using other relevant apps. Note : "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life." This app allows you to use its accessibility functions for free, just requires mobile data or a Wi-Fi connection. To collaborate with people who are blind, Lazarillo's main feature is to become the user's companion, providing essential information that allows displacement and autonomy. The goal is to help the person reach the chosen place in a simple way, receiving Lazarillo indications by voice and notifications of nearby places, institutions, shops, etc, allowing communication between the user and the city. The app contains the following features: Exploration: Provides your actual position, nearby places, and street intersections while you are walking on the street, in a bus or by car. Category searches: Allows to find nearby places from a specific category such as banks, health, food, shop, art, entertainment, etc. Specific searches: Allows to find a route to any place using voice or keyboard. Help information: Lazarillo provides information about establishments that work with blind or visually impaired people. The app is linked to a web platform where the institutions are able to show important information about events, courses, workshops, and any data that a blind person may need. In that way Lazarillo collaborates with these institutions improving the communication among users, providing better connectivity between people with visual disabilities. For suggestions and doubts you can visit our web site at: www.lazarillo.cl or send us an e-mail to: conta...@lazarillo.cl US App Store URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lazarilloapp/id1139331874 -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/002101d66a72%24ffa55690%24fef003b0%24%40edu.
