Why don’t they make devices accessible to visually impaired users! My partner has been blind since a child and was diagnosed with type 1 a couple of years ago. The NHS really struggled to find her a talking meter, eventually finding an old one in a back of a cupboard. She learnt to use this except you have to squeeze out a large amount of blood when you’re blind to ensure you get enough on the test strip.
She has recently started using a Freestyle libre which is so much easier, but it is so frustrating as it does not talk. As she lives independently she has to Facetime me to read her meter, but obviously this is not an ideal solution.
We have looked at the app but it is not available for IOS, only Android and her current Iphone does not have NFC either. She is willing to purchase an Android phone with NFC if we could guarantee the app is compatible with Talkback accessibility function on the phone. Obviously it is a big investment to purchase a new phone and a sensor if it does not work, so does anybody know if this combination would work or are able to assist us in testing this functionality on their Android phone if they are using it as a scanner for their Libre sensor?
I have Emailed Freestyle several times but just keep getting their standard reply thanking me for my feedback Grrrr!!
Thanks
Andy
She has recently started using a Freestyle libre which is so much easier, but it is so frustrating as it does not talk. As she lives independently she has to Facetime me to read her meter, but obviously this is not an ideal solution.
We have looked at the app but it is not available for IOS, only Android and her current Iphone does not have NFC either. She is willing to purchase an Android phone with NFC if we could guarantee the app is compatible with Talkback accessibility function on the phone. Obviously it is a big investment to purchase a new phone and a sensor if it does not work, so does anybody know if this combination would work or are able to assist us in testing this functionality on their Android phone if they are using it as a scanner for their Libre sensor?
I have Emailed Freestyle several times but just keep getting their standard reply thanking me for my feedback Grrrr!!
Thanks
Andy