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<p>Hey there!</p> <p>Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools, and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing, or other special needs!</p> <p>Looking for an app for an individual with low vision?  Check out Google <a href= "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.accessibility.reveal&hl=en_US&gl=US" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lookout</a>. Google <a href= "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.accessibility.reveal&hl=en_US&gl=US" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lookout</a> is an Android App that uses Google’s Artificial Intelligence toolkit to assist individuals, especially those who are blind or visually impaired.</p> <p>Lookout has six modes that include:</p> <p>• Images mode - describes the contents of an image,<br /> • Text mode - quickly skim text and hear it read aloud</p> <p>• Food labels mode - quickly identify packaged foods by their label</p> <p>• Document Mode - scan a whole page of text<br /> • Currency mode - identify money quickly and reliably</p> <p>• Explore mode – beta feature that offers information about objects in your environment</p> <p>Visit the google play store to learn more <a href= "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.accessibility.reveal&hl=en_US&gl=US" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.accessibility.reveal&hl=en_US&gl=US</a></p> <p>For more information, to read our blog, or to drop us a line, visit <a href= "http://www.eastersealstech.com/">EasterSealsTech.com</a>.</p> <p>I'd like to take a moment to thank InTRAC, the Indiana Telephone Relay Access Corporation for sponsoring our transcript today.  You can find out more about InTRAC at relayindiana.com.</p> <p>That is your Accessibility Minute for this week! I’m Brian Norton with the INDATA Project at Easterseals Crossroads, in Indiana.</p>