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> any tricks or solutions for non-technical people like her that could make her life easier. PRODUCTS 1. NFC/RFID stickers/buttons on objects can trigger iPho
by stacktrust 3y ago
> any tricks or solutions for non-technical people like her that could make her life easier.
PRODUCTS
1. NFC/RFID stickers/buttons on objects can trigger iPhone shortcuts with a single tap, e.g. custom text-to-speech audio and other automation. Tape NFC tag to Autosqueeze holder for eye drop bottles, to describe name and dosage. Or sew on clothes. Allows "audio annotation" of places, e.g. "This is location X. Foo is on the left. Bar is on the right."
2. Alexa ecosystem supports streaming radio/podcasts, cable TV (via Logitech Harmony IR remote), audio alerts from Google Calendar, microwave control, Echo Connect for dialing landline phones with numbers from cloud contact list, scripted audio (e.g. "where is ABC" can trigger an audio response from a distant Echo near ABC, older Echo Dots are small/cheap/mountable), big wifi buttons to trigger any Alexa script, hourly time cues, ThirdReality PIR motion sensors for Echo4G-with-Zigbee-hub (less cloud/app creep), ultrasound motion sensing by newer Echo Dots, wifi power plugs, zigbee reed switch for door open announcements.
3. Be My Eyes - free, global remote volunteers help via smartphone camera.
4. Automated medication dispenser, loaded by caregiver or delivered by pharmacy + subscription service.
5. iOS 17 Apple Magnifier is adding a point-and-speak feature to point at any real-world text and have the phone camera read it out loud.
PHYSICAL
Interior guide hand rails /w tension rods + Wall Nanny
Tactile paths/guides on floor
PSYCHOLOGICAL
Counseling for early training about canes (folding, telescoping, rigid)
Support groups
- Technetium 3y agoThanks for recommending Be My Eyes! I would have never known it existed if not for you. I'm very much looking forward to helping people :)