10 ideas for apps to help blind and visually impaired people
1. Blind Uber
When you open the app, you put in your location and destination. It then gives you a list of visually impaired Uber drivers near you. You press "hire" and an Uber shows up with a blind driver who takes you to your destination.2. Blind AirBNB
When you open the app, it shows all the AirBNBs in the world (that have opted into it) that are available for rent and the description of them. You can see pictures of each apartment and read reviews. You press "rent" and they send an email to the owner of the apartment telling them someone wants to rent their placeand then they send an email to you saying this is what we have available at this price range etc. And then you go through a regular airbnb process to rent it.3. Blind Yelp!
You open the app and say, "I want Mexican food". It gives you a list of restaurants near by that are rated highly on Yelp by visually impaired people. Or maybe even just visually impaired people who have eaten at those places before. You tap one and it tells you how many steps it is from where you are standing, what time they close (if relevant), what their menu is like, if there's any special features about them (like if they have braille menus or if they're accessible for blind customers). Since most people use Yelp when deciding where to eat this would be very useful for blind people since most restaurants aren't accessible for blind customers without help from friends or other services that cost money.4. Blind Amazon
Since Amazon has so much data on products, why not make an app like Blind Amazon? Where it lets visually impaired people know which products are available in which categories (clothing, electronics, etc) that are good quality products made specifically for visually-impaired customers with high ratings by other visually-impaired customers?5. Blind Bookstore!
Similar to above: An app that tells visually-impaired people which books are good quality books written specifically for blind readers with high ratings by other blind readers?6. A social network for the blind!
Sort of like Tinder but instead of photos of potential partners all they see is a bio describing the person along with links to videos or podcasts or articles describing said person so they can decide whether or not they want to meet up based on their interests.7. DoormenRideShareAppForTheBlind
idea inspired by Robynne Chutkan's talk at IdeaFestival about how she runs her medical practice despite being legally blind and having multiple sclerosis AND being wheelchair-bound due to MS
She has multiple employees who help her run her business but she still uses Uber sometimes because some of her employees don't have cars and can't take her everywhere she needs to go so she sometimes needs rides from Uber drivers who don't know she's disabled until after she explains herself once they pick her up but prior to that point, how does she get picked up
solution: when calling an Uber car via this special app, first call another Uber car right next door (or wherever) and tell them , "I'm picking up Robynne Chutkan
" The two Ubers will show up at once so one picks Robynne up while another picks up whoever was going next door anyway
This way there's no stigma attached when picking someone up because nobody knows until after the fact that it's a disabled person getting picked up unless somebody calls two cars right next door anyway just in case somebody needs both cars at once
also great idea for senior citizens who need rides occasionally but might not be able to afford regular taxi
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