Absolutely. In any instance I would use the KNFB Reaer app for such confidential documents. KNFB Reader will even work in Airplane Mode as everything is done on the phone. > On 20 Jan 2015, at 02:09, Jane <juanitatig...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Good evening. > > I just want to add one cautionary note: Do not use this app to have someone > read off credit card numbers, bank statements, etc. That makes us far more > vulnerable. > > Jane > > > > >> On Jan 19, 2015, at 9:01 PM, Sarah Clark <sa...@sarahaclark.com >> <mailto:sa...@sarahaclark.com>> wrote: >> >> I love this app. My husband had actually thought of doing an app like this a >> couple years ago, but we didn't have the resources to do it, so I am very >> excited that it finally exists. >> >> A few people have asked what sorts of things Be My Eyes can help with, so I >> wanted to share a few examples. >> >> get expiration dates on food items >> Identify a product that has no bar code >> find out if a block of cheese has mold >> find out if a shirt has a stain >> get instructions etc from prescription labels >> read the results of a home pregnancy test (beneficial since this usually has >> to be done early in the morning with the first urine, before you'd normally >> have any sighted help around to help) >> identify buttons on things like a remote, an appliance or piece of >> electronics >> read electronics displays >> >> And we've had a few instances where our computer has crashed and rebooting >> causes a dialogue box to come up that we have to make a selection in before >> it will launch Windows and the desktop. So we've been stuck with no speech >> output until getting past this dialogue box, and have needed to find sighted >> assistance, either in person or via FaceTime. >> Also one time in the past I had to give myself a new medication via >> injection, and had no one available to help me fill the syringe to the >> correct dose, and luckily I was able to find someone to FaceTime with who >> was able to watch me slowly fill the syringe and tell me when it reached the >> dosage line I had to fill it to. Both of these things can now be done with >> this app. >> >> And there are soooo many other things it can help with. Basically its >> limitless. Pretty much anything for which it would be useful to have sight. >> This is the closest thing to having sight -- being able to get help in real >> time, at the very time when it is needed, instead of having to wait hours or >> days for it. >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list >> can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/>. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone >> <http://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/>. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone > <http://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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