Hi, Terri,
You can check out AppleVIS.com and find reviews of barcode apps.
There are apps like Red Laser which the general public uses which
seem to work well enough for use with VoiceOver.
If you are talking about scanning UPC barcodes as found on commercial
products like food, then it's hard to beat Digit-Eyes. It has an
extensive database accessed through an internet connection. It takes
some practice learning both where to anticipate the location of
barcodes and then where to hold the iPhone for capturing the barcode,
but that's true for any app.
If you are talking about reading QR barcodes that's a bit different
in my mind. At my work I have used Digit-Eyes to create QR barcodes
labels containing text which I use for labelling an inventory of
items. Although Digit-eyes will read the QR codes, I found another QR
code reader app that works far better. It is called Quarkode QR
Reader, by an Italian developer, APSIS BI PAPOSS BARIO & C. S.A.S.
It is much more forgiving in locating a barcode, it immediately
speaks the text without having to touch the screen to navigate to the
location where the text is displayed, and it is ready to scan another
barcode without touching the screen again. The only feature I haven't
found on it is a means to turn the flash on and off. But, it seems to
work better than many other apps in low light levels. I have reviewed
this app on AppleVIS.
HTH,
Jeff
At 09:01 AM 5/30/2014, you wrote:
I'm interested in getting a bar code scanner that I can use with the
Iphone 5s. Which one is user friendly for the blind if one
exsits? If one isn't available which one would you suggest in
getting? Thanks.
Terri
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