Welcome to Android Access, your portal to information on accessible Android apps and programs for the blind and visually impaired. We're excited to be a part of the Android community, and look forward to your comments, feedback, and submissions. If you're new to Android, check out our Getting Started page. Keep up to date with the latest reviews and news by following @AndroidAccess on Twitter.
Browse by category
- Arcade & Action (9)
- Books & Reference (11)
- Brain & Puzzle (5)
- Business (2)
- Casual (1)
- Communication (28)
- Education (1)
- Entertainment (16)
- Finance (1)
- Health & Fitness (7)
- Libraries & Demo (5)
- Lifestyle (6)
- Media & Video (15)
- Music & Audio (20)
- News & Magazines (6)
- Photography (1)
- Productivity (27)
- Shopping (1)
- Social (11)
- Sports (3)
- Sports Games (2)
- Tools (42)
- Transportation (1)
- Travel & Local (8)
- Weather (3)
- All free apps
- All paid apps
- Recent apps
Latest Submissions
ReChat
Communication
free
Accessibility: 4.5 out of 5
Messenger: - Facebook, Yahoo!®, Google Talk, WLM/MSN, Jabber/XMPP; - group chat (Yahoo!®, Google Talk, WLM/MSN, XMPP); - free voice calls to ANY contact (contact's browser is required only); - free voice calls to Google Talk and Yahoo contacts (@yahoo.
Darwin Wallet
Productivity
free
Accessibility: 5 out of 5
Darwin Wallet enables blind and visually impaired users to quickly recognize paper money.
Megabus USA
Transportation
free
Accessibility: 4 out of 5
Mega OnTime is the only official app for tracking of your next Megabus trip.
Finger Scanner Lite
Entertainment
free
Accessibility: 3 out of 5
Unlock your android with your fingerprint!
When the FingerPrint screen pops up, touch your finger to the screen to be "scanned" for your identity, there will be vibration and beep sounds during the scan.
BSwift Free
Brain & Puzzle
free
Accessibility: 5 out of 5
Let us see how fast your thumbs can move!
BSwift is a fun game that tests fleetness in you.
Word of Promise® Audio Bible
Books & Reference
free
Accessibility: 3 out of 5
The Word of Promise® Audio Bible is a dramatization of the trusted New King James Version (NKJV) of the Bible presented in a compelling, dramatic "audio-theater" format.
Vonage Mobile®
Communication
free
Accessibility: 4 out of 5
Talk and Text for FREE, Worldwide.
Vonage Mobile® is a free downloadable app that lets you talk and text worldwide for FREE with anyone else who has the app* (also available on iPhone®).
Wuala
Tools
free
Accessibility: 4 out of 5
With Wuala for Android all your files are available directly in your pocket.
Calm Radio Online Internet Rad
Music & Audio
free
Accessibility: 4 out of 5
The best relaxation music for contemporary, classical, new age, jazz, healing
Android 2.
pzizz, The Insomnia solution.
Health & Fitness
free
Accessibility: 4 out of 5
The worlds most Advanced Sleep Technology!.
Cure Insomnia.
View all recent additions
Android Resources
Note: These links are not controled by Android Access.- That Android Show (podcast)
- Accessible Android Blog
- Android Accessibility (Google Eyes-free page)
- Eyes-free mailing list
- Designing for Accessibility (for developers)
- Code Factory Mobile Accessibility for Android
- Mobile Accessibility mailing list
- Spiel Project
- Adventures In Android
- Eyes-free development list (for developers of accessible applications)
Latest Android News from Blind Bargains
Blio on Android Now Accessible
Blio, the book reading app from KNFB Reading Technology, is now accessible on the Android operating system. The app was initially plagued with problems but the latest version solves these and is no self-voicing with any installed text-to-speech voice. Get it for free from the Android market. Blio is also accessible using iOS but accessibility challenges remain for the Windows version.
Posted Wednesday, 18-Jan-2012 5:00 PM ET in Software 1 commentSprint and Boost Mobile to Offer Full Version of Mobile Accessibility to its Android Users for Free
Sprint is the latest carrier to announce forthcoming availability for Mobile Accessibility, allowing its customers to download the Code Factory screen access suite to their Android devices. Unlike AT&T, Sprint appears to be offering the full version of Mobile Accessibility as opposed to the stripped-down version from AT&T. Mobile Accessibility will be available in both English and Spanish, with versions designed for both Sprint and Boost Mobile to be releaced to the Android Market later this quarter. More info is available in the press release linked from this post.
Posted Tuesday, 10-Jan-2012 1:04 PM ET in Cell Phones 1 commentBlind Bargains Top 10 Stories of 2011: 8. A Major Android Leap Forward
We're continuing our look at the top stories of 2011. Our panel of Blind Bargains and Serotek contributors each independently submitted their votes for the top stories of the year. This year's panel included Joe Steinkamp, Jamie Pauls, Kevin Reeves, Matt McCubbin, and J.J. Meddaugh. Here are our earlier stories in case you missed them. We're counting down the top stories of the year over the next week, and will announce the number one live on Serospectives next Thursday. Number 8 takes us to the land of desserts. Read more
Posted Saturday, 31-Dec-2011 1:18 PM ET in Articles Post a commentAT&T Offers Free Version of Mobile Accessibility to its Android Users
AT&T has begun to offer a branded version of Code Factory's Mobile Accessibility for its Android users. Available for free exclusively to AT&T customers, Mobile Accessibility Lite is available from the Android market and includes 11 accessible applications including the Code Factory web browser, calendar, Where Am I? GPS app, amongst several others. We've reached out to Code Factory to determine what the Lite in the name refers to. AT&T is the first carrier to offer Mobile Accessibility as a free market download to its customers.
Posted Monday, 03-Oct-2011 11:42 AM ET in Cell Phones 2 commentsCode Factory Web Browser, Music Player now Available on Android Market
Code Factory has released two new applications for the blind and visually impaired, both now available on the Android Market. The Mobile Accessibility Web Browser is a stand-alone version of the browser included in the Mobile Accessibility Suite while their music player offers a simple interface to play music files stored on the phone's memory card. Both apps also support Nuance's Vocalizer speech engine. The browser is available for 14.99 eur (about $22 U.S. currently) while the music player lists for 4.99 eur (about $7 U.S.). We've linked to the press release from this post.
Posted Sunday, 17-Jul-2011 10:20 PM ET in Software Post a commentLatest Articles from the Accessible Android Blog
- How can I better enjoy my HTC EVO Shift 4G With Sense UI and Gingerbread?
- How do I set and use alarms on Android?
- How do I text with the stock messaging app on my Android phone?
- How do I use an external GPS receiver with my phone?
- How do I work around the accessibility issues in Touchwiz with Android 2.2?