8 Gift Ideas for Visually Impaired
The Holidays Are Coming!
2020 is really flying by. Now that it’s early November already, the holidays are right around the corner! They’ll be here before you know it. It’s best to start looking for gifts right now to beat the rush.
Do you need some ideas? We’re here to give you some inspiration. We’ve put together a list of ten items for those who are visually impaired that you can give to your loved one (or even yourself!)
1. Instant Pot
Love cooking? We actually put together an article with a few helpful cooking tools for those with visual impairments. You can add this Instant Pot to the list: it is such a great tool to have! The Instant Pot makes cooking so much easier and faster.
2. Pen Friend
The Pen friend helps with labeling items and identifying objects around your house!
3. Board Games
Given the current state of our world, people are staying indoors now more than ever. Board games are a great way to pass the time, take a break from staring at a screen all day, and bring people together. Buy a board game with bigger text to make it easier for those with visual impairments can play! There are so many options! Scrabble is a classic.
4. Magnifier
Magnifiers, as the name suggests, help with making things closer. You can get them something simple like a magnifying glass (the first one picture) and there are fancier ones like the second picture that are better for reading a book, newspaper, etc.
5. Low Vision Keyboard
Keyboards can be hard to read, particularly when they don’t have a lot of contrast to them, and the letters are too small. Here is one keyboard that addresses both of these problems!
6. LED Lamp
LED Lamps help to brighten places to make it much easier to see. This is an LED magnifier lamp so it is similar to the other magnifiers but it stands alone as a lamp.
7. Smart Speakers
Voice command devices are extremely handy for anyone. Get an Amazon Echo! Amazon recently released a new version.
8. Wearable Technology
If you’re able to make an investment, you should definitely look into wearable devices! They’re a headset that uses virtual reality technology to help you see better. They’re a step up from any other magnifiers on the market. This headset from Vision Buddy also comes with TV watching capabilities because it streams the screen directly into the headset!
