Identifying items

The devices in these sections are designed to assist individuals who are blind or have low vision to discriminate between objects, especially objects that may feel similar, for example tinned foods. There are five main times of product:

Labels or 'bumps' with a distinctive shape
Braille or Moon labels
Short message or 'talking' labels that are attached to an item and play a short pre-recorded message to identify the object
Colour detectors
Portable readers that use labels with a radio frequency or bar code scanning to distinguish an object

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Tactile bumps, markings and labels

Braille or Moon Labels

Talking labels

Labelling systems

Colour detectors

Coin & note holders or detectors

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Help and advice

AskSARA
If you would like further advice regarding daily living equipment related to vision you could try relevant sections of AskSARA. AskSARA is our free online guided advice tool. AskSARA will ask you questions about yourself and your environment and then offer relevant advice, product suggestions and supplier details.

AskSARA's vision section

Further information
If after reading the advice in any of the vision equipment sections listed to the left you require further information please either:

Ring our helpline, 0845 130 9177
Phone the RNIB helpline on 0303 123 9999
Email the RNIB helpline@rnib.org.uk or
Visit the RNIB website which contains a range of information and factsheets RNIB homepage

If you have a product specific question please contact the manufacturer or suppliers we list on the relevant page with full details of that particular product.

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