Introducing Accessible QR Codes within the Envision App

Right now, I’m thrilled to share that we’ve partnered with Envision to combine our Zapvision expertise into their award-winning app, enabling Accessible QR codes (AQR) on product packaging for the over 250,000 Envision App customers who’re blind or have low imaginative and prescient.

Envision App customers can now immediately scan Accessible QR codes instantly from inside the principle menu of the app, listening to an audio narration of all the knowledge out there on the packaging in a structured and correct method. It’s all about giving customers extra methods to entry product data on their phrases.

Increasing the attain of Accessible QR codes (AQR) with Envision

On the core of Zapvision’s mission was a agency dedication to integrating our expertise into the prevailing accessibility apps that matter most to the blind and partially sighted group. We rapidly learnt by way of our client analysis performed by the RNIB that this was essential to make sure that people who’re blind or have low imaginative and prescient may benefit from Accessible QRs whereas utilising the apps they’re most comfy with and use already of their every day lives.

Due to this, Envision felt like a pure match for fulfilling this mission and bringing Accessible QR codes (AQR) to their over 250,000 international prospects. The award-winning Envision app is one other nice residence for AQR, and can give Envision customers extra choices on learn how to entry product data on their phrases.

Picture shows a phone screen with the Envision app on the screen highlighting the new accessible QR code

A step in the direction of extra equitable packaging with Accessible QR

We’re hopeful that the partnership is a big stride in our ongoing journey to make entry to product data a fundamental human proper. Zapvision expertise which in addition to being built-in into the class-leading Envision app, is out there in Microsoft’s SeeingAI app and the free-to-download Zapvision app on iOS and importantly can be out there as a royalty-free SDK for builders to combine into their very own app.

With thought-leading manufacturers like Unilever and Bayer already main the cost within the AQR revolution, I couldn’t be extra enthusiastic about this collaboration and the probabilities it opens as much as not solely the Envision group but in addition extra client packaged items firms to undertake and champion Accessible QRs on their product packaging.

There’s nonetheless a option to go to make AQR the defacto option to entry correct and structured data on product packaging for people who find themselves blind or have low imaginative and prescient, however with partnerships like this, we’re making good and necessary progress.

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get began

To start out scanning Accessible QR codes throughout the Envision app, merely obtain on the App Store or Google Play Store, As soon as downloaded, open the app, faucet the ‘Extra options menu’ button from the house display and navigate to the ‘Scan Accessible QR’ operate.