Uni-Voice Blind

The Uni-Voice Blind App is an app that reads the voice code "Uni-Voice", which was developed for the visually impaired.

Uni-Voice Blind App is an app that reads the voice code "Uni-Voice" developed for visually impaired people.

You can obtain information about the printed matter in Japanese or multilingual translation by holding the camera over the voice code Uni-Voice on the printed matter and taking a picture.

You can also click the voice code displayed on the website and read it out with this app and save it.

● How to use the app

When you start the app, the scan screen will be displayed. Hold your smartphone about 10 cm high and project the voice code on the screen.

When the beeping sound becomes faster, fix it in that position. Adjust the brightness when the buzzer sounds.

When the voice code is detected, it will automatically take a picture and transition to the reading screen.

If you have turned on the screen reader function (Talkback) on your device, the read text is displayed in the center of the reading screen, so please use Talkback to read it by touching or flicking left or right. If Talkback is off, it will read out automatically.

The position of the voice code is marked by the notch in the printed matter. Turn the print so that the notch is on the bottom right side. A voice code is printed right next to the notch.

The read voice code is saved as a file and can be called later from the file list screen.

In addition, the Univoice Blind app will receive push notifications from government offices and local governments for people with visual impairments. Please refer to the notice list screen.

The voice code "Uni-Voice" is compatible with navigation codes that guide route location information to the destination by voice, sound, and vibration, and spot codes that guide and guide information on evacuation sites and tourist facilities.

For other details, please refer to the help screen in the app.

●What is the voice code "Uni-Voice"?

The voice code "Uni-Voice" is a two-dimensional barcode for mobile phones that can record approximately 800 characters of text data developed by JAVIS (Japan Information Dissemination Support Association for the Visually Impaired).

You can take a picture of the voice code with a camera and read out or save the text data stored in the code. It supports 19 languages ​​including Japanese, and it is also characterized by being able to read aloud even without a communication environment.

The Act on Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities, which was revised in May 2021, prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities and obliges private companies as well as national and local governments to provide reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. .

In recent years, the voice code "Uni-Voice" has been widely used, such as being adopted for My Number card notifications and Nenkin regular flights, and is used for printing on paper media such as pamphlets and various sealed letters, and as reading content on websites. can.

By using voice codes, national governments, local governments, public bodies, and private companies can transmit accessible information to residents, customers, and users who have a handicap in reading Japanese.

Learn more about Uni-Voice

https://www.uni-voice.co.jp/

● About Uni-Voice for UD

Uni-Voice for UD (universal design) utilizes the voice code Uni-Voice to provide accessible information for residents, customers, and users who have difficulty reading Japanese by national governments, local governments, public organizations, and private companies. It is a web solution that enables outgoing calls.

What is a website that listens to your ears?

One of the main functions of Uni-Voice for UD is the "listening website". This is a service that allows you to easily create an "listening website", which is a website that supports web accessibility and supports text-to-speech for the visually impaired, using existing website information. Since a separate site with voice code Uni-Voice is created using the information of the existing website, there is no need to forcibly mix (1) the normal site and the site for the visually impaired, and (2) for the visually impaired. You can satisfy two needs at the same time, which is not to spend a lot of money on website creation. In addition, it can also be used to 3) convert paper printed matter into audio as electronic pamphlets and electronic catalogs.

Uni-Voice for UD service site https://ud.uni-voice.biz

●First in Japan! Hazard maps speak. A hazard map function that can be heard by ear has been added.

A hazard map read aloud on a smartphone that is easy to understand for people with visual impairments and the elderly.

・With the GPS function, the hazard risk information of the current location is automatically read aloud by voice (currently, it is compatible with floods)

・Voice reading of hazard risk information for the location selected on the map

・Display hazard risk distribution information on the map

・Display the nearest evacuation site corresponding to the disaster type from the current location, route display, guidance

・Compatible with screen readers (VoiceOver/Talkback)

- Real-time notification of weather forecasts and current weather warnings and advisories

・Using open data from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan

※ Disclaimer ※

Depending on the camera performance of your device and the environment of the shooting location, it may not be possible to read or may be difficult to read.

Text-to-speech depends on the performance of TTS (speech synthesis).

Also, compatibility may not be guaranteed for OS versions that did not exist at the time of app release or the latest update.

Supported OS: Android 6.0 or higher