{"id":3684,"date":"2019-09-27T07:22:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T15:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/?p=3684"},"modified":"2019-09-27T07:22:52","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T15:22:52","slug":"featured-app-supervision-magnifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/featured-app-supervision-magnifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured App: SuperVision+ Magnifier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Jay Aquino<br>Administrative Projects Coordinator<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcrc.co\/\">Disability Community Resource Center<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apps like SuperVision+ Magnifier can assist in anyone\u2019s journey to become more independent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/SV-in-action-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a person taking a cell phone photo of a dollar bill. The phone screen shows a large image of Washington's face.\" class=\"wp-image-3695\" width=\"483\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/SV-in-action-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/SV-in-action-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><figcaption>SuperVision+ Magnifier<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a\u00a0magnifying\u00a0glass app for your smart phone that specializes in live image stabilization. It is designed to assist low-vision or visually impaired users and can be used easily with one or two hands.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And at the moment, this app is available for free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can be used for various magnifying purposes, from reading small print on documents to seeing street sign in the distance, and everything<br>in between!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Users have utilized the app to see phone numbers, menu items,<br>addresses, instructional manuals, various small prints, etc.\u00a0The app can even turn your phone into a microscope, by holding your device close to a small object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SuperVision+ Magnifier app allows users to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-glue-stick-577x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3698\" width=\"215\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-glue-stick-577x1024.png 577w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-glue-stick-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screenshot-glue-stick.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><figcaption>Magnifier zooms in on small print.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Magnify<\/strong> (make images larger)<br> To magnify, the user can either stretch or pinch to\u00a0enlarge\u00a0the screen\u00a0and\u00a0bring\u00a0the screen back to its original size. There is also a slider on the right side that serves the same function.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Stabilize<\/strong> (hold images still) <ul><li>To activate stabilization, just press the screen and hold.<\/li><li>There is an option to stabilize vertically or horizontally to allow for reading movement.<\/li><li>Hide buttons by double tapping the screen. This allows for the max amount of viewing space on the screen.<\/li><li>The pin button in the bottom left can be used to stabilize the whole image. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Save images<\/strong> <ul><li>Freeze the screen by pressing the lock button on the<br>bottom right. While the screen is frozen, pressing the save button on the bottom left corner allows for the screenshot to be saved.<br>\u2022 Press the upper right icon in the middle of the lower part of the screen to look at images you have saved. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Brighten <\/strong>(use the flashlight) <ul><li>The lightning button uses the app\u2019s flashlight function. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Invert images<\/strong> <ul><li><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">By pressing the inversion button on the <\/span>second from the top left, you can turn the app into an inverted black-and-white image mode. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dollar-closeup-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3696\" data-link=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=3696#main\" class=\"wp-image-3696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dollar-closeup-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dollar-closeup-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dollar-closeup-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Closeup of a one dollar bill<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Inverted-dollar-bill-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3697\" data-link=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=3697#main\" class=\"wp-image-3697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Inverted-dollar-bill-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Inverted-dollar-bill-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Inverted-dollar-bill-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Inverted one dollar bill<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>SuperVision+ Magnifier has been highlighted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.applevis.com\/apps\/ios\/utilities\/supervision-magnifier\">American Foundation for the Blind\u2019s Technology News for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This app is FREE and available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/supervision+-magnifier\/id691435681?mt=8&amp;uo=8&amp;at=11l4LS\">iTunes App Store<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=edu.harvard.schepens.supervisionv7&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jay AquinoAdministrative Projects CoordinatorDisability Community Resource Center Apps like SuperVision+ Magnifier can assist in anyone\u2019s journey to become more independent.&nbsp; It\u2019s a\u00a0magnifying\u00a0glass app for your smart phone that specializes in live image stabilization. It is designed to assist low-vision or visually impaired users and can be used easily with one or two hands.\u00a0 And&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[128,129],"class_list":["post-3684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apps","tag-low-vision","tag-magnifier"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3684"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3707,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3684\/revisions\/3707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}