87. the definitive ranking of all assistive technology
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Rare with Flair Assistive Technology Tier List
S tier
- smartphones
- screen magnifiers apple
- sunglasses, transition lenses
- tablets
- e-readers (casey)
- accessible crosswalks
A tier
- guide dog (cassandra)
- white cane
- rideshare apps
- grocery apps
- computers
- audio description
- audiobook apps
- screen accommodations (dark mode, enlarged text, bold text)
B tier
- sighted people
- monocular
- bioptics
C tier
- inverted colors
- screen readers
- talking products
- bump dots
D tier
- electronic magnifiers/CCTVs
- wearable assistive tech (e-sight, orcam)
- low vision tools (line isolators, signature guides, raised line paper, slant boards)
- optical magnifiers