Rare with Flair

two best friends with the same rare disease living their best lives

87. the definitive ranking of all assistive technology

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two photo collage of cass (left) and case (right). cass smiles outside, dressed in hiking gear in front of a waterfall with her guide dog romana at her side. casey adjusts her hair candidly as she stands outside of a shop window, gripping her white cane
Cass and Case with their tools: guide dog and cane, 2023

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Rare with Flair Assistive Technology Tier List

S tier

  1. smartphones
  2. screen magnifiers apple
  3. sunglasses, transition lenses
  4. tablets
  5. e-readers (casey)
  6. accessible crosswalks

A tier

  1. guide dog (cassandra)
  2. white cane
  3. rideshare apps
  4. grocery apps
  5. computers
  6. audio description
  7. audiobook apps
  8. screen accommodations (dark mode, enlarged text, bold text)

B tier

  1. sighted people
  2. monocular
  3. bioptics

C tier

  1. inverted colors
  2. screen readers
  3. talking products
  4. bump dots

D tier

  1. electronic magnifiers/CCTVs
  2. wearable assistive tech (e-sight, orcam)
  3. low vision tools (line isolators, signature guides, raised line paper, slant boards)
  4. optical magnifiers

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