The proliferation of downloadable applications for smartphones over the past year has created new opportunities for people with physical or cognitive limitations, including:

1. enhanced accessibility of mobile devices, and

2. expanded ability to engage in activities of daily living through the use of smartphones (usually using the smartphone's built-in GPS or motion-detecting accelerometer)

MyWirelessReview.com has decided to create a regular feature, edited by Pete "Pedro" Collman, on accessible applications to identify and evaluate promising smartphone applications.

Furthermore, we have created this page as a central repository of our coverage of accessible apps.

Please let us know how we can continue to build out our coverage of accessible apps!

APPLICATIONS

-Accessible Apps: Bumps and Learn Braille

-Accessible Apps: Exit Strategy (New York City subway)

-Accessible Apps: HandicappedFraud

-Accessible Apps: iMetro Multi-city

–Accessible Apps: London Tube Accessibility Apps

-Accessible Apps: The Nearest Tube and Nearest New York Subway

–Accessible Apps: NYC Subway KICKMap Lite

–Accessible Apps: MasterCard ATM Hunter

-Accessible Apps: Nokia Magnifier (with video review)

-Accessible Apps: Parking Mobility

-Accessible Apps: Polyglotz

-Accessible Apps: Recorder

–Accessible Apps: Shake to Dial

-Accessible Apps: Sign Smith Lite and Baby Sign ASL

–Accessible Apps: Sit or Squat

-Accessible Apps: SoundAmp

–Accessible Apps: Taxi Magic

-Accessible Apps: Wheelchair diagnostic and performance readout

OTHER

- Wish list for 2010/2012 Paralympic Smartphone App