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A British charity has launched a program to provide thousands of iPads to visually impaired children across the country.

Following the success of last year’s pilot program, the Charity Guide Dog Program Tech for All program will be available through 2022.

Available to all visually impaired children ages 3-18, we provide an iPad tablet for use outside of school.

“Our research shows how important access to technology is. Tech for All is needed for visually impaired children to be more proactive, confident and equal to their peers. The tools are designed to be available,” says Emma Folds, Marketing . and director Guide Dog Strategy.

The charities say last year’s plans have significantly improved the children’s self-confidence, creativity and independence.

Preliminary findings were revealed four months later on the iPhone or iPad, with an average increase in a child’s autonomy of 18%, an increase in engagement of 13%, and an increase in sociability of 5%.

Face Timing with friends, gaming, reading, learning and more, the iPad’s access features may be the key to unleashing the world of visually impaired children. “Discover your passion and make the most of your potential,” Emma added.

Guide dogs choose iPad because Apple devices have a wide range of accessibility features built in to allow kids to use the same device as their friends, but can be customized to meet their own accessibility needs.

Kids ages 3-18 can contact guide dogs for free iPad checkups. (Credit: guide dog)

In the UK, 2 million people are visually impaired, of which 360,000 are registered as partially or totally visually impaired.

Vision loss can be caused not only by age-related problems, but also by symptoms such as glaucoma, in which intraocular fluid pressure damages the optic nerve.

Follow this link if you want to learn more about the Tech for All app or if you want to sign up for a free iPad.