Health|Specialty Pharmacies Cater to the Blind and Those With Impaired Vision
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A pill container with a tag on its bottom, programmed to include medication information, is synced to a smartphone. It can read the information aloud using an app called ScripTalk, used by people with limited sight.Credit…Benjamin Rasmussen for The New York Times
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Specialty Pharmacies Cater to the Blind and Those With Impaired Vision
The pandemic has exposed flaws in services for people who can’t easily access a drive-through window for Covid shots or testing or can’t read prescription labels.
A pill container with a tag on its bottom, programmed to include medication information, is synced to a smartphone. It can read the information aloud using an app called ScripTalk, used by people with limited sight.Credit…Benjamin Rasmussen for The New York Times
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By Joshua Brockman
- Sept. 21, 2021
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