Does anyone use a colour detector?

Cyclamen

My info is really really out of date.. but I used to teach science and we had the visually imapired kids from the county, so we had a fair bit of equipment I had never seen or heard of so they could do practicals.

A very basic practical for first years is using indicator to test pH and you get all the colour changes. My student had a gadget that 'spoke' the colours to her so she could still do the practicals. It was one of our favourite gadgets and i think it worked brilliantly.

I wonder if you could use school uniform labels to label clothes for there colour but doesn't help much with socks, or going shopping etc.

I am going the other way.. forget black socks can you go for as many different outrageous patterns, designs and trimmings so you can match on picture instead .. although may not be suitable for all occasions ;-)

rogerblack

jack_pott wrote: »

I always buy Marks and Sparks black socks, but they're actually a bit of a pain to pair up. Each batch is a slightly different hue, and faded a different amount according to age, and slightly different length, so I can only see to match them in really good daylight.

Overdying can be useful.
Get some suitable black fabric dye, and do the whole lot.

GlasweJen

You can usually try one at the low vision centre before buying - they work really well

Savvy_Sue

rogerblack wrote: »

Overdying can be useful.
Get some suitable black fabric dye, and do the whole lot.

Although you'll never be able to risk anything which matters in a wash with those socks ...

rogerblack

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

Although you'll never be able to risk anything which matters in a wash with those socks ...

It depends on the dye, and testing is needed.
Properly done, after the first couple of washes, they do not leak.

elsien

I was about to suggest colour coding, then I engaged my brain.:o It's been a long week.

gardenia101

I did see one demonstrated a few years ago, although I've never needed to use one as my colour vision is OK. It did work well, & was shown to me by a member of the Sound & Vision team at my hospital. Maybe they have one you could borrow for a day & try out?

missbiggles1

I'm afraid I don't see why this is a problem when you live at home.

Indie_Kid

GlasweJen wrote: »

You can usually try one at the low vision centre before buying - they work really well

Thanks. Will do.

Not under low vision clinic or the hospital any more.

GlasweJen

You shouldn't need a referral, just phone your hospital and ask the low vision team if you can arrange to go in and see one to try it out, if they won't give you one home take a variety of different things with you; clothes, food labels and lots of different patterns so take a pair of running socks (they're usually multi coloured?), and something plain and have fun with it.

In Glasgow we have a charity called Visibility who do a drop in where you can just turn up and try low vision stuff out before you buy - might be something like that in your area?