Technology – love it or hate it – has some real advantages for increasing accessibility. There are now many accessible apps available on the app stores that can help disabled people find accessible places, navigate public transport, and more.

Here are a few of our favourite accessibility apps available.

AccessAble

It wouldn’t be an AccessAble blog post without mentioning our very own App. The AccessAble app helps you find the accessibility information you need to work out if a place is going to be accessible for you on the go.

We've surveyed 10,000s of venues across the UK and Ireland, including shops, pubs, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, railway stations, hotels, colleges, universities, hospitals and more.

You can download our free App on the Google Play store or Apple App store.

Learn more on the AccessAble website

Follow AccessAble on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Read more: 5 accessibility features to help browse the AccessAble App on your device

Read more: How do I use AccessAble?

Passenger Assistance

Passenger Assistance helps you request to book assistance in just a few clicks. You can book the assistance you need for train travel from your phone. Within minutes you can communicate your precise accessibility requirements to station workers using the app. The Passenger Assistance app is compatible with screen readers and was created with the input of persons who require accessibility. The accessible app saves so much time and frustration when trying to book assistance.

Update: You can now book assistance within 2 hours with the Passenger Assistance App

Learn more on the Passenger Assistance website

Be My Eyes

Be My Eyes is a free app that connects blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers and company representatives for visual assistance through a live video call. Not only is Be My Eyes an accessible app, but users can also request assistance in over 180 languages making the app the biggest online community for people with a visual impairment.

Learn more on the Be My Eyes website

Read more: An AccessAble Guide: How to support visually impaired people

999 BSL

Launched this year, 999 BSL is the UK’s first ever Emergency Video Relay Service in British Sign Language (BSL). The service is accessible via a web-based platform and as an iOS and Android smartphone app. The app enables BSL users in the UK to make calls to emergency authorities such as the police, ambulance, fire and coastguard services via BSL video relay interpreters.

Learn more on the 999 BSL website 

Read more: Using AccessAble as a Deaf Person

fuelService

fuelService is an app that helps disabled drivers find and get assistance refuelling their cars. The app tells you which nearby petrol stations have assistants available to refuel your car. You can also use the app to find out if the petrol station can help before you go there and if they can help in the next 30 minutes. When you arrive, fuelService notifies the station and tells you how many minutes they will be.

If you don’t have a smart phone, you can still use the service by calling their interactive voice service or text service.

Learn more on the fuelService website  

Read more: The drive to improve motorway journeys for disabled people

That wraps up our favourite accessible apps post. You can find more accessible app suggestions on the Scope website. Have you tried any of these accessible apps? Let us know!