Smart Home Technology for the Visually Impaired:
Last Updated January 1st, 2026.
Smart Home Technology for the Visually Impaired:
Smart Home Appliances are appliances that connect to an app and/or a Smart Home Hub.
Smart Home Hubs are devices that connect to Wi-Fi to help you control aspects of your home and are controled using voice commands and/or an app.
Lights
Thermostats
Door Locks
TVs
Smart Home Hubs:
Amazon Alexa. https://www.amazon.com/b?node=6563140011
Google Home.
Resources About Smart Home Technology for the Visually Impaired:
Smart Thermostats:
Smart Thermostats are. They are an accessible option for using a thermostat. Thermostats with physical buttons and thermostats that are touchscreen based can be added with adaptive labels such as bump dots, loc dots, and colored/textured tape.
Amazon Alexa with Echo Devices:
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Turn lights on or off: "Alexa, turn on the lights" or, "Alexa, turn off the living room lights."
Dim the lights: "Alexa, dim the lights to 50%."
Change the color of the lights: "Alexa, make the living room lights red" or, " Alexa, turn the lights to soft white."
Change the color temperature of the lights: "Alexa, make the kitchen lights a little warmer."
Adjust temperature: "Alexa, raise the temperature 1 degree."
Set temperature: "Alexa, set the temperature to 72."
Lock your doors: "Alexa, lock my back door."
Close your garage door: "Alexa, ask Garageio to close my garage."
Discover smart home devices: "Alexa, discover my devices."
Use IFTTT recipes: "Alexa, trigger [IFTTT recipe]."
Activate a scene (limited to Control4, Insteon, Lutron Caséta Wireless, Philips Hue, SmartThings and Wink): "Alexa, turn on Movie Time" or, "Alexa, turn on Bedtime."
Control GE appliances with the Geneva skill: "Alexa, tell Geneva to preheat my oven to 400 degrees" or, "Alexa, ask Geneva if my laundry is dry."
Locate a lost phone with the TrackR Lost My Phone skill: "Alexa, ask TrackR to find my phone."
Control the TV via Harmony hub: "Alexa, turn on the TV" or, "Alexa, turn on Netflix."