Blind Low Vision

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This skill is for Blind Low Vision NZ clients only. It will not work for other users.
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ABOUT THE BLIND LOW VISION NZ:
The Blind Low Vision NZ is the main provider of vision rehabilitation and support services for New Zealanders who are blind or have low vision. With a history stretching back more than 128 years, the Blind Foundation is one of New Zealand’s oldest charities and an iconic non-profit for supporting the blind and low vision community.

The Blind Low Vision NZ offers assistance with counselling, staying connected to your community, accessing information and technology such as through our audio library service, day to day living techniques, employment readiness and access to study opportunities. We also offer specialised services to children and youth, deafblind, Maori and Pacifica cultural support.

ABOUT THE BLIND LOW VISION SKILL:
Whether you are blind or low vision, you can now use the Blind Low Vision NZ skill to access our audio library. With over 30,000 titles, including books, magazines and newspapers, the Blind Low Vision will have an audio title you would be interested in.

SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
To use the skill, you will need to be registered for the Blind Low Vision NZ services, 18+ years old, and have an Amazon account before you can access the audio library. Once you are registered the skill can only be accessed from within NZ.

If you are new to the Blind Low Vision NZ and do not have an Amazon account, please call 0800 24 33 33, visit https://blindlowvision.org.nz or email info@blindlowvision.org.nz to register or get support with creating your Amazon account.

Please note when creating a new Amazon account, it’s preferable to create it on www.amazon.com.au


HOW DOES IT WORKS?
The section below offers a few quick tips on how to navigate through the skill and which commands to use. When you start the skill, Alexa will ask whether you would like to resume from the last title. You can always search for a specific title or tell Alexa to surprise you with a title. Increase or decrease the volume, skip to previous or next titles. Try some of these commands:

To launch the skill:
• Alexa, start Blind Low Vision, or
• Alexa, open Blind Low Vision

While in the skill:
• Find (title) by (author)
• List books by (author)
• List (genre)
• Find (magazine title)
• Find newspapers
• List newspapers
• Continue last book
• Continue last magazine
• Change, skip level to (from 1 to 6)
• What magazines do you have?
• How many books do you have?
• How many magazines do you have?
• Tutorial
• Help
• Surprise me
• Shortcuts
• Repeat
• Stop
• Cancel

While listening to an audio book/ magazine:
• Resume
• Volume (1- 10)
• Next
• Previous
• Pause
• Stop
• Cancel (takes you back to main menu)