Today is a special day at Hable! We are proud to announce that, as of today, Speechlabel™ is officially part of Hable. This is big news for blind and visually impaired users in the Netherlands, as Speechlabel is now fully renewed, improved, and more accessible than ever before.
What is Speechlabel?
Speechlabel is a smart and simple app that lets you create and play spoken labels. Think of expiry dates on groceries, labeling spice jars, medicine packages, household appliances, or documents. With Speechlabel, you can give everything in your surroundings a clearly audible label, so you always know exactly what something is or how to use it.
Users can easily record labels via the app and then play them back simply by holding their smartphone near the labeled object. This makes daily life more organized and independent. More information on how it works can be found here.
Renewed and improved for you
Over the past months, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to make Speechlabel fully future-proof. The app has been technically migrated, extensively tested, and thoroughly updated. We’ve added cloud functionality, giving you access to your labels anytime and anywhere. You’ll never have to worry about losing labels again.
We have also developed new physical labels, specially designed and optimized for people with visual impairments. These labels are easy to feel, more recognizable thanks to their orange border, and respond faster to your smartphone. This way, you can identify what you’re holding even more easily and quickly.
More accessible and more affordable
By fully integrating Speechlabel into Hable’s processes, we can now offer you even more benefits. These include professional packaging for the labels, improved customer service, automatic updates, and seamless integration with our website. Thanks to all these optimizations, we’ve also been able to lower the price, making Speechlabel accessible to an even larger group of users.
Why users are excited
Speechlabel is already used by almost a thousand blind and visually impaired people. The app was originally developed from in-depth research involving over one hundred blind and visually impaired users. They clearly expressed the need for a simple solution to make their environment more accessible. Thanks to this app, navigating around the house, cooking, managing paperwork, and living independently becomes much easier and more enjoyable.
Here’s what Jessica Verwijst-de Haan, occupational therapist at Koninklijke Visio, says about Speechlabel:
“The Speechlabel app is a handy solution for people who are blind or visually impaired and familiar with their smartphone. By linking self-recorded voice labels to barcodes, QR codes, or NFC tags, recognizing products – at home or in the store – becomes much easier. No separate devices are needed, just your phone and your own voice. The Speechlabel app increases independence and convenience in daily life.”
International expansion coming soon
At Hable, we strongly believe in accessibility and independence for everyone. The launch of Speechlabel fits perfectly within our broader strategy: making innovative assistive tools affordable and available.
While the app is now being relaunched in the Netherlands, we are already working on making Speechlabel available worldwide. Thanks to our strong distribution network and international presence, blind and visually impaired people in other countries will soon benefit from this handy tool as well.
We will continue developing Speechlabel with new features, more languages, and additional integrations to further enhance ease of use.
Labels now available
Now is the perfect time to discover Speechlabel and experience for yourself how this app can make your daily life easier and more enjoyable. The different labels can be ordered here.
Don’t wait too long – our first stock is selling fast, so we recommend acting quickly.
Take back control with Speechlabel
Whether you are blind or visually impaired yourself, or you know someone for whom this would be the perfect solution, Speechlabel offers a simple answer to a practical challenge. No more searching or guessing – with Speechlabel, you instantly know what you’re holding.
Discover the convenience and freedom of spoken labels for yourself. Visit our website today and give yourself or someone else the gift of independence and clarity.
Hable – with you every step