Olympus makes a range of recording devices suited to the needs of the visually impaired.
Olympus recorders are also ideal for assisting dyslexics with mnemonic tasks. The ease of recording and playback can greatly simplify many day-to-day activities.

Recommended features for assistive recording:
Voice Guidance and other usability improvements: With Voice Guidance that can speak out the names of menu items on the screen and with tactile buttons you can confidently operate your recoder without looking.

Voice Activation Recording (VCVA) for handsfree recording activated by your voice.

Multi content player: Allows you to playback different content like music, audiobooks or even podcasts. Moreover, the DM-5 supports DAISY content.

Noise Cancel, Voice- and Lowcut filter for superb recording and playback sound quality.

Recommended accessories (optional): Tie-Clip Microphone (ME-15), Noise Cancellation Microphone (ME-12) for better sound in noisy environments.