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About GuideConnect
Designed for people with visual impairments, GuideConnect helps people who are losing their sight stay independent for longer. It connects you to friends and family, and provides easy access to a range of entertainment.
- Available on computer, tablet or TV
- Quick to learn with simple menus
- Customise the icons and text size
- Easy to control
- Type or dictate text
- Voices guide you through menus
- Reliable support and training
Things You Can Do With GuideConnect
Send & Receive Emails
Type or use your voice to dictate and send emails. Read the emails you receive in magnified views on screen, or use GuideConnect to read them aloud.
Scan & Read Printed Mail
Attach a scanner and GuideConnect reads printed letters, labels and documents aloud. This is a useful way to maintain your privacy and independence.
Make Video Calls
This feature is a wonderful way to connect and chat with loved ones. Simple menus and your own address book make it easy to hold video calls.
Listen to Entertainment
GuideConnect makes it easy to access audio book libraries and talking newspapers. You can also listen to your favourite radio stations and discover podcasts.
Browse Websites
It's easy to navigate websites in GuideConnect with the keyboard and mouse or Dolphin remote. GuideConnect speech settings read out the information to you.
Write Letters & Documents
Independently manage correspondence. Dictate or type documents and letters to print or email. GuideConnect can also read your messages back.
“I think the most important thing is that it gives people their independence and privacy, which in turn gives them self-respect. They feel again that they're equal with their sighted peers”
Steve, Assistive Technology Worker at the Kent Association for the Blind
GuideConnect Features
Step-by-Step Menus
Intuitive and easy to follow, GuideConnect menus guide you through each task.
Accessible Color Schemes
Six high-contrast, accessible designs to choose from, to suit your sight.
Adjustable Text
Enlarge text to the size you need and choose from a range of fonts.
Human-Sounding Speech
Each step is announced as you move through the menus. Choose your favourite from a range of voices.
Choice of Controls
Move through the menus with your preferred combination of Dolphin Remote Control, keyboard, touchscreen or mouse.
Type With Your Voice
Dictate emails and documents using the voice input button on your Dolphin Remote, or with a headset.
Explore More GuideConnect Features
GuideConnect offers more features to help you retain your independence. Simple and intuitive, all the features in GuideConnect are designed and tested to help people with sight loss access entertainment and ways to communicate.
Compare GuideConnect Bundles
You can access GuideConnect on a number of different devices. Whichever you choose, GuideConnect is always easy to use.
Please note: All bundles are available to buy in the US through our trusted dealer: Boundless AT. Clicking 'Buy' on these packages will take you to the Boundless AT website. There, you will find further information on GuideConnect Bundles and purchase options.
TV Box
- GuideConnect TV Box
with software installed - Dolphin Remote Control with dictation feature
- Wireless mouse
- Wireless keyboard
- HD webcam for video calling
- One-year Upgrade Agreement
Tablet
- Microsoft tablet
- GuideConnect software installed
- Detachable keyboard
- Dolphin Remote Control with dictation feature
- Headset with microphone
- One-year Upgrade Agreement
Laptop
- Windows Laptop
- GuideConnect software installed
- Headset with microphone
- Dolphin Remote Control with dictation feature
- All-in-one scanner, printer and copier
- One-year Upgrade Agreement
Buy GuideConnect Software Only
If you already own a Windows 10 or Windows 11 device, you may prefer to purchase and download GuideConnect software and install it yourself. A GuideConnect software purchase includes:
- GuideConnect Software to install on your own computer
- 12 months Upgrade Agreement
$895
Upgrade Agreement Included
All new licences come with a twelve-month Upgrade Agreement.
This entitles you to regular updates to your software, so your GuideConnect stays up to date with changes to Microsoft.
It also means you'll be the first to get exciting new features and improvements in GuideConnect.
You can purchase additional Upgrade Agreements for up to five years.
Support & Training
GuideConnect requires no previous experience with computers. It's easy to learn and simple to use. Refer to the Help menu in GuideConnect for advice, or try video tutorials to learn the basics. Extra guidance and product information is also available from Dolphin Support.
If you'd like training so you can show others how to use GuideConnect, take the GuideConnect for Trainers Course.
Join Dolphin Friends Today
If your charity or society supports people with visual impairments in your local community, Dolphin Friends is here to support you! Dolphin also makes a donation to your charity when one of your service users buys Dolphin software.
Free to join, a Dolphin Friends membership benefits organizations that work with people who are blind or partially sighted. Join Dolphin Friends today to receive free assistive technology, staff training, plus support and resources to help you and your clients.
Accessible Video Calls
New to GuideConnect, video calls are a wonderful way to stay in touch with loved ones, your local sight loss advisers and other contacts.
Video Calling in GuideConnect is fully accessible for people with sight loss. You can use it to contact your friends and family and they can speak to you for free, using the Dolphin Friends & Family Video Calling Service.
Accessibility at Home
Articles on accessibility at home, practical information and GuideConnect user stories.
GuideConnect Reviews
Read and watch GuideConnect user stories to find out more about the positive impact it has.
