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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

“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
 

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GuideConnect Features

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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.

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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

Buy
  • 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

Buy
  • Microsoft tablet
  • GuideConnect software installed
  • Detachable keyboard
  • Dolphin Remote Control with dictation feature
  • Headset with microphone
  • One-year Upgrade Agreement

Laptop

Buy
  • 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

Desktop PC

Buy
  • Desktop PC
  • GuideConnect software installed
  • Monitor
  • Wireless mouse
  • Dolphin Remote Control
  • Headset with microphone
  • Speakers
  • HD webcam
  • All-in-one scanner, printer and copier
  • One-year Upgrade Agreement
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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

Buy Software

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.

  About Upgrade Agreement  

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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.

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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.

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Woman using GuideConnect on a laptop to video call her family.

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.

  GuideConnect Video Calling  

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Accessibility at Home

Articles on accessibility at home, practical information and GuideConnect user stories.

Steve from KAB reviewing GuideConnect

GuideConnect Reviews

Read and watch GuideConnect user stories to find out more about the positive impact it has.

Essential Guide to Assistive Technology for the Home

Essential Guide

Read more about the assistive technology available for people with sight loss.

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