Identifying everyday items more easily

Contrast, tactile markers and consistent organisation can make products, controls and money easier to distinguish.

Five practical ideas

Create reliable ways to tell things apart

Give frequently used items a fixed location. Knowing where something should be can reduce the need to identify it from scratch each time.

Raised dots, elastic bands or textured labels can distinguish similar containers and mark important controls.

Use contrasting labels, trays or backgrounds where useful vision remains. Keep labels simple and uncluttered.

A phone can help identify text, products or some objects. Check important information if the technology is uncertain.

Keep notes, coins or payment cards in consistent sections of a wallet or purse and use accessible banking tools where appropriate.