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People living with paralysis caused by a spinal injury can find apps designed for smartphones to be of great benefit, a charity has said.

The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, which assists paralysed people who have suffered a spinal cord injury or degenerative conditions such as motor neurone disease, has unveiled a list of what it considers are the best apps for people with paralysis.

Rob Gerth, director of digital media at the Reeve Foundation, is confident the guide will help disabled people find the apps that suit them best and enhance their quality of life.

"With the thousands of apps on the market, no one can really find and test them all," he added.

The guide highlights things like predictive text and voice-activated dialling in the likes of Blackberries and iPhones as being of benefit.

One documented app for iPhones is the VoiceOver feature, which allows anyone to scroll their fingers over the text and hear the letters out loud.

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