RALEIGH, N.C. — Another Spectrum App is making an impact in our community.

Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum News, has created the Spectrum Access App, which provides accessibility tools for the visually impaired.

In June, Charter demonstrated the app's capabilities at a special movie night held at the Governor Morehead School in Raleigh. The Morehead School, which opened in 1845, is North Carolina’s residential school for the deaf and blind.  

North Carolina General Assembly Rep. Allison Dahle was there and urged the students to make a difference.

"I hope that one of you will run for office and help other people understand the needs of specifically the community of blind folks. That would be awesome. So never give up," Dahle said.​

The Spectrum Access App , which launched in May of 2020, provides features like audio description and closed captioning. It provides access to more than 400 popular movie makers. You can also use it with the Spectrum TV App or a streaming service of your choice.

You can download the app in Google Play or the Apple App Store.