Vision Australia commends the KISA phone team for seeking input to improve accessibility for people who are blind or have low vision, and we look forward to having a further opportunity to evaluate the prototypes when they are available.

In 2013 three Melbourne-based entrepreneurs came up with a new idea of making mobile phones more accessible for the wider community

Startup kisa creates innovative mobile phone for the elderly and disabled.

It is fantastic to see KISA develop a product in consultation with blind and vision impaired people, rather than dictate what we should have. Older Australians will also find this phone a real life saver.

Melbourne company KISA has developed a phone that makes and takes calls. No touchscreen, no texting, no camera, no social media and no complicated set-up.

An 'easy to use' mobile phone has been developed to make mobile communication accessible to everyone – particularly the elderly and those with low vision.

The world’s lowest-tech mobile phone has become a must-have gadget for seniors.

KISA phone refines basic phone design for elderly and blind.

A specialised phone that keeps it simple but still useful, you may know someone for who this handset will be perfect for.

Aimed at both the elderly and younger kids, it has large buttons, no screen and only a limited number of contacts which can even be identified with symbols or pictures.

KISA team are chosen as one of the 10 entrepreneurs creating next generation hardware products.

My hat off to KISA team for bringing out a product with such crisp and clear ties to its niche user needs. What a fresh change from a "see what we can do!"philosophy in product development to "what would you like us to do?" You have taken the time to ask your potential users what they want - and you have listened. The result is not only a product that is unique and desirable but also an impressive head-start in customer relations.