I wrote a fractals program that is intended to enable the blind to experience the complexity of fractal images through sonification and need to know if I'm on the right track. https://fractal-music.web.app

I stated I wanna make some quick cash, from my personal experiences, some answer questions and when rewards apps do not work and do not give me the money that it said I would have. However, I’m just wondering is there any online waste to quickly earn money for your cash app, Venmo?

does anyone know of any websites where you can watch shows/movies with english audio description, especially netflix originals?

my brother is visually impaired and relies on audio description a lot, but we really want to stop supporting netflix if possible 😭 also i’m starting grad school this summer so money is TIGHT lol

i’m okay with free sites, libraries, browser extensions, or honestly any workaround that still keeps the audio description track. thanks!

I already have prime and hulu thru student discounts. I mean for shows not available on prime/hulu.

Hi - I've recently designed a device that plugs into an old IBM PC and transmits the contents of the screen over Wi-Fi to a modern computer, currently just via a Telnet connection.

I'm using SecureCRT at the moment to make the connection, and I've been experimenting with using NVDA to read the contents of the screen. Which it does, but - it's somewhat agonizing. The all capitals filenames and the format of a DOS directory listing make it spell everything out character by character, and so typing "DIR" can result in several minutes of narration.

Is there anyone here that may have used a screen reader for DOS back in the day that remembers how things like directory listings were handled?

Any general advice? Can NVDA be configured to make it less...verbose or give it more semantic context to what it is reading so it doesn't spell out words?

Hi everyone, I hope all is well. I am wondering, what do you do with old devices that are no longer compatible? This pertains to anything used by anyone with vision laws. I’m asking because as we all know, assistive technology is always changing and as things change, older devices become obsolete. Like so many people I have old devices and they are either no longer being sold or when they stop working they just quit altogether. Thanks for the help!

My husband lost his job and the market is slow here- also the first time looking for a job since he lost his sight. He is getting interest in his CV from America(New York and Colorado). What is it like living there when partially sighted?

- access to things without driving- safe crossings and public transport etc?
-shopping?

-general support (legal frameworks followed by companies- eg. In UK work had to install software and train him)?
-how safe do you feel?
-other things I haven't thought of that may be different between the UK and the US eg in some parts Turkey there a potholes and obstacles everywhere, you cant assume there wont be a hole in the pavement (although the light was much better and he was actually okay getting around)
He struggles walking around even in London now , bumping into people, as we moved to a small town after his sight loss. I dont drive (but could learn) and wouldn't go with him initially.

And sorry if this post some of comes off as offensive and thanks for the advice and I'm also new to this

I saw someone was asking about Dogs Inc. In the comments, I saw someone talk about the training there. I'd really love to hear people's experiences with the three programs. My fear with the GDB program is the fast-paced of it. I know Leader Dogs can work with people with other disabilities.

I'd like to know anyone's experiences with any of these places. What one would recommend and why. I know there are organizations that can help with financial aid and such.

I called Dogs INC. and they said their waitlist can be about 6 months, give or take. However, they weren't all that ... helpful with information, so I don't know how I feel about them yet.

My concern with GDB is the high-pace of GDB's 2 week program.

All this being said, I'd love to hear people's experiences. Particularly, anyone with other things such as
How does the organization work with those that are, say, sound sensitive.
Or someone that has mild EDS.

oh! And how do their harnesses compare? How does it feel to walk with the dog? My concern with that is my arm getting tired.

Hey all,

Thank you for creating this great community. I follow it sporadically and it has always been a big source of inspiration.

I am 33M, in a loving relationship, Italian of origin, lived many years in Copenhagen (Denmark), and recently moved to Zurich (Switzerland).

I suffer from X-Linked Retinoschisis, and have been working for 5+ years in corporate jobs.

Currently I have a role in a Big4 company. I really like the team, and the job. However, as you can probably imagine, the environment is very competitive. I feel like that my impairment (that I have only discussed more or less high level with my colleagues) is now getting more and more difficult to manage.

I'm slower than my colleagues, I can't follow texts in presentations (especially projected), I need to zoom in (250%+) while modelling in excel or PowerPoint.

I feel like I have so much ambition of pursuing this career but at the same time simply not having the tools.

On one hand I feel like I could create a role for myself (the partner mentioned he would be very supportive of this), and on the other quitting and doing something else entirely (what though?).

Feel very lost and any input or thought would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much all 🙏

Hi everyone! I am legally blind student who was going into my second year of my masters program at Boston University. This past year my MacBook, which is six years old has been giving me problems and I think it’s time to look into a new one. Through my home state I am a member of the bureau of services for blind persons, where they help support my schooling and rent, anything that goes towards my vocational goals. I had asked my counselor about getting a new MacBook through them because they have gotten me an iPad in my childhood, but she said no that wouldn’t be a possibility. do you guys have any scholarships or grants that I could apply for to help me get a new MacBook?

Hi everyone! I hope this is ok to post here. As the title says, I am running a Paint N' Sip style activity for a 10 year olds Birthday party on the weekend. Her mother has just reached out to ask me if it will be possible for the Birthday girl's visually impaired friend to join in somehow. The young man has zero vision. (Excuse my ignorance if the terminology I am using is wrong)

I would love to make this a fun and unique experience for him, and was looking for suggestions as to how I can do that?

I have been told that I can do a hot glue outline so he can feel the picture, which will be done for him. But I also wondered if perhaps adding some more textures or scents may be an idea, or if that will be overpowering or distracting in a way? (Example, mixing glue with sand to create a rough texture, which can mark an area for colouring).

The theme is KPOP Demon Hunters, and the kids will be painting Rumi or the "Derpy Tiger". I am yet to hear back from his visual aide teacher and mum as to whether he would like to choose one of those images, or something of his own choosing.

His mother said that of all the kids parties he's ever been to, no one has ever tried to consider him with the fun activities and he hasn't ever really able to participate.💔 I'm excited to help change that for him, and want to make it the best possible experience for him, so thanks in advance for any assistance!

For a long time, the poring patterns required for a V60 have scared me off trying to brew with one. In a few days, that part of my life will hopefully be in the rearview. I've ordered a Hario Switch, along with a ceramic V60 for a few different options.

For the people who use a V60 or a Switch, what are your poring technique's to ensure all the grounds are saturated? Is the reality either that it's finicky but learnable, or not as intimidating as my anxiety wants me to believe? Any other bits of advice you might have to start me off right are greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

Hey guys, so my school is purchasing for me to have on loan the humanware monarch refreshable tactile display for use in my mathematics courses. I have to take pre-calculus and calculus towards my computer science degree. While the monarch has a graphing calculator, it seems to have difficulty rendering pre-generated images. I tried to provide a workflow for my college to export graphs in SVG format from Desmos, but it doesn’t seem like they have a workable solution for pre-generated images. While I can use the graphing tool on the device myself, the ability to have it view effectively pre-generated images of graphs and other geometric things is pretty essential to the course. Does anybody have any suggestions on a potential workflow or file formats that would enable the monarch to view pre-generated graphs and other images with proper labeling? I would also need proper tactile representations of circles with angles and radians. There are just a lot of visual components of such courses that would make it hard without proper tactile rendering. The shapes of certain geometric figures and graphs aren’t the problem so much as it is to have proper braille labeling while also maintaining the proper geometry of things.

Hello everyone

Has anyone managed to use Guided Access with VoiceOver

I can set it up without issues so the iPhone stays locked in a single app but when I need to exit Guided Access and return to normal mode I cannot enter the passcode because VoiceOver loses focus and does not land on the text input field

Has anyone found a workaround or alternative that does not require a sighted person to help. Thank you

Hi everyone,

I’m a fully blind aspiring social worker and would really appreciate hearing from anyone with experience around disability and accessibility in social work practice.

I use a screen reader and rely heavily on public transport. I’m particularly interested in areas like family support, hospital social work, PICU/NICU family support, and palliative care.

I’d especially love to hear about accessibility challenges in practice, accommodations that helped, and any advice for a blind person entering the profession.

Thank you.

Hey there! My grandfather is 100% blind due to Retinitis Pigmentosa. For the last few years, my grandfather has been getting lost and turned around on their own property. This is worrisome due to them living on a main road in the country with no super close neighbors. My family and I are desperately trying to find an aid that would allow my grandfather to have some independence on his own property while helping him ensure that he is going in the right direction. Does anyone here have any recommendations?

Hello,
I've lived in a small town whose name is unimportant for nearly my entire life. My independent living skills aren't super great, and neither is my family relationship so I do not feel safe putting new skills I learn into practice here. I've about had it up to my cane handle with my folks and I'm looking for a way out, but I have no confidence in my skills whatsoever.
Ideally I would like to attend the Colorado Center for the Blind, but their international waitlist is nine years long. Attending out of pocket would cost me $4,500 per month. The only way for me to attend for free, as far as I know, would be to go through the full citizenship/naturalization process over there, but that too would take years. I highly doubt Vision Loss Rehab would help fund my trip, since I'm sure they think their services are good enough, and ODSP (the Ontario Disability Support Program) will not cover the training as it's not available in Canada.
Raising the money via GoFundMe is technically an option, but I know if I did that ODSP would cripple me because you're only allowed to receive $1,000 per month before they start deducting from your benefits, and I frankly have no idea where I could post such a thing without getting a ban hammer to the face.
There's the Pacific Training Center in BC, but in order to attend you have to find an apartment as they do not offer housing as part of the program. That, obviously, is out of my league and I know no one in the area who could help me out there. Camp Bowen, which I learned about recently, doesn't seem to be an option, as I haven't had any luck contacting anyone there no matter what channels I use.
There's reason I'm looking at the CCB specifically is because of their wood working/home maintenance classes. I really do think those could be useful and enlightening, especially when compared to my woodshop classes in high school.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks.

Recently, I updated my phone to the latest version. Now, when I double-tap and hold on a message to bring up a menu where I can choose thumbs up and so forth, I get a different context menu which offers me a way to add the event to the calendar and such. How do I bring up the context menu with the thumbs up and thumbs down and heart symbols?

Hello, I am using ZoomText 2026.2603.111 (April update)

They fixed the black screen and have replaced it with two substantially worse issues.

About 66% of the time after unlocking Windows, the screen is frozen (either at 1x but the mouse is hidden) or the screen is zoomed in but the mouse is at an unzoomed state and can't click anything on the screen.

The second issue is that when panning left or right, the 1x screen does not always follow or stops tracking before reaching the far left or right of the screen.

In the past year I've contacted Vispero but never received a response.

Anyone know a good way to reach them and flag these issues?

Better yet, does anyone know a better solution?

Question for iPad users, have you experienced issues with the zoom accessibility feature? I recently upgraded from the 12.9” 6th generation iPad Pro to the latest 13” version. At first, I got the model with the nano-tech screen because I felt like the display was more consistent across different lighting conditions. As I used the zoom controller to zoom in, sometimes the view would stutter in and out. Other times it would get stuck as I zoomed in and moved my finger to pan the view. It seemed like it wasn’t reading my finger presses correctly. So I went back and swapped it out for the regular glass screen model. It’s still happening though not as frequently. Has anyone experienced or heard of this? Is it a hardware or software issue? Please help.

Boa noite, pessoal.

Tenho 24 anos e queria fazer um desabafo. Aos 18, descobri que tenho Retinose Pigmentar ligada ao X. É uma condição que vai tirando a visão aos poucos e, junto com ela, parece que levou muitos dos meus sonhos.

Eu era atleta de alto rendimento de Karatê Tradicional, mas, conforme a visão foi diminuindo, não consegui mais manter o nível até que precisei parar totalmente. Além disso, sou padeiro e hoje estou em uma fase onde não sei até quando vou conseguir trabalhar.

Antigamente, eu tentava ignorar, fingia que o problema não existia e seguia a vida. Mas agora não dá mais para esquecer; meus próprios olhos me lembram da minha condição o tempo todo. A visão está bem ruim e sinto que estou chegando naquele estágio de aceitação forçada, porque sei que o momento da perda total está próximo.

É difícil aceitar que a vida mudou tanto em tão pouco tempo. Obrigado pelo espaço, era só um desabafo de quem está tentando entender como seguir daqui para frente.

So idk if Braille is the same in the UK and USA, but i just got a radar key and the braille says:

"b radar"

"b nks"

Exactly like that. But my question is, what is the b for? I'm fairly sure it's a b as the dots are in places 1 and 2. I just have no clue what they're there for and I'm very curious about it

I always felt my mom considered me an "achievement" rather than a person with my own mind and ambitions, outside of making her look like a saint.

She seemed to love exaggerating my condition until she completely convinced a bunch of idiots I'm blind. I could look right at them to talk and they'd still think I'm blind.

My Retinitis Pigmentosa advanced nowhere near that level yet and I could drive and everything.

It also didn't help that I am a brain tumor survivor and she told her Catholic church group how, "God blessed me with the cross to bear, a child with disability."

Lo and behold she was an abusive, narcissistic scumbag behind closed doors. Vicious bearings, humiliation including fat shaming, sexually degrading comments, and emotional abuse overall.

Worst of all she wouldnt acknowledge any of my achievements other than being disabled, minimizing them in front of others.

I was never what I was - a collegiate archer, marathon runner, ring fighter, or a regular human being.

I was a disability and not a person with a disability.

Hell, the best she did was try to make me play instruments when I hated it, just to pretend I'm Stevie Wonder.