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Audio System for the blind? (self.Blind)
submitted 8y ago by LTJ4
Hi guys, sighted person here and wanted to ask some questions. This is something im looking at for a university project.
Are there any audio systems for the blind/visually impaired? How do blind people select their own music? Obviously selecting music through phones or ipods isnt possible because there is no feedback for it.
Would this be something that you would be interested in?
Many thanks
Are there any audio systems for the blind/visually impaired? How do blind people select their own music? Obviously selecting music through phones or ipods isnt possible because there is no feedback for it.
Would this be something that you would be interested in?
Many thanks
fods_fods 2 points
Voiceover is a system on every apple phone that allows you to navigate without seeing anything. Google it and try it out yourself if you want. Android has something similar but doesn't work as good
Nighthawk321 1 points
:d Actually, every apple device has a program called voiceover that allows blind people to use their devices.
Unuhi 1 points
What the other guys said - OS X and iOS have VoiceOver.
Iʻm also playing with Amazon Eco; "Alexa, play some Louis Armstrong" - and itʻll do that. "alexa, volume up" "alexa, skip this track", "alexa, hit pause" ("alexa, whatʻs the weather?" Too)
There are also several other things to play with, like Audioboom.
Iʻm also playing with Amazon Eco; "Alexa, play some Louis Armstrong" - and itʻll do that. "alexa, volume up" "alexa, skip this track", "alexa, hit pause" ("alexa, whatʻs the weather?" Too)
There are also several other things to play with, like Audioboom.
fastfinge 1 points
On iPhone, Rdio, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube, Slacker, Pandora, and the builtin music app are all accessible with the provided Voiceover screen reader. For whole home music, Sonos has made all of the Sonos apps accessible on all platforms. The Apple TV also comes with the voiceover screen reader. The only trouble I have as a blind person, is figuring out what mode my stupid Sony amplifier is in, and changing any of the settings, thanks to the digital menus. However, apparently more expensive surround sound amplifiers these days come with iPhone and/or web based apps. I just don't have the money to invest in that, right now. Especially seeing as I was able to just memorize the buttons and menus.
LTJ4 [OP] 1 points
Could you explain a bit more what you find difficult about changing the settings? What sort of settings are you talking about? And are the problems just because you don't know which options you are selecting?
fastfinge 1 points
Yes, exactly. For example, my amplifier has an equalizer that has several modes. To switch modes, you press one button, and it cycles between them. The display shows what mode the amplifier just switched to. However, if I forget what mode I was previously in, I now have no idea what point in the cycle I'm at. Pressing the button just keeps cycling through the available options, round and round and round, with no indication when it's been through each option, and has started the cycle again. So, even if I know that the modes are in order: off, movie, music, concert, and custom, if I have no idea what mode the amplifier is in currently, I can't tell what mode is going to come next. I can usually figure it out by listening carefully, but it's still really annoying. The amp also has all kinds of settings, to due with everything from volume shaping to surround sound setup, and all of them must be changed through a menu. As I can't see the display, I can't tell what option I'm on in the menu, or what that option is set to. That's why I love my Sonos system so deeply. With Sonos, every setting is available in the fully accessible IOS app,. The Sonos speakers themselves only have 3 buttons, and no display at all. Nice and easy!
johnnytai 1 points
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