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Question for those who use screen reading software and are on the phone all day (self.Blind)
submitted by BreakingBlind
Hello, it is great to see an active community of other visually impaired folks.
I have been visually impaired since birth but have recently lost the majority of my vision. I'm no longer able to use a computer for long periods of time without major strain/pain, so I am doing screen reading software training.
Has anyone found a headset that outputs the screen reading software in one ear and then the other ear has audio from a phone (either smartphone or office phone)? It would also need to have a microphone. Ideally I'm looking for Bluetooth. I'm just curious how others who are on the phone all day and use screen reading software manage the two. Thanks!
I have been visually impaired since birth but have recently lost the majority of my vision. I'm no longer able to use a computer for long periods of time without major strain/pain, so I am doing screen reading software training.
Has anyone found a headset that outputs the screen reading software in one ear and then the other ear has audio from a phone (either smartphone or office phone)? It would also need to have a microphone. Ideally I'm looking for Bluetooth. I'm just curious how others who are on the phone all day and use screen reading software manage the two. Thanks!
geoffisblind 2 points 7y ago
I'd probably go with something like what was recommended previously, just getting a single system that can handle it all would probably be your best bet for simplicity. Just to offer another option though if you like over complicating things like me. I've always wanted to get an audio mixing board and have all my input and output hooked into it so I can control exactly what's going on in my headphones and what is going out from my mic. I'm not even close to that goal, and it's probably going to be a few years until I can make it happen. That may or may not be practical for you, but it's another option.
BreakingBlind [OP] 1 points 7y ago
Yeah this sounds more sophisticated than what I need, hope you are able to achieve this set up soon.
ataulm 2 points 7y ago
I'm not vision impaired but I do use a pair of Bose Sound link Bluetooth on-ear headphones.
They can simultaneously connect to two different sources (my phone and laptop). I've never actually had audio coming out of both sources at the same time so cannot confirm if it's any good, but may be a good starting point.
Note, no matter the source, it comes out of both left and right channels but you can modify this on the source (on your computer, and potentially on your phone too).
They can simultaneously connect to two different sources (my phone and laptop). I've never actually had audio coming out of both sources at the same time so cannot confirm if it's any good, but may be a good starting point.
Note, no matter the source, it comes out of both left and right channels but you can modify this on the source (on your computer, and potentially on your phone too).
BreakingBlind [OP] 1 points 7y ago
Thanks, I'll have to check these out although I know Bose is historically pricey.
ataulm 1 points 7y ago
Yes they are :( be sure to check if simultaneous sound or if the latest source just takes precedence. The Bose store people are really helpful and there is good returns policy.
fastfinge 1 points 7y ago
The Turtle Beach Z300 does the same thing, though they're not making them anymore. I'll never give mine up until it falls apart! It can play audio from three sources (wireless USB dongle, bluetooth, and wired connection) all at once, with separate volumes for two of the three.
BreakingBlind [OP] 1 points 7y ago
Thanks for the feedback, this sounds like what I am looking for. Some people suggested using the screen reading software audio out of the computers speakers and having the phone/mic only on the headset, but I don't want clients hearing sensitive data that my laptop is reading out loud like pricing or comments from co-workers on IM. Have you run into issues with someone hearing the audio output of your screen reader from the audio coming out of one ear of the headset?
fastfinge 1 points 7y ago
No, I haven't. They cup your ear, rather than just sitting on top of your ear, so no audio escapes.
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