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easiest way for blind person to blog? (self.Blind)
submitted by yummyfig
Hello r/Blind. I'm a sighted person who's trying to help a blind friend get started making a blog. I installed JAWS on Windows and have spent many hours learning it and trying to use wordpress.com or ghost.org using JAWS. It's been frustrating and seems nearly impossible to use. These sites are fairly visual and I've found that JAWS often reads invisibile elements or describes visible elements in a confusing way. It's very difficult for me to navigate through even a page or two.
So I'm curious, blind bloggers: how do you do it? Should I be using a different screen reader, or a more acccessible blogging site? If so, which ones? Or are my expectations just too high - perhaps the learning curve is just much steeper than I thought? I have a strong technical background and many years of computer experience, by the way.
So I'm curious, blind bloggers: how do you do it? Should I be using a different screen reader, or a more acccessible blogging site? If so, which ones? Or are my expectations just too high - perhaps the learning curve is just much steeper than I thought? I have a strong technical background and many years of computer experience, by the way.
rkingett 2 points 6y ago
NVDA is more web compliant. The most accessible blogging site is wordpress.com, using post by email.
You can also try dreamwidth, changing the layout to simple mode, which strips grapics and things from most pages. They also have a post by email feature.
It depends on how techy your friend is. I am very techy, even using IFTTT to blog on the go so I don't have to fiddle with apps, but if they are not very web savvy, the post y email feature on both the above websites are the way to go, not a desktop client.
I would also look up the webb aims getting started guide on using a screen reader. I think you should at least, learn the basics of using a screen reader before trying to make solid decisions for your friend...
Blogger is okay, but dreamwith and wordpress.com are much etter accessibility wise.
If the blog by email is hard, they can sign in through m.wordpress.com, and post too.
You can also try dreamwidth, changing the layout to simple mode, which strips grapics and things from most pages. They also have a post by email feature.
It depends on how techy your friend is. I am very techy, even using IFTTT to blog on the go so I don't have to fiddle with apps, but if they are not very web savvy, the post y email feature on both the above websites are the way to go, not a desktop client.
I would also look up the webb aims getting started guide on using a screen reader. I think you should at least, learn the basics of using a screen reader before trying to make solid decisions for your friend...
Blogger is okay, but dreamwith and wordpress.com are much etter accessibility wise.
If the blog by email is hard, they can sign in through m.wordpress.com, and post too.
yummyfig [OP] 1 points 6y ago
This is all very helpful - thanks so much. I had never heard of Dreamwidth but will look into it. Posting by email is not a bad option either. Thanks again!
fastfinge 1 points 6y ago
Second vote for dreamwidth. Not only is posting the easiest of all the platforms, the comment section is also the most accessible.
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