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Full History - 2017 - 07 - 30 - ID#6qkucp

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Hi blind people! Almost everything I do in my free time is very sight related. What do you do in your free time? (self.Blind)

submitted by aMuslimPerson

Browsing, books, and music are the only ones I can think of for the fully blind.

snow671 7 points 6y ago

Knitting, hiking, audio games, fighting games, cooking, audio books, reading cheesy ass short stories online (shout out to /r/nosleep) etc.

Edit: and trying to break my phone because TalkBack is pissing me off!

GloryHoleVampire 3 points 6y ago

I've left a lot of hair on the floor over TalkBack.

snow671 4 points 6y ago

"Hmm, a second finger may have brushed the side of the phone. ABORT WEBSITE. SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING. READ LAST 30 NAMES ON CALLER ID."

aMuslimPerson [OP] 3 points 6y ago

Lol I've played around with TalkBack and it can be a pain

KillerLag 5 points 6y ago

There are lots people can do in their spare time. People can read (audio books or Braille), knit, cook, watch TV and movies. There are also a variety of sports people can do as well, such as soccer, golf, baseball, hockey, goalball and just plain old running.

PSN_Thomkek 1 points 5y ago

a bit late, but how the hell does a blind person play baseball?

KillerLag 1 points 5y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Beep_Baseball_Association

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cEryKIMl9s

Ball makes a beeping noise to help facilitate

PSN_Thomkek 1 points 5y ago

that would still take incredible judgement wouldn't it? I'm not blind so I don't know how much better your utility of other sense get tho

KillerLag 1 points 5y ago

It takes practice. Over time, you get used to how to interpret the information.

rmorabia 4 points 6y ago

Partially sighted -- basically all I do these days is audiobooks & podcasts.

I know musical instruments can work quite well, but I'm daunted at the prospect of learning without proper vision.

reseatshisglasses 3 points 6y ago

I know you can do it.

Amonwilde 3 points 6y ago

Running, weightlifting, coding, writing, cooking.

snow671 1 points 6y ago

What are you using for running? My local gym recently upgraded all of their treadmills and they went from being as difficult to figure out as a hair dryer to completely inaccessible.

Amonwilde 2 points 6y ago

I'm partially sighted so I just memorized what the buttons do. If I couldn't see the buttons it would be pretty much useless though you might still be able to memorize when the start and up arrow are. I can actually still run outside in certain locations as well, but not in NYC where I live.

snow671 2 points 6y ago

That's what I did on the old machine, but the new ones are touch screen. Never in my life did I think gym equipment would have accessibility issues.

Oh well, thank you for the response!

Amonwilde 3 points 6y ago

That sucks. You should talk to them and ask them to buy a different machine next time. Or see if there's an app you can hook up to the fancy-pants touchscreen.

brass444 2 points 6y ago

Remember your local Y, health club, etc should make all equipment etc accessible. That's the law. Just ask. My husband lifts weights and takes classes like spinning. There is also a group in Richmond VA called Sportable. They have adaptive sports of all types -- guides for running, rowing, etc.

Tensoon_the_kandra 2 points 6y ago

I just play more games than any normal person should be. At least no one tells me that the glare is going to hurt my eyes any more. I play with the screen off sometimes now. I love how that confuses people.

creepu87 1 points 6y ago

What kind of games do you play?

NeedingVsGetting 2 points 6y ago

My mom is big into knitting, cooking, and gardening.

And she's a news fanatic

brass444 1 points 6y ago

My husband plays golf

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