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Braille version of the Bitcoin whitepaper (self.Blind)
submitted by nwbld
Hi, I just wanted to share some info about a project I'm working on that's going to get the $1 transcribed into Braille (including tactile graphics for the technical diagrams!). I posted this to /r/bitcoin last night ($1) and woke up to finding the project fully funded! So with the Bitcoin community's generous support, we're going to be able to distribute free copies of the whitepaper in Braille to anyone who would like one.
Just wanted to share. :) If you or someone you know would like a Braille copy of the whitepaper, please keep an eye on $1. There will soon be a way to request a copy there.
I hope this helps someone who would otherwise never get to enjoy the material in this way!
Edit: Requests for a copy of the final product can now be made $1. It may be a little while before everything is finished and ready to go, but feel free to get in the queue now if you'd like.
Just wanted to share. :) If you or someone you know would like a Braille copy of the whitepaper, please keep an eye on $1. There will soon be a way to request a copy there.
I hope this helps someone who would otherwise never get to enjoy the material in this way!
Edit: Requests for a copy of the final product can now be made $1. It may be a little while before everything is finished and ready to go, but feel free to get in the queue now if you'd like.
fastfinge 3 points 5y ago
This helps me! I want one. :-)
Now all we need is an accessible hardware wallet. Right now, I'm stuck with web wallets because I can't read the codes generated by any of the hardware ones. But if I had the option, I'd love to switch.
Now all we need is an accessible hardware wallet. Right now, I'm stuck with web wallets because I can't read the codes generated by any of the hardware ones. But if I had the option, I'd love to switch.
nwbld [OP] 3 points 5y ago
Excellent, you're the first to ask for one! I should have the real request form up and running by the end of the day, hopefully. I'll let you know when it's ready.
Regarding the hardware wallet issue, I wonder if we could somehow start a conversation with the folks at Trezor about making their existing device more accessible. Maybe they could use the software bridge to create an accessible on-screen version of the device's screen output? That would allow you to read the seed words during configuration, confirmation prompts, etc. I'm not sure if that's possible given any hardware restrictions they have in place related to security, though. It may be something they have to bake into a future hardware design.
Regarding the hardware wallet issue, I wonder if we could somehow start a conversation with the folks at Trezor about making their existing device more accessible. Maybe they could use the software bridge to create an accessible on-screen version of the device's screen output? That would allow you to read the seed words during configuration, confirmation prompts, etc. I'm not sure if that's possible given any hardware restrictions they have in place related to security, though. It may be something they have to bake into a future hardware design.
fastfinge 2 points 5y ago
The trouble is, how can they do that while keeping everything secure? As far as I know, the device doesn't have a speaker, so whatever they do can't be on the device itself. And anything they send to a screenreader could be intercepted by spyware etc.
nwbld [OP] 2 points 5y ago
Good point, yeah. There shouldn't be any compromises with security in making the device more accessible. A future hardware update could inlcude a speaker and/or audio jack, though I wonder if they could somehow produce an adapter that would work with the current model (something with an audio jack that could plug into the Trezor, and the USB cable could then could plug into that). Not sure how it all works and what would be feasible, though.
Are there any smartphone apps that could reliably read the on-screen text from a hardware wallet? I guess it would be awkward to try to use something like that, and you'd probably be in the same situation with respect to third-party interception. Just trying to think of options. If there was some kind of standalone (non-internet-connected) device that could do OCR to audio, that could maybe work somehow.
Are there any smartphone apps that could reliably read the on-screen text from a hardware wallet? I guess it would be awkward to try to use something like that, and you'd probably be in the same situation with respect to third-party interception. Just trying to think of options. If there was some kind of standalone (non-internet-connected) device that could do OCR to audio, that could maybe work somehow.
fastfinge 2 points 5y ago
The trouble is, the codes are time based (usually 30 seconds). By the time I used a second device to do OCR, the code would have timed out. As far as I can tell, the only real option for a hardware wallet is to produce one with a speaker or headphone jack, that can announce the codes. However, I doubt that will happen until a large organization like a US bank requires it for ADA reasons. Currently, I would be surprised if more than a few hundred blind people (out of the several hundred million) world wide are currently using bitcoin.
nwbld [OP] 1 points 5y ago
Just wanted to let you know that the request form is now up and running at https://pug.sh/adam/braille-bitcoin-whitepaper/, so feel free to request a copy any time!
fastfinge 2 points 5y ago
Done!
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