I can't tell you how many times I've seen a question directed at people who are blind on /r/askreddit and people who are totally clueless that a blind person might use Reddit give smart-ass answers. So infuriating.

Yeah I have had that come up. I am legally, but not totally, blind. I tell people that and they are like "how can you text?"

I remember looking in a mirror at a restaurant and some guy startled me by yelling “gotcha! You can see!” This whole thread is frustrating.

yeah don't really know what else to say other than complete and utter ignorance by people. It doesn't help that some folks fake the emotional support animal thing.

People are ignorant as fuck. Only two things to do are educate the folk who want to learn or ignore them.

Read this article a few days ago and it pissed me off. My partner is blind and attached to his phone. He knows how to use his phone better than most sighted people we know. What's horrible is that I've run into blind/VI who assume they can't use phones or computers and refuse to believe otherwise. They're just cutting themselves off from half the world, basically.

Hi. Though some may see it as obnoxious, I tend to increase the volume on my iPhone in public places for this reason. Mind you, my phone is not screaming at maximum volume, but people standing close enough would be able to grasp the idea of a screen reader if they got curious.

Well, it’s not that I mind but I have been frequenting a few non-blind related subs lately. And I’ve rehashed basically how I use a smart phone to a number of people. I’ve told them even where they could find voice over. Haha! It’s like go look for it if you’d like. But this is how I do it. Blah blah blah.

Great post. 😊🥳

Good article!