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Does anyone know of a WhatsApp groups for Blind and visually impaired people? (self.Blind)
submitted by abgjpodcast
Recently, I have been looking for WhatsApp book groups. Since I didn’t find any, now I’m looking for WhatsApp Blind groups. I hope anyone could help me and thank you very much for taking the time to come on this post and help out a friend. Have a great day everyone.
retrolental_morose 3 points 4y ago
A big problem with the platform is having to share phone numbers.
Are you looking for something with voice messaging in particular? There are huge numbers of Facebook groups out there, and I think a few people on this sub use Discord.
Are you looking for something with voice messaging in particular? There are huge numbers of Facebook groups out there, and I think a few people on this sub use Discord.
abgjpodcast [OP] 1 points 4y ago
What is Discord? I am just looking for somewhere that I can find a Blind group. Yes, I know about Facebook groups but I’m just trying to find some other place that has blind groups that is more like a chat.
retrolental_morose 2 points 4y ago
There was a wave of blind-friendly IRC clients 10, 15 years ago. I think they started with Accessible Chat from gamesForTheBlind.com. It was a great community until it imploded.
Before that and carrying on for a time afterward, of course there was a huge IM presence. MSN/Windows Messenger, AIM and ICQ, blind people were heavily engaged on the platforms.
Then things seemed to fragment. IRC is still going, but it's not grown in popularity and I think the people who used the accessible clients moved on. Skype and TeamTalk ar still used for small groups, and some people use Discord as we've already said.
BCAB hold online events momthly focused on technology, and VITalk on facebook do FB messenger chats.
It's an interesting landscape, the history of which is also fascinating. I am running a MOO server where I teach object oriented programming, and even after 1 class, people are hanging around just chatting. So the spirit is certainly there. :)
I hope you find a community.
Before that and carrying on for a time afterward, of course there was a huge IM presence. MSN/Windows Messenger, AIM and ICQ, blind people were heavily engaged on the platforms.
Then things seemed to fragment. IRC is still going, but it's not grown in popularity and I think the people who used the accessible clients moved on. Skype and TeamTalk ar still used for small groups, and some people use Discord as we've already said.
BCAB hold online events momthly focused on technology, and VITalk on facebook do FB messenger chats.
It's an interesting landscape, the history of which is also fascinating. I am running a MOO server where I teach object oriented programming, and even after 1 class, people are hanging around just chatting. So the spirit is certainly there. :)
I hope you find a community.
HDMILex 1 points 4y ago
How can I join your class?
retrolental_morose 2 points 4y ago
I'll announce the next one on /r/blind. It's about $75 for 6 2-hour sessions over about 3 months, with full access to the virtual world, a discussion forum and 24 hour email support from a team of programmers throughout. We have great fun. :)
KillerLag 2 points 4y ago
Discord is also a chat platform, that can be used on your computer or on a smartphone. I don't believe it has the best support for screen readers, from what people have said.
Snesley 1 points 4y ago
I'm not sure which visual impairment you have and Discord would be more or less accessible based on that. If you want to give it a shot you can join with this url: https://discord.gg/zdwyrq
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