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How can I get legal documents accessible? (self.Blind)
submitted by inetphantom
In switzerland, there are quite some things to handle if you get old. There is surley the last will, but also stuff like who or what should be decided for you if you can't take decisions anymore. There are restrictions that you need to follow so that those regulations are valid.
As this is quite some information and also with quite some impact, one needs time to create such documents. As a help, prosenectute (some organization) provides information and forms. Sadly only hardcopies on paper.
How can I make this information accessible for someone blind? She can't read Braille. She doesn't have a computer or a smartphone - and doesn't want those with her age.
We asked the officials and that organization, they can't provide a solution.
Someone could read it out loud for her, but if she wants to reread something after overthinking it that gets tedious. We could create a recording, but that also gets tideous.
Do you have suggestions?
As this is quite some information and also with quite some impact, one needs time to create such documents. As a help, prosenectute (some organization) provides information and forms. Sadly only hardcopies on paper.
How can I make this information accessible for someone blind? She can't read Braille. She doesn't have a computer or a smartphone - and doesn't want those with her age.
We asked the officials and that organization, they can't provide a solution.
Someone could read it out loud for her, but if she wants to reread something after overthinking it that gets tedious. We could create a recording, but that also gets tideous.
Do you have suggestions?
rollwithhoney 3 points 3y ago
If she doesn't real braille, next best is probably having everything in a word document(s) that she can read with a screenreader. Would at least save you all the time and energy of vocally recording
affirmedatheist 2 points 3y ago
Might want to read the post. Doesn’t have a computer or phone, and doesn’t want one.
As frustrating as it is, manually reading it out or making a recording of such really does seem to be the ony way this is going to work. If she doesn’t have a computer or phone and doesn’t want one, and doesn’t know braille, it’s really the only option left.
Does she have a phone of any kind, even a landline? And does she have some means of playing back recorded audio? Because at least if an audio recording of the documents can be made she can review them in her own time, if that’s a thing that’s alllowed to be done I know in the legal system there are a lot of rules about what can and can’t be done with documents. That’s about the only convenience I can think of. Only reason i’m thinking of this is that at least with a recorded audio version of such documents, each section or major part can potentially be recorded as a track.which at least allows a simpler ability to focus on one thing at a time.
Failing that though, yeah. Reading it out is really the only thing for it in a situation like this, unfortunately.
As frustrating as it is, manually reading it out or making a recording of such really does seem to be the ony way this is going to work. If she doesn’t have a computer or phone and doesn’t want one, and doesn’t know braille, it’s really the only option left.
Does she have a phone of any kind, even a landline? And does she have some means of playing back recorded audio? Because at least if an audio recording of the documents can be made she can review them in her own time, if that’s a thing that’s alllowed to be done I know in the legal system there are a lot of rules about what can and can’t be done with documents. That’s about the only convenience I can think of. Only reason i’m thinking of this is that at least with a recorded audio version of such documents, each section or major part can potentially be recorded as a track.which at least allows a simpler ability to focus on one thing at a time.
Failing that though, yeah. Reading it out is really the only thing for it in a situation like this, unfortunately.
rollwithhoney 1 points 3y ago
Ah I missed that bit about no computers. OP could still do something like using a screenreader or program to create the aidio, rather than reading it all himself. There's what is called a DAISY file, an MP3 file split into sections (which saves lots of time since you can skip through easily instead of fastforwarding or rewinding). Either way I think audio is the only option if she does not read braille or want to deal with a computer
AmAsabat 2 points 3y ago
Have an attorney read them to her one by one and explain the consequences. Then have them notarised as reviewed and agreed.
AndAdapt 2 points 3y ago
A quick and dirty way to do it. Pass all the text through a screenreader and save the output as an audio file.
MacOS has this feature built in. Can select text and output it as an iTUnes audio file. Burn that audio file to a CD, job done.
Saves someone reading it and can be done in a matter of minutes. THis assumes relatively plain text, as if its tables etc will not work well
MacOS has this feature built in. Can select text and output it as an iTUnes audio file. Burn that audio file to a CD, job done.
Saves someone reading it and can be done in a matter of minutes. THis assumes relatively plain text, as if its tables etc will not work well
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