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Improving reading for visually impaired grandfather (self.Blind)
submitted by aumanchi
Hey guys! I hope this is the right spot to post this, but I'm looking for recommendations on reading tech / magnifiers that my grandfather can use to read.
Some back story:
He was an English teacher for his entire professional career. He absolutely loves reading. He in in his late 70's and is very limited in mobility. He has macular degeneration and his eyesight has deteriorated to the point that he cannot see very well at all. He has decent peripheral vision but his direct eyesight is extremely blurry.
His current setup is using a Kindle paperwhite with a dome shaped magnifier (I've included pictures at the bottom of this post). The problem with this is that there are only ~10 words on a page at a time. He slowly moves the magnifier across the page, one word at a time. He moves very slowly and has to put down the magnifier to swipe to a new page. He is fairly technologically impaired and has an extremely difficult time navigating the kindle. I was wondering if there are any technologies that I am unaware of that would improve his setup or reading speed.
Thanks a bunch guys! Please let me know what you think.
http://imgur.com/a/xP8HNCw
Some back story:
He was an English teacher for his entire professional career. He absolutely loves reading. He in in his late 70's and is very limited in mobility. He has macular degeneration and his eyesight has deteriorated to the point that he cannot see very well at all. He has decent peripheral vision but his direct eyesight is extremely blurry.
His current setup is using a Kindle paperwhite with a dome shaped magnifier (I've included pictures at the bottom of this post). The problem with this is that there are only ~10 words on a page at a time. He slowly moves the magnifier across the page, one word at a time. He moves very slowly and has to put down the magnifier to swipe to a new page. He is fairly technologically impaired and has an extremely difficult time navigating the kindle. I was wondering if there are any technologies that I am unaware of that would improve his setup or reading speed.
Thanks a bunch guys! Please let me know what you think.
http://imgur.com/a/xP8HNCw
[deleted] 3 points 3y ago
Get him an iPad 12in if possible and load it with the kindle app, he'll have an easier time :)
paneulo 2 points 3y ago
Is he open to Audiobooks? If so, look into getting him signed up with the National Library Service for the Blind, which is a service provided for free by the Library of Congress. This assumes you folks are in the US, but other countries have similar programs.
Cralex-Kokiri 2 points 3y ago
I second this. They could get him hooked up with a player built specifically for blind/visually impaired users. The books are digital these days, but the player is designed to work like an audio cassette player and the books are loaded onto easily swappable cartridges.
BlueRock956 1 points 3y ago
Check out NFB-Newsline. It provides free access to newspapers, magazines, and much more. It can be used in multiple ways, with different devices.
brainotomy 1 points 3y ago
Don’t know what it is called. A camera attached to a large display that magnifies books placed Under the camera.
A relative with MD has one and it works for them.
A relative with MD has one and it works for them.
Hellsacomin94 1 points 3y ago
These used to be CCTVs but are mostly called digital magnifiers no. eBay can be a good source for them.
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