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We are looking for input for a project from visually impaired/blind people (self.Blind)
submitted by pilinsky
Dear All,
We are a university research team and our task is to design a device that helps visually impaired/blind people in the Covid-19 pandemic. Our primary assignment was to create a device that helps blind people keep the 1,5 meters distance from others but first we wanted to research whether this is a real necessity/issue. Do you recognise this as issue or are there other aspects of the pandemic that you struggle more with? How do you approach social distancing as a visually impaired/blind person?
We are a university research team and our task is to design a device that helps visually impaired/blind people in the Covid-19 pandemic. Our primary assignment was to create a device that helps blind people keep the 1,5 meters distance from others but first we wanted to research whether this is a real necessity/issue. Do you recognise this as issue or are there other aspects of the pandemic that you struggle more with? How do you approach social distancing as a visually impaired/blind person?
noaimpara 3 points 2y ago
It’s a real damn issue personally because I don’t look like anything’s wrong with me and I usually don’t use a cane indoors or in crowded places (like in the grocery store - my nemesis) so I literally just look like an idiot from the outside. So that is an actual issue to me. I’ve got to point out that a lot of people can fix it by using a cane and extending it or just using it as a signal to say "I can’t see you, the 1,5m of distance is YOUR problem now". I just can’t fix it like that myself because I’m a genius and forgot my cane at my parents’ house when I moved back independantly once lockdown was over and I won’t be doing the 3 hours commute there until uni starts again.
meandprecious 1 points 2y ago
Can your parents mail your cane?
noaimpara 1 points 2y ago
Nah the french postal services are way too unreliable so we just won’t bother, it’d get lost for sure. I can survive without it until uni starts again so it’s fine!
MostlyBlindGamer 1 points 2y ago
I agree. The cane is pretty much the simplest solution to this particular problem.
Frappgirl 1 points 2y ago
I am new to the blind community (at the age of 41) I am still learning to navigate with a visual impairment- I do have some sight but it is worse than 20/400. What is hard for me is all the stores have different signage and ways of handling the pandemic rules. Some have you go through a different path to enter the store or check out- some have navigational paths through the store and the list goes on. I try to do most of my shopping with a sighted person or online if I can just to avoid all of the things I cannot see in order to comply. Not sure if this helps but it is my struggle
pilinsky [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Thank you really much for the replies! We will apply your feedback!
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