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What gadgets or devices would you like to have or do you think could make the life of a blind person easier? (self.Blind)
submitted by carlpaul153
Greetings. I am founding a company to help people with disabilities, and I would like to hear from you how we can help.
Perhaps some idea that you have had but have not found.
Or something that in the market there is little competition so the prices seem very high.
Any suggestion is welcome. Thank you very much!
Perhaps some idea that you have had but have not found.
Or something that in the market there is little competition so the prices seem very high.
Any suggestion is welcome. Thank you very much!
RJHand 4 points 2y ago
A virtual machine that'll run on more than 7 gigs ram and not have NVDA lag like a bitch to the point where its almost unusable. Fuck you vmware.
carlpaul153 [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Excuse my ignorance, but how does this relate specifically to a blind or disabled person in general? thank you very much
CloudyBeep 1 points 2y ago
Tell me what you think NVDA is. I want you to demonstrate how much you know about assistive technology.
RJHand 1 points 2y ago
Well I guess it doesn't, but my screen reader will hardly run so I'm pissed off lol.
bjayernaeiy 2 points 2y ago
Cheap quality braille displays
blackberrybunny 1 points 2y ago
I know Braille readers were very expensive in the late 90's and I thought by now their prices would be lower. Can someone give me an idea of how much one might cost? I'm just curious. I can read Braille books, but I was never good (fast) enough, to use an electronic Braille reader.
(We are talking about the electric Braille readers that were long, and had the little pins that would pop up and down to form Braille cells, right?).
(We are talking about the electric Braille readers that were long, and had the little pins that would pop up and down to form Braille cells, right?).
bjayernaeiy 2 points 2y ago
Yes. The ones from Humanware or Freedom Scientific cost like $2000. The cheapest one I have seen is the Orbit Reader 20 which goes for around $500 or less, I don't know exact amounts.
blackberrybunny 1 points 2y ago
Wow, that's some serious dough! Thank you for your reply.
Amonwilde 2 points 2y ago
We're talking thousands, maybe hundreds for the smallest ones and many thousands for the largest ones (80 cells).
blackberrybunny 1 points 2y ago
It's insane they cost so much. I guess I can see why, but really, in this day and age, the prices should go down.
Amonwilde 0 points 2y ago
Sure, and we should have colonies on Mars. I don't see any reason these would come down in price, they're not commodities, unfortunately.
carlpaul153 [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Interesting! Would you be so kind as to show me the link of a similar product that interests you? A short description of how you would like the product to be would be nice too.
CloudyBeep 1 points 2y ago
You're going into an industry, yet you know nothing about a product that has been in existence for decades. Explain your qualifications.
siriuslylupin6 1 points 2y ago
I have everything I want the stuff I want is already out there in the market.
Nighthawk321 1 points 2y ago
I want to be able to see, can you do that for me? If not, maybe you can read the sticky, literally the post that is on this sub 24/7 and never goes away.
bradley22 1 points 2y ago
The only thing I can think of is Braille displays, an example is the orbit 20, that's cheep and afordible. Other displays are over £1000 or $1000 or whatever money you want to think of. Most if not all the ideas You can think of have been done already, OCR, done, phone apps for the blind, done, canes with cencers, done, there's a lot of blind tech out there.
What's going to make your company stand out? AAlso, why exactly are you doing this?
What's going to make your company stand out? AAlso, why exactly are you doing this?
carlpaul153 [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Your message is very relevant. I want to start selling on Amazon and I am looking for a niche that is not saturated by competition, and it seems to me that this may be a good idea.
The truth is that it took me a lot to find that product on Amazon. I found this one: $1
However, it has no qualification, no question. So I ask you: Why do you think this could be? Do you think the price is worth it (honestly if you would buy it)? Do you think blind people (or close to someone who is blind) look for these types of products on Amazon? Is it a widely known product for blind people?
Thanks for your time.
The truth is that it took me a lot to find that product on Amazon. I found this one: $1
However, it has no qualification, no question. So I ask you: Why do you think this could be? Do you think the price is worth it (honestly if you would buy it)? Do you think blind people (or close to someone who is blind) look for these types of products on Amazon? Is it a widely known product for blind people?
Thanks for your time.
CloudyBeep 3 points 2y ago
Not only do you know nothing about the most revolutionary braille display in 30 years, but you also expect to be able to sell assistive technology on Amazon. I literally laughed as I read your comment.
Do some research, or you'll just fail like the hundreds of other people who thought they could make a quick buck because they didn't know how the assistive technology industry works.
Do some research, or you'll just fail like the hundreds of other people who thought they could make a quick buck because they didn't know how the assistive technology industry works.
bradley22 1 points 2y ago
If you're wondering whether completely blind people would buy this, the answer is no. They'd have no use for it as it's a screen. I'm assuming it's a screen for outputting what is being displayed for a sighted person to read.
You say you want to sell on amazon and want to look into niche things. The problem with that is that you actually need to know how to make the things you're looking into. You called a braille display the thing with the pins and bumps, if I remember correctly. This tells me you wouldn't know how to not only create a braille display but make an OS for it as well.
As I've said before most if not all the ideas sighted people have for blind people have already been done.
You say you want to sell on amazon and want to look into niche things. The problem with that is that you actually need to know how to make the things you're looking into. You called a braille display the thing with the pins and bumps, if I remember correctly. This tells me you wouldn't know how to not only create a braille display but make an OS for it as well.
As I've said before most if not all the ideas sighted people have for blind people have already been done.
NavigoStellae 1 points 2y ago
A voice operated, speaking, do-it-all operating system for PC.
carlpaul153 [OP] 2 points 2y ago
>A voice operated, speaking, do-it-all operating system for PC.
Thank you very much! It is a great challenge but I agree that adapting the software should be one of the most essential things. I will keep it in mind, thank you very much!
Thank you very much! It is a great challenge but I agree that adapting the software should be one of the most essential things. I will keep it in mind, thank you very much!
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