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What to do next? (self.Blind)
submitted by robot685477
Im a 17f highschool student who is blind 20/500 and I read 100pt and can barely read 48pt with magnifier
Tvi says audio but I find it's hard to use and has its own set of problems
Tvi says audio but I find it's hard to use and has its own set of problems
80percentaccurate 6 points 2y ago
A second vote for braille. If you are in the US your TVI must prove you DON’T need braille in order to avoid teaching it to you. Learn what you can now while it’s free.
CloudyBeep 3 points 2y ago
If she learns through Hadley, it can be free as an adult, but I second strongly requesting that your TVI teach it to you.
CloudyBeep 6 points 2y ago
braille. It's more similar to print than audio.
HeftyCryptographer21 3 points 2y ago
I am in a similar place as you. 17M, 20/400 vision. I would strongly suggest learning braille. Even if you feel you don’t need it, it is a useful skill to have. Also, I’m not speaking from experience here, but many blind people are successful using only audio. It‘s not perfect, but it seems to me that braille+audio+print might be useful for you?
Good luck.
Good luck.
CloudyBeep 3 points 2y ago
Braille competency is correlated with higher rates of employment and higher-paying jobs.
HeftyCryptographer21 0 points 2y ago
I didn’t know that, but it makes sense that reading and writing help with employment. /s
DrillInstructorJan 1 points 2y ago
I have to say I wonder if those jobs where braille is relevant are mainly working for the charities. I've never known braille and I have been both employed and self employed at places that weren't charities. I don't think there would have been any realistic way of getting most of the stuff I needed for my old employee position, or the stuff I need now, in braille in anything like a timely manner. I'm a musician and one thing that stops me taking certain jobs is the fact I can't read music, but there's no way that I'd ever be able to get that music in braille under normal circumstances.
Amonwilde 1 points 2y ago
I mean, you can print things yourself or use a refreshable braille display. Obviously no one is going to hand you a pile of braille.
CloudyBeep 1 points 2y ago
No, it applies to all industries where blind people work, and most employed braille-literate people do the bulk of their reading with refreshable braille.
siriuslylupin6 1 points 2y ago
Yeah, not an auditory learner here just started a thread on this. Braille is good learn cane training and ils. Get use to etext and screen readers and hook up a braille display after you learn how.
I am blind and probably a kinesthetics and spacial person.
I am blind and probably a kinesthetics and spacial person.
CosmicBunny97 1 points 2y ago
Do you know Braille? Might be a good idea to begin learning and get used to audio. Why don’t you like audio? It’s much better than eye strain that’s for sure.
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