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Does a Blind person use a regular ink/refill pen? If so for what reasons it is preferable compared to say using a computer or brailler? (self.Blind)
submitted by kishore_nedumaran
I read a story of a blind author who was writing for 26 pages without realizing that the ink ran out, I haven't thought about it before and I'm trying to find some solution for it. If you are one of the persons who use a regular pen and could share why it is preferable it would be much helpful to understand the problem. Thanks!
retrolental_morose 7 points 1y ago
The only thing I can think is familiarity. If you've been writing with a pen for decades and you lose your sight, you can presumably still remember how to write. Obviously, lacking the ability to read back what you've written is a pretty big downside so you'd expect people to move to technology, Braille or whatever.
As someone born blind, I can just about get my signature onto paper. I think in Braille - if you ask me to picture a letter, I see the Braille shape, not the print, and perhaps also the position of the letter on a qwerty keyboard relative to the other keys.
As someone born blind, I can just about get my signature onto paper. I think in Braille - if you ask me to picture a letter, I see the Braille shape, not the print, and perhaps also the position of the letter on a qwerty keyboard relative to the other keys.
kishore_nedumaran [OP] 2 points 1y ago
that makes sense! I thought it could be that and might be hard for multilingual users to learn at a later stage. Thanks for sharing!
KillerLag 2 points 1y ago
Most of my clients who can't read what they wrote don't bother using a pen anymore, although some with low vision can still read if they use a felt tip marker (darker and thicker).
One of my clients who has peripheral field issues but good visual acuity (and happens to be a writer) actually still uses a fountain pen to write.
A coworker of mine who is totally blind sometimes need to sign government funding forms, and his assistant checks to make sure the pen has ink (the forms have some specific requirements for the signature, including the colour of the ink. I once got chewed out because I signed the form with purple ink instead of blue).
One of my clients who has peripheral field issues but good visual acuity (and happens to be a writer) actually still uses a fountain pen to write.
A coworker of mine who is totally blind sometimes need to sign government funding forms, and his assistant checks to make sure the pen has ink (the forms have some specific requirements for the signature, including the colour of the ink. I once got chewed out because I signed the form with purple ink instead of blue).
DrillInstructorJan 2 points 1y ago
I am told I can write reasonably legibly, especially if I write along a ruler or something, as you basically would with a signing card. I very rarely have any reason to other than signing a greetings card or something when some idiosyncrasies are probably OK. I guess it ought to be possible to tell who's blind by checking out whether the bottom of all their letters is sort of squared off...
KillerLag 2 points 1y ago
Some older signature guides actually have an elastic in the middle, so you feel the line but go under. But those have not been around for a while (I suspect it was too expensive to produce compared to a plastic card with a cutout).
DrillInstructorJan 1 points 1y ago
That's an amazingly good idea. Me want.
KillerLag 2 points 1y ago
https://www.aph.org/product/aph-signature-guide/
Turns out APH still sells them!
Turns out APH still sells them!
Das-Lebensfieber 1 points 1y ago
When I couldn't read what I was writing, I stopped using a pen... Now I just use braille. I only use a pen when I have to sign something and I usually have someone help me (guide my hand). I honestly don't know, if I were to use a pen, if what I wrote would be legible anymore.
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