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Is it just me or are there limited tech/features for visually impaired. (self.Blind)
submitted by Then-Measurement6453
So I went on a rant today w my aunt (she’s completely blind) Bc there is such a lack of options for individuals like herself when it comes keeping herself distracted/ entertained. Like today, I was searching on Netflix for a movie w Spanish description and it’s so limited. Even on Disney plus not to mention Hulu. Then I went on to search for games or activities. Same issue there really isn’t much out there I mean theres option for English speaking individuals just not for anyone that’s non English speaking.
Last year I even went to Best Buy to buy her a smart tv and I asked the guys there about features for visually impaired and they looked at me so clueless. Once I figured the feature it was difficult trying to work my way just to get in Netflix. It’s just frustrating.
I some times feel guilty being on my phone or even watching tv Bc she’s just there sitting. She read Braille, knits, listens to music but I feel there should me more out there for ppl like her. Idk. Correct me if I’m wrong about all this.
Last year I even went to Best Buy to buy her a smart tv and I asked the guys there about features for visually impaired and they looked at me so clueless. Once I figured the feature it was difficult trying to work my way just to get in Netflix. It’s just frustrating.
I some times feel guilty being on my phone or even watching tv Bc she’s just there sitting. She read Braille, knits, listens to music but I feel there should me more out there for ppl like her. Idk. Correct me if I’m wrong about all this.
zersiax 5 points 1y ago
For things like accessible media, English proficiency definitely, definitely helps a ton, but amusingly enough a lot of the time foreign language content on Netflix has their audiodescription in that forreign language as well. Korean shows will have AD in Korean, Danish shows will have it in Danish. So if you find spanish language content on Netflix it SHOULD have audiodescription. To what degree Netflix currently mandates AD on new content, that I don't know, but I'm pretty sure they at least suggest it rather strongly given how often I see it in foreign language content that isn't US-based. Always hit nd miss though; here in the Netherlands audiodescription is still very spotty and rarely actually there which is why I actually don't use it myself all that often even though I'm fully blind, I've grown up without it so usually just kinda make due, and at times AD actually distracts me from the movie more than it helps.
CloudyBeep 5 points 1y ago
https://adp.acb.org/netflixadother.html
Then-Measurement6453 [OP] 5 points 1y ago
Thank you! 🙏🏻
Littlebiggran 3 points 1y ago
But very little of the technology can be set up without vision able people. I really like receiving instructions in tiny tiny writing that I cannot see under a magnifying glass. NOT.
retrolental_morose 9 points 1y ago
sorry, I disagree. perhaps because I have no vision to rely on at all, I have managed. I own my home. I've assembled furniture, set-up my home network and media devices, applied for and got jobs, look after my child, shop, live etc. Day-to-day, no sighted hel
Littlebiggran 3 points 1y ago
What about the speed. Right now I find it slow going. Writing too. Maculae degeneration made it very hard.
Then-Measurement6453 [OP] 2 points 1y ago
When there’s a will there’s a way right? I just wish my aunt was more motivated too but w her health issues she seems not have desire to learn much. She requires a lot of prompting. What sort of home networks do you have and media devices
retrolental_morose 3 points 1y ago
yes and no. English is sort of the lingua franca of accessibility, just as it is in international business. Undeniably there's far more out there in English than anything else.
But we do have accessible games, both online and off. We have books, audio-described film and tv, the ability to read print and even handwriting with our technology, access to many social media networks. We can shop online, pay bills, etc. Life without these aids, 20, 50 years ago would have felt very different. I consider myself an active, engaged member of society without any eyesight at all.
But we do have accessible games, both online and off. We have books, audio-described film and tv, the ability to read print and even handwriting with our technology, access to many social media networks. We can shop online, pay bills, etc. Life without these aids, 20, 50 years ago would have felt very different. I consider myself an active, engaged member of society without any eyesight at all.
Then-Measurement6453 [OP] 2 points 1y ago
How do you shop online? I would love for my aunt to do that and have the ability to use the internet. Do u use a tablet? Or what sort of devices.
bradley22 1 points 1y ago
There's windows screen readers like NVDA, nvaccess.org or Voiceover for IPhones, applevis.com there's android too but that's quite hard to get around in my oppinion.
You can change these to speak spanish but if the screen readres aren't reading spanish text, it might sound confusing.
It all depends how much your auntie is willing to learn.
While this might be easy for young people, older people might find it tricky.
There's also the alexa and google home devices.
You can change these to speak spanish but if the screen readres aren't reading spanish text, it might sound confusing.
It all depends how much your auntie is willing to learn.
While this might be easy for young people, older people might find it tricky.
There's also the alexa and google home devices.
je97 2 points 1y ago
There's a great deal of assistive tech available, far more than there used to be. A lot of it does require a learning curve however (using a touchscreen phone for example) that might be hard for an elderly person to pick up quickly.
I also imagine that audio description for non-english speakers is pretty thin on the ground. We certainly don't have a lot of it at audiovault, although we're working on that.
I also imagine that audio description for non-english speakers is pretty thin on the ground. We certainly don't have a lot of it at audiovault, although we're working on that.
Dietzgen17 2 points 1y ago
I volunteer for an organization that helps the blind and visually impaired. I don't know the full extent of it, but I have the impression that there's quite a bit of $1 available and more is being developed. I would find a center that offers training.
markcartertm 1 points 1y ago
Suggest you check out some of the guides on applevis.com
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