Hello friends, I have not yet started walking alone and I am 20 years old. Now I have tried to walk slowly but I feel very scared and I become completely unconscious around me, so tell me what should I do? That is, I am afraid that I will collide somewhere, I am afraid that a dog or something else will attack me, I am very scared and I feel unconscious, please tell me the cure for this. Being unconscious means that I stand at one place and don't understand what to do. And I have a lot of fear in my mind, how can I remove this rate and how can I become an independence mover? and i live in india

I am totally blind and use jaws screen reading software to access information. I am beginning the process of earning my DHS Trusted Tester certification and would appreciate advice and strategies for handling questions which are inaccessible to me due to their visual content.

About 14 months ago I noticed a sudden change in my vision. It's almost like my central vision shrunk drastically to the point where I feel like I have tunnel vision. I can still see colors and shapes in my periphery, but it's like my peripheral vision is taking over my central vision if that makes sense. Reading is difficult since I can see only 1 or 2 letters clearly at a time. I bump into things more often now. I have lost feeling in most of my body. I have daily migraines that are debilitating. Two different optometrists said my eyes look fine. The neurologist says my mri looks relatively normal save for small white matter abnormalities that don't seem to be of much concern. I am gradually losing hope. I have a spinal tap coming up, and if that doesn't turn up anything, I dont know what I'm going to do. I really dont want to live the rest of my life like this(I am only in my 30s). Sorry I just had to vent.

Hey everyone. I have a friend I am trying to help with his iPhone and how to use it. He is blind and cannot properly use his iPhone. I want to know if anyone uses the apple voice over feature and if this works for them. If there is any other brand of phone you use that works best for you, I would appreciate it if you let me know.

As the title says this is just a quick check in with everyone here on r/blind to see how we are all doing as of late.

Hi all - much respect for this community that I learn from by lurking!

My grandmother is recently fully blind and using the google home/amazon alexa to make lists. While they work it is quite frustrating.

Wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a voice recorder for different short notes, with the capacity to move between notes and not listen to all (for example, "grocery list", "talking book library", "reminders for May", "note to self").

I found this one online, but I can't tell if this is just for one long recording or you can have and change between different notes - https://cnibsmartlife.ca/collections/in-the-home/products/olympus-digital-recorder-black-vn-541pc-1

New to using rideshare, when using Uber or Lyft, do you guys let the drivers know that you're blind?

Long story short, I’m in my early 20s with retinitis pigmentosa. I went to uni for 4 years after leaving high school, and trained for 1.5 years after uni for a career in health care, only to find out I’m too blind to progress in my field, and now have $60k in student debt and getting close to losing my job. For reference I’m still sighted enough to do most tasks in my job at the moment, but likely won’t be for much longer.

I’m thinking about switching to law, and have the opportunity to complete law school in 3 years (usually 4 years for a Bachelor of Laws or LLB in my country but 3 for me as I already have another degree), and am going to study public health at the same time. I’m hoping to specialise in health law down the line.

Am wondering if there’s any blind or low vision lawyers with any advice about becoming and working as one, particularly in Australia or New Zealand, and what kinda hurdles you had to go through along the way.

hi yall so dor is getting me an iphone and they're asking me which iphone 15 model i want. i am between the iphone 15 and the 15 pro because of the better proccesser and action button. do any of yall have recommendations or know if its worth it to just get the pro for the action button? i don't really want the promax because i don't need a phone that big im used to my se 2020 lol.

Hi all,

I was hoping to get some help with an issue that I think my father is dealing with. He has very bad vision and has a very hard time with subtitles when watching on a tv or something where he is further away from it. I was wondering if anyone had any solutions to transferring subtitles to a separate device like an iPhone or iPad during streaming so he would be able to read any displayed subtitles for the foreign language that’s on the streaming content similar to how some movie theaters give you a separate device for streaming. I’m at the current moment thinking about Apple TV because of shows I’m hoping to recommend to him but any of the services would be appreciated

I’m monocular/low vision with widely varying acuity. Some days I can function relatively similarly to when I was fully sighted, other days i can’t read, recognize faces, and can’t be in brightly lit rooms bc of painful light sensitivity.

What are some workplace accommodations you’ve found to be useful?

Currently, I’m restricted from outside duty, I have dimmable lights (that don’t work) in my classroom, and am supposed to have assistance during fire drills (this doesn’t regularly happen). I’m looking to add to current accommodations that would not be overly burdensome for my employer, yet allows me to come to my school/classroom without knowing I’ll be in pain or unable to supervise young children.

Lost a good deal of vision to serpiginous choroiditis last fall. I’ve always had vision insurance, as I had worn glasses and contacts prior to vision loss. Now, I’m not sure if I need it. Now all of my eye stuff is going through medical insurance, as I now only see ophthalmologists and rheumatologists for my condition. Also, I have been on some pressure medication drops for steroid side effects, but that is through medical as well. I can’t read eye charts or really do any sort of field tests, so I don’t think I would have any reason to go to the optometrist. I asked my ophthalmologist about it, and he said that he was pretty sure I didn’t need it, but that he didn’t want to confidently say that I shouldn’t get it (probably to avoid liability). Any thoughts on this? For people with progressive vision loss, at what point did you stop needing vision insurance? For context, I’m in the US.

Hi everyone!. I have some advice for those in this sub who may be low vision but not need a cane (or only need a cane at night.) Highly advise buying an ID cane. They are used only for sighted people to tell you are low vision (and minor aid like checking how far of a drop steps are) The reason I recommend this is because most sighted people will not realize your legally blind without your cane. Sadly the sighted world thinks that it's one extreme or the other. I've noticed a huge difference in how I'm treated in public. People help me more, give me vocal directions (instead of pointing) and don't give me as many looks in public. Best part is, id canes are easy to use. You just hold it up to your chest and leave it off the ground unless you need to check steps.

I’ve posted a few times before so some may remember my daughter who is blind with low light perception due to chronic bilateral detached retinas. She just turned 8 months today and I wanted to share just how wildly proud I am of her! Not only is she reaching for toys, but she actually chooses which one she wants based on their sound. She is doing amazing with trying solid foods, and much prefers feeding herself. She can sit herself up all on her own and is showing signs of wanting to crawl. She is hitting all her milestones right on time and is just the funniest, smartest, most amazing little girl in the entire world 💓💓

As a side note, people comment all the time on how they’ve never seen a baby kick their legs as much as her and I’m starting to suspect she’s going to be a soccer player one day lol

I play Crash Bandicoot, a platforming game for the playstation. Although my limited does help, it's still tricky to play, especially judging the distance between jumps.

I've been wondering how game developers could make games more accessible to us. For example, in Crash, there are moving platforms, sections of solid and crumbling platforms, pits to jump over, and riding levels that involve avoiding obstacles. There are also swimming games, racing games, etc.

What could they do to make games more accessible?

Hi there,

I hope this question is okay to ask? My blind friend has diabetes and she’s been having a hard time finding a continuous glucose meter that will work for her. She’s tried a few with her doctor, and they’re having problems finding one that’s accessible.

I was just curious if anyone could help me find resources for her? I’m lost as to where to even begin.

Her guide dog has learned to signal for blood sugar issues, which is absolutely incredible to me, but I think she could really benefit from finding a continuous glucose monitor that works for her too

Any and all advice is sincerely appreciated. Thank you for reading

Hi, I'm in the USA, new to designing documents and visual content around accessibility. A client is asking for a white paper we prepare for them to be "508 compliant" and "as accessible as possible to people with different kinds of disabilities, in hard copy and online formats". Online stuff, I can find some tutorials with WCAG in mind, but the hard copy is what's throwing me off. I'm especially having trouble trying to figure out how hyperlinks in a Word & PDF document should be handled for hard copy users with visual impairments. Embedding is easy enough on a digital document, but I can't find any tutorials for how to format hyperlinks + footnotes for increased accessibility on hard copy...

I'd appreciate any advice, a specific website/resource, or search terms I can chase after.

Thanks for your time!

Hi, I am low vision during the day and blind at night now. I'm afraid to start using the cane at night. I've already had issues with people because you can't "see" my disabilities. I'm afraid people will be like you can see during th day why do you need it at night? I have really bad anxiety and this is all I think about. I try to hide my vision issues, but it's at the point I need help and I cant do it on my own.

I'm also homeless and on ssi. I have no idea how to get a cane low income. I live in Madison, WI.

Hi all, I'm a visually impaired therapist. My sight is deteriorating and I'm finding it difficult to make out the large, clear clock in the room. I'd like some kind of wearable that can discretely vibrate every x minutes - preferably customisable times or vibration patterns. I already wear a smart watch samsung galaxy active 2 but couldn't find an app that might suit. I definitely don't want a noise just a gentle vibration

I have a friend who is completely blind, I have been trying to get the Envisin app working for him on an IPhone and it is very frustrating. When we tell the phone "Hey Seri, what coulor is this" is either does a Google search or some other nonsense.

My question is what is a good user friendly app for blind people and phones, I feel like they should be farther ahead with this technology especially considering how impressed I have been with Meta AI.

TRIGGER WARNING: This is my post letting off some steam in regards to not being able to drive. If this is a sensitive topic for you, skip this post.

My sight loss journey began with a hopeful neuro-opthymologist that said I may be able to drive during the day if I regained enough usable vision. My condition (LHON) starts with drastic loss of central vision due to the deteriation of the optical nerve. It also effects contrast, so details are difficult (if not impossible) to make out. After the sight loss reaches a peak, it settles for a while and slowly starts to revert itself over a 1 to 5-year period.

This all came suddenly and out of nowhere, as my family was unaware we were carriers of the gene. As my symptons peaked, not even one year after getting my hands on the wheel and shiftknob of my first ever vehicle, I made the heartwrenching decision to hang up my keys. I did not think of selling it, having learned to drive manual in it, having plans to fix it up and ultimately modify it I could not let those dreams die since I still had hope.

Nearly 8 months after the initial diagnosis, I met a specialist who is leading the largest research study on my condition and my hope was crushed. I had regained a bit of usable vision, the central blob was smaller than it was at the peak, and is still continuing to grow smaller to this day at a very slow pace. However, it is not enough to drive safely and the specialist confirmed this by letting me know none of his patients can drive. Although I still have roon for improvement, knowing that crushed me. Thus meetibg was a month and a half ago, and I am now finalizing my decision to sell my most prized posession.

Not only was this the vehicle I learned to drive standard in, it was the vehicle I did my first oil change on... First tire change, first interior/exterior detail, and so many more firsts. I had plans, dreams and goals for this car and I sank days worth of hours into research. Prior to owning this, I had not even known what I was looking at under the hood. This car sparked a passion, introduced me to a hobby and I dove head first into it. I love cars now and it hurts so much to know I will never be behind a wheel, let alone this wheel again. I fight off the feeling of wishing I had never bought it on a daily basis.

Anyway, I have finally decided it is time to let go of my hope and get rid of this car. It breaks my heart. I put so much time and effort into cleaning it up, fixing it up and planning for it's future. Owning it was a massive sense of pride for me, since it was the biggest purchase I have made in my life so far. That, along with learning to drive it and taking great care of the body, interior and engine was too. It boosted my confidence and my sense of independence. I will miss it being in the driveway, but it hurts to see it sit there too. It is time...

Hi everyone,

So essentially what's on the tin--I've been very interested in incorporating sustainable living into my life for a bit now, and I'm finally allowing myself to admit that the biggest hurdle for me is the way my blindness effects this. I was curious about some of the ways that others in the same boat navigate some of this stuff (nonvisually!), and I'd love to hear from people regarding as many topics as you consider relevant! (Yes, I know, "millions doing it imperfectly instead of a few doing it perfectly," but I want the knowledge first haha). Some of the questions in particular I wonder about:

-Gardening and growing your own produce. I know it's possible, I just don't get it. It seems like there'd be a huge barrier for entry: what is the optimal system? How do you know what's enough water? When is something ready to be picked? Anyone have any good resources on this?

-How do you know what you can recycle! Is there a master list somewhere that's a great resource? Do you just slowly but surely build up the encyclopedia in your brain? I assume so but come on, imagine reinventing the wheel.

-Relatedly: can you recycle braille materials? So much of my relationship to doing things is "well I don't know if this will stick, and I hate wasting things, better not try." Hate that for me, but that's definitely effecting my want to get into braille music, for example. Would love some answers here.

-Composting. Please explain. Is this even feasible? Enough said.

I'm sure there's more, but this is just off the top of the head :) Again, please feel free to weigh in with any other information, or things that you wish you had known before you started trying to make changes.

Thanks y'all!

Has anyone managed to get Reddit Chat working with Luna for Reddit? It keeps throwing an error saying my password is incorrect.

Do any of you use dumb phones? I had one in middle school and i miss it a lot to be honest. I feel like i benefit from a lot of smart phone features, but I miss my physical keyboard and not being reachable by the general public.

for all the time that ive been visually impaired ive had a smartphone, so i don’t know if i can operate without it. i use it for gps(which some dumb phones have) and magnification mainly. do you think its possible? or is it not worth it to go back?

also i am 18, so im fairly young. most people my age have never had a dumb phone.

So i have a 3 year old and im totally blind. I find it hard to take my kid to the park; play centers, and other activities. If we are at the park, i cant see if hes playing nice with other kids or going to the street. He doesn't listen when i call him, so that makes it that much harder. I would like to take him out more often so any advice would be appreciated

My parents are both going blind. My mother has the greater visual impairment, but my father's mental acuity just took a nosedive and now she is having to take on more.

I want to get them an Instant Pot, because I think it would make things a lot easier for them to manage. I know that the Instant Pot Pro Plus has voice commands, which seems perfect, but I cannot find anywhere selling those here. Looks like I will get them a V5.

I can see it has tactile buttons, which is awesome, and a large screen. But what I would really like to know if anyone here has one that they use, and can help me figure out how to, well, teach my mother how to use it safely.

She has wet macular degeneration and can still see large print in bright light, if that helps anything.

I was in a car accident last year that caused strokes in both occipital lobes. I have low vision with significant blind spots. My husband and I are considering moving somewhere I can have more independence as I can no longer drive. I am looking for somwhere I can safely walk places or easily get an uber. Are there any recommendations for communities like this?

Anyone live there, or from there; also interested in any other small Midwestern cities..

Thanks in advance!

I am an author by trade and nature and also a blind person. Couldn’t really find any info on community guidelines so I’m asking before I post… Can we submit NSFW content in this discussion and if so would it be okay if I post an erotic story written with a blind person as the subject of the story? If this content is not allowed here can someone point me to a group of blind peeps where this content would be allowed?