#visionimpairment — Public Fediverse posts

What are you, blind!?

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1782607/what-are-you-blind

Upcoming Webinar: Discover the Power of Meta Smart Glasses
Fighting Blindness, in partnership with the DigiCoach Project, is delighted to invite you to an exciting free webinar exploring the Meta Smart Glasses — a groundbreaking piece of wearable technology that combines audio, camera, and AI assistance to support greater independence for people who are blind or vision-impaired.

🗣️ Presented by Digi Coaches: Jackie McBrearty & Stuart Haxell
Join Jackie and Stuart as they take you through the features of the Meta glasses — from using voice commands and taking photos, to making video calls and much, much more. Learn how these glasses can enhance daily life, improve navigation, and make staying connected easier than ever.

💬 The session will include a live Q&A, giving you the chance to ask any questions you have about setup, usage, or accessibility features.

📅 Date: Monday, 17th November
🕖 Time: 7:00 p.m. (Irish time)
💻 Location: Online via Zoom

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Don’t miss this chance to get hands-on insights and practical tips directly from Digi Coaches who use and teach this technology every day.

💡 The DigiCoach Project is a partnership between Fighting Blindness and St John of God Liffey Services, proudly funded by Rethink Ireland.

#Accessibility #AssistiveTechnology #VisionImpairment #MetaGlasses #SmartGlasses #WearableTech #DigitalInclusion #IndependentLiving #DigiCoach #FightingBlindness #RethinkIreland #InclusiveTech #Ireland

Spreading awareness and support this #WhiteCaneAwarenessDay! Learn more about vision impairment and explore helpful resources: https://www.wvnstv.com/news/local-news/white-cane-awareness-day-to-offer-information-and-resources-on-vision-impairment/
#Accessibility #BlindAwareness #Inclusion #VisionImpairment #DisabilityAwareness

A breakthrough for the blind: The tech that's making the world more accessible
https://www.wdef.com/new-tech-helps-those-with-vision-impairment/
#BlindTech #VisionImpairment #LowVision #Accessibility

Veroniiiica: Customize Microsoft Edge Accessibility For Low Vision. “During a video call with a teacher of the visually impaired (TVI) a few days ago, I copied a link from the Microsoft Edge web browser and pasted it into the chat box. The TVI asked me how I did that, and at first I thought they were asking me how I used copy and paste. In reality, they were super excited about the fact […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/31/veroniiiica-customize-microsoft-edge-accessibility-for-low-vision/

Arizona State University: Student exploring how AI can assist people with vision loss. “People with visual disabilities that can’t be remedied with glasses or contacts can sometimes struggle to safely navigate the world, with some having trouble reading street signs or dealing with changes in terrain while walking. A student in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, part of the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/04/arizona-state-university-student-exploring-how-ai-can-assist-people-with-vision-loss/

@dgar

I found my own post thru THE JOYS OF CLEAR ALT TEXT COMPOSITION!
JOY UNTO ALL WHO CARVE MEANING INTO MULTIMEDIA,
MAKING WAY FOR THOSE WHO MAKE WAVES!

https://lgbtqia.space/@MxVerda/113187340313708910

Like a Dragon
Majima Goro is hot —
now in Hawai’i!

#YakuzaLikeaDragon #likeAdragon #yakuzaHawaii #MajimaGoro #GoroMajima #pirate #arr #meHearties #Japanese #WestCountry #soIguess #Okinawa #accent #antiPiracy #piracy #disability #eyepatch #vision #VisionLoss #visionImpaired #visionImpairment #sightLoss #eyesight #depthPerception #fighter #fighting #omg #watchThis #FightingGamesFriday #fightingGame #fighting_games #JRPG #RPG #nerd #puns #geek #dork #dweeb #game #gamer #gaming

@Caoimhe

#VisionImpairment #Inclusion #Parenting

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"Today I saw a parent forbidding their blind child from cooking because she once accidentally spilled salt on the counter."

One of my friends has been blind since he was a teenager. He lives in a house by himself. He is one of the best hobby cooks that I know, knowing all recepies by heart. He even produces his own sausage.--oh, and no, he isn't working as a cook and belongs to a much different profession.

These parents are...

#ADA doesn’t require candidates to disclose disabilities in interviews https://bit.ly/3KUFC08
On her first day, a scheduling assistant for a Maryland-based healthcare provider notified the CEO she had a #VisionImpairment and needed a magnifier and Zoomtext software as an accommodation.

#ADA doesn’t require candidates to disclose disabilities in interviews https://bit.ly/3KUFC08
On her first day, a scheduling assistant for a Maryland-based healthcare provider notified the CEO she had a #VisionImpairment and needed a magnifier and Zoomtext software as an accommodation.

@Jeffrey there must be some hashtags that could help with your request, but as I am not part of the community I can only guess...
#alttext #visionimpairment #visionimpaired #blind

@mina

#VisionImpairment #AltText

I think omitting the images and videos we post 📫 here, providing only #AltText, once a year would be a GREAT idea, Mina!

IMO, this day should coincide with the #UN's #WorldSightDay*, which is on *Oct. 10, 2024* this year.

In #Germany, there seems to be a #Sehbehindertentag**, which might be historic or another event. Another possibility.

*
https://observances.global/world-sight-day/

**
https://www.dbsv.org/sehbehindertentag.html

Excited for the next Living Blindfully Podcast tomorrow. That and the Wait Wait Don't Tell Me quiz show from NPR really make my Saturday. Thanks @podcast for giving me something to look forward to each week! Always good to keep up with the latest news in blindness and blind tech.
#podcasts
#Podcast
#blind
#VisuallyImpaired
#VisionImpairment
#disabled
#disability
#AssistiveTechnology
#AssistiveTech
#accessibility
#access
#A11Y

Some cool discussion going on at RBlind.com right now, I hope more people will sign up so that we can get enough critical mass behind it before the new API policies kick in.
If you're nervous about figuring out Lemmy, don't be. You can go to rblind.com right now and browse it, learn the interface a bit, before even signing up. You don't need to understand how it works beyond that unless you want to learn. Just that main is where you should post.
#blind
#VisionImpairment
#VisuallyImpaired

A question on #responsive #web #development:

Does anyone check their sites with the device font size set to a stop or two larger or smaller than default?

As I'm pushing 40 and now wearing varifocals, I have put my smartphone's system font size up a level.

This seems to occasionally mess with website layouts, sometimes text wraps in unexpected ways, or is partially hidden.

Sometimes it happens only in app-embedded browsers, not the full mobile browser.

#webDev #visionImpairment #gettingOld

https://www.notey-project.com

The Notey, a hacked together low cost "#Braille Note Taker" solution made by a #blind citizen hacker with off the shelf #hardware and pretty minimal effort, is really an awesome idea. Anything that sticks it to the #AT manufacturers while providing a comparable solution to their often ridiculously limited and overpriced products is good in my book.

Unfortunately however, since it uses #JAWS scripts to work, it currently requires the use of JAWS, an expensive commercial #ScreenReader that costs $800 to $1200 USD to buy outright. Since only the U.S. and Canada currently have the $95 annual JAWS license option, I think it sadly still fails to bring the price down enough to be attainable for many people.

A very interesting space to watch though... If it can be made to work with #NVDA, a #FOSS Screen Reader solution, then it could be workable for people in allot more areas. I hope that the NVDA add-on community can lend some assistance here and maybe lighten the load on the creator, Drew Weber, @_IllegallyBlind on Twitter.
#accessibility
#A11Y
#Disability
#VisionImpairment
#VisuallyImpaired
#DeafBlind
#Tech
#AssistiveTechnology
#BrailleDisplay
#MiniPC
#Hacks

Modified HoloLens helps teach kids with vision impairment to navigate the social world - Growing up with blindness or low vision can be difficult for kids, not just because they can’t read ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/DaAp8ssgDKk/ #artificialintelligence #augmentedreality #visionimpairment #visionimpaired #accessibility #disabiliites #projecttokyo #disability #wearables #blindness #microsoft #hardware #hololens #gadgets