#visuallyimpaired — Public Fediverse posts

The Fukuoka Municipal Government has developed a new kind of paving block that benefits both blind or partially sighted pedestrians and wheelchair users. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/japan/society/road-blocks-visually-impaired-pedestrians-wheelchair-users/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #disability #visuallyimpaired #barrierfree #fukuoka

Sooooo... thinking about the possibility and feasibility of big life changes, namely studying opera seriously in Europe. Would love to connect with other #Blind language learners, especially those using #braille as a component of their learning. Currently learning #French. Am particularly interested in chatting with people who have taught themselves grade 2 French Braille as well as those who are either conversational or fluent and/or who have worked in or currently live in a #Francophone European country. If this is you or you're in any way adjacent to this world, please reach out. Would love to talk to you. Would also love to chat with people who use #MusicBraille / #BrailleMusic in Europe.

#Francophonie #ClassicalMusic #Opera #LanguageLearning #Languages #Français #LowVision #VisuallyImpaired #BlindMasto #BlindMastodon #BlindFedi @mastoblind

PS: if I missed any hashtags or groups, please let me know and I'll add them.

Disabled residents of Gaza face harrowing struggles as thousands await life-saving care and assistive devices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/09/world/society/gaza-disabled-chaos-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #iran #lebanon #hezbollah #disability #barrierfree #visuallyimpaired #hearing

Solar Eclipse Sonification Tool for Visually Impaired

"I want students to be able to hear the eclipse, to hear the stars."

"The LightSound device is the result of a collaboration between Wanda Díaz-Merced, an astronomer who is blind, and Harvard astronomer Allyson Bieryla."

https://fortune.com/2024/04/05/total-solar-eclipse-blind-visually-impaired-experience/

#eclipse #eclipseday #lightsound #visuallyimpaired #impaired #blind #astronomy #sonification #fortune

Good evening, #JAWS users. Have a question. How does one configure #Windows11 such that the list of system tray icons is always fully expanded? Thanks in advance for any help. @freedomscientific #JAWSForWindows #JAWS2024 #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #LowVision #BlindMasto #BlindMastodon #BlindFedi @mastoblind @main

How has a lack of media descriptions/alt text affected you, here as well as elsewhere on the internet (other social media, Discord servers and other chatting communities, etc.)?
(Unfortunately, the choice limit has left me unable to acknowledge those of you who are not affected by this issue. How inconvenient! I do hope you don't feel this is unfair ... :eyeless_smile: )
I have ... (Pick all that apply)
#Poll #Polls #Blind #Blindness #VisuallyImpaired #DisabilityMonth #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityWrathMonth #AltText #ImageDescriptions #MediaDescriptions #accessibility #images