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Originally Posted by speedfreak
Thomas, I've been dying to ask but was scared of causing offence, now i've got a drink down me...if you are blind how do you manage on a forum? the braille sig threw me when i first joined i didnt know if theres a monitor that shows it you in braille , forgive my ignorance   |
Firstly, I don't mind anyone asking so don't worry about it.
The thing you have to remember about blindness Is it comes in lots of level. Only about %4 of blind people can't see anything at all.
My eyesight is extraordinarily bad and meets the legal definition of blindness.
Luckily that means I can get away with software on my pc / phone that zooms the screen much larger and reads everything out to me (think of a Stephen hawking voice).
I'm learning my braille now before things get too much worse so I can use a braille keyboard like gazfan mentioned. And for books of course as I miss my reading.
I do have a white stick and dark glasses but only need to use them depending on various things including how familiar with my surroundings I am or how bright or dark it is.
Looks like gazfan summed it up better than me though
Anyway enough about me.