(My Mom was driving me to the local park, so that I could have a walk around.)
Mom: Are you sure you want to go? It's really foggy…
Me: Mom, I'm blind, it doesn't matter if it's foggy or not!
Mom: Oh yeah…
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Still It’s amazing how a blind person is able to manage to go to this site and upload this fail
You do know there’s software and hardware which can allow someone who’s blind to use a computer, right?
Furthermore, who’s to say a friend didn’t upload it for her?
Ever thought about him really meaning AMAZING, without any irony? It kind of IS amzing, isn’t it?
With that mindset, why leave the house ever?
Because you being perfectly safe isn’t a reasonable thing. But being aware that it’s foggy might make a person decide to be more alert.
Or maybe not. Never having been blind, I’m not really familiar with what the safety/freedom tradeoffs are.
The OP’s mom is taking her to the park, so presumably, she is watching out for her. I fail to see the issue here.
How did she post this if shes “Blind?”
You do know there’s software and hardware which can allow someone who’s blind to use a computer, right?
Furthermore, who’s to say a friend didn’t upload it for her?
Agreed- I did work for our school’s accessibility center. There’s plenty of voice and other software to allow someone who is vision impaired to use the computer (and don’t forget, most people do use the keyboard without even looking at it). Techology does have its good points
I would hate to hear this site running on the blind accessibility software. It would shatter egos.
i wonder how this blind guy even knew how to come to this site and post this if.. hes blind
You do know there’s software and hardware which can allow someone who’s blind to use a computer, right?
Furthermore, who’s to say a friend didn’t upload it for her?
The name says Violet, so we can assume its a she, and there are such things as braille keyboards and software that allows blind people to use a computer.
How does a blind person engage in the internetz? :S
Actually when I started working at Michigan State University’s Artificial Language Lab in 1978, they had already developed a talking terminal that would let a blind person use a computer. Since that even predates the web, I think we can assume that the technology has advanced considerably since then!
Also, you can have someone type stuff for you.
I know someone who is deaf-blind and he has a special braille reader. Granted it can only go so far though, we are asked not to use capital letters and lots of symbols, for example, since it takes up more room on the reader. He can use forums and even chatrooms with the thing. Yay for modern science!
Modern Engineering*
science and engineering are not exclusive of each other, they go hand in hand very well, so saying modern science would work as well
Who rides a bike in the fog?
The hard-core bicyclists who wear the shiny skintight racing clothes and think anyone who’s in their way is at fault.
Basterds.
Bikestards.
The Dutch.
Bikestands…..wait wut?
Isn’t it great that Violets mom isn’t thinking of her daughter in terms of “handicap”? She is just being a mom.
Dumbest people are in comment section.
THANK YOU!
I think you guys are forgetting a crucial detail. If she was blind, HOW THE HELL IS SHE PUTTING THIS ON THE INTERNET!?
exactly my thought
The same way every other blind person is using the computer/internet? Or what do you mean….
I would post a comment, but she wouldn’t be able to read and enjoy it. :\
If there are devices to help blind people use computers there must also be technical ways for them to read or hear what is on the screen. Otherwise it would be a little bit daft, wouldn’t it? So post ahead….
There is, indeed, text-to-speech software. Dragon among others makes speech to text software. Being blind doesn’t mean no computer usage.
It seems like half of the people here think blind people don’t use the internet or computers at all…
Well, they do (as others already explained).