Technology for most is a nice thing to have, but for those with disabilities, how huge of a game changer technology is in improving their lives cannot be exaggerated

Posted on July 6, 2018 As I wrote about in my last post, technology in its most basic definition is an innovation which makes some task easier, and for most of us that is most of the time, the case; but for people with disabilities, it is way more than that.Technology helps us get places … Continue reading Technology for most is a nice thing to have, but for those with disabilities, how huge of a game changer technology is in improving their lives cannot be exaggerated →

How I discovered that the audio in Live Photos can help blind people identify and organize them

Posted on May 17, 2018 When Apple announced live photos along with their iPhone 6s in 2015 almost everyone I know or read thought they were nothing more than a stupid gimmick, and promptly turned them off. It took 2 plus years before advantages of Live Photos started to show up as mentioned by Allison … Continue reading How I discovered that the audio in Live Photos can help blind people identify and organize them →

Why blind people should care about social media and contact photos, facial recognition

Posted July 29, 2017 I have observed in the blind community over the years that many of us seem to care little, if at all, about pictures. In the past, I admit, they didn’t do much for us most of the time, but times are changing.Starting with TaptapSee, KNFB Reader, and other less known apps … Continue reading Why blind people should care about social media and contact photos, facial recognition →

How I think smart watches are way more useful than many think

Many say that watches are useless now that we have cell phones and just as many don't even wear one, , but I still say it's much easier to look at your wrist if sighted or do voiceover gestures on your Apple watch, than to take your phone out of a pocket to get the … Continue reading How I think smart watches are way more useful than many think →

My thoughts on being totally blind how large and/or multiple screens are over rated

Many have 2 or 3 monitors on their desks and the bigger the better... ; if I were sighted, I'd probably think the same way. The human brain is great at pattern matching and picking something out of a large field of view, and/or taking in lots of information over a wide area at a … Continue reading My thoughts on being totally blind how large and/or multiple screens are over rated →