[vi-android] Re: low vision between both worlds

  • From: Aaron <blindgeek1989@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: vi-android@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 12:16:02 -0500

Quentin, 
you use your how with what vision you have. How do you do it? Do you have the 
font size turned up?
Thanks,
Aaron Linson
Podcaster Studios
Being Confident in your ability, not your disability

On Jan 26, 2014, at 5:08 AM, huti <huti@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I think you need to keep working to improve your braille speed and your 
> listening speed so that you rely less on magnification.  It is not the best 
> of both worlds but a hindrance because magnification cannot compare to the 
> speed of using voice an braille when used successfully.  Yes it is 
> frustrating and very challenging to learn something knew fully enough to use 
> it over a easier formerly used technique.  However, once done, you will b 
> happier for it.  Continuing to think about how you wish you could see is like 
> a sighted person continuing to think about how they don't have sonar.  Once 
> you stop even having that word disability which means no ability in your 
> vocabulary and mindset, you will thrive.  That is the soft version of what I 
> think.
> On 1/26/2014 2:22 AM, Aaron wrote:
>> It’s just frustrating to me to be able to see things but still have to use 
>> braille. Just sometimes I wish I could see like normal sighted people.
>> Thanks,
>> Aaron Linson
>> Podcaster Studios
>> Being Confident in your ability, not your disability
>> 
>> On Jan 26, 2014, at 2:14 AM, Lisa-Maree <lisa_maree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> I think use the best of both worlds to best manage things in your life.  
>>> That’s what I do, depending on what works best at the time.
>>>  
>>>  
>>> From: Aaron
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 4:19 PM
>>> To: vi-android@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [vi-android] low vision between both worlds
>>>  
>>> Hey guys,
>>> I’m testing the magnification features of android 4.3 on my S4. I’m 
>>> wondering if I need to enable or should enable the magnifier gesture. How 
>>> would this be helpful. Also I’m always struggling with going between 
>>> blindness and low vision. Is it ok to use a cane, read braille, have a note 
>>> taker and still look at your phone? I’m just curious what others do and 
>>> think. 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Aaron Linson
>>> Podcaster Studios
>>> Being Confident in your ability, not your disability
>>>  
>> 
> 

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