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Hey you did the tier list too! And you are one of the first people to get the pronunciation of my name 100% correct. Thanks for the shoutout! 😂 Love the explanations behind some of your choices, it's always really interesting to hear from a fellow techie in the vision impaired community. Out of curiosity: you seem to have access to quite a lot of assistive technologies, especially hardware. Do you have an assistive device library that you borrow these things from, or do you reach out to the brands directly to get a product on loan? Here in Singapore we have a government-funded charity that has a beautiful showroom filled with assistive technology. I work as one of their partners and vendors in my day job, so I get to borrow their devices whenever I have the time to pop by. It's how I got the WeWalk cane to trial and make my video on. I think it's not an understatement to say that the access to technology that you and I have is what makes us so super fortunate. Even though we're vision impaired, we're able to live our best lives thanks to these tools. ❤
Haha. I just tried to listen to how you said it and tried to repeat. 👍 Boy, that would be really nice to have an AT library like that! Someone needs to make that some type of business model. Pay this much per year and you can borrow AT for 1 month. LOL. Maybe it could get money by partnering with companies to be testers? Or am I just dreaming? I spend most of my own money on products. Some I return. Some I get from Google as a trusted tester. Some I get from brands that let me borrow a review device. You'll be surprised how many will say yes if you just ask! You just have to make a good pitch.
@@carrieonaccessibility Yes 100% such a library would honestly be life-changing! But the issue I keep encountering with any project meant to help the vision impaired community is scale. If there's not enough people with vision impairments, there won't be a sensible way to operate it as a business even if something like 10% of all vision impaired people in a country are willing and able to pay (which will never happen). I think for better or for worse, these initiatives to borrow assistive devices will have to be centralised with governments or charities. And actually, I'm working with my country's local charity for the blind to make something very similar happen. On the topic of testing out new products, I currently don't have the bandwidth or budget to test too many things but I'm definitely looking into trying Android for the first time for an extended period. I too have been surprised by how often people will say yes if you just ask, I'm definitely going to be more bold this year with making requests even if the answer is likely to be "No".
Totally agree with you about braille! Using a braille display with my phone these past few months now that braille on android is better has been life changing for me … even with the bugs that are still there. I know it's very expensive and I couldn't have done it without government help
Thank you Carrie for your personal insights and candid ranking of AT tools you have been using. As a seeing person, one has (for the most part) no idea what a VI or blind person goes through to be independent or let along be safe. New smart(AI)phone technology is unfolding (like Google's Gemini Nano and others) that shows promise for the VI/blind folks however future models need to include depth perception to be helpful/useful in analyzing surroundings for the blind.
Hi, Carrie! I loved your video! I think I would have put my Alexa devices into an S tier all on their own. I use them all of the time for reminders to check communications from school, Ordering medicine, adding things to the grocery List, checking the weather… It's a super big help. I would also add RUclips videos and discord chats like yours as a separate S tier item. It is such a great thing to have access to the knowledge other people have in this area, as well as the emotional support that comes from the community online. It is one of the things that got me through my transition to low vision.
Hello Carrie, and thank you for this insightful video. With recent technological advancements, I believe it would be possible to design a device that would allow a person who was totally blind from birth to thread a needle. I am talking about an immense expansion of independence for the blind. However, I have three concerns. First I worry that this arena of devices would be initiated with design flaws that might be copied by competitors and become standard practice. This happened in the software development industry when Apple hired unemployed Object Oriented programmers (an approach that was becoming more and more obviously inferior to Functional programming) to design the operating system for Windows. Because of this tactical business maneuver, we seem to be stuck with spaghetti-code for the foreseeable future. The second is that it would be offered for $7000 with an additional $200 monthly fee, which I believe would be unnecessarily expensive. Third, I am concerned that the device would be offered in stages, the way a new car model is introduced with 190 horsepower the first year, then four years later with 240 horsepower, and for the last three years of production offered with 300 horsepower, when the 300 horsepower car was possible from the very beginning. At this point it seems that the development of this device is inevitable, whether it is done by me or others. I don't care if it's me, I just want it done. But It would be good if it was initially well designed, was honestly as inexpensive as possible, and was bleeding-edge, with nothing held back regarding the required specifications. Patents and open-source are not a sure answer, as they have proven to be easily circumvented, and may result in 30 different companies trying to figure out how to do the same thing in 30 different ways. Until it was introduced, to avoid the above concerns, secrecy and compartmentalization would be a must. Then who cares who makes it? Let the manufacturers battle it out. The concept is surprisingly simple (famous last words) and would be easily supplanted if the long-promised "bionic eye" is ever developed. But it could be very practical and useful in the interim. I am not promising that I can or will pursue its' development, but I know that it would have to include significant support, financial and technical, from both the blind and sighted communities. I am eager to hear your comments, as well as those from anyone who is interested.
This just popped up on my feed. I totally agree about the phone and computer being most useful. My tablet is almost as useful as the phone since I can enlarge font enough to read fluently and so much is available in digital form. As for mobility, the beeping crosswalk signals are helpful where i live just outside Washington DC, but are confusing when they cover intersecting streets because they have the same sound signals coming from one transmitter. Probably belong in C tier. Bases come often enough and we have sidewalks, so they are A tier. Rideshare is great if I have to get to an appointment or the bus would take over an hour because of bad connections. Despite the cost, rideshare is S tier. One thing you didn't mention is a flatbed scanner you can hook into your computer. They are pretty inexpensive, and work well for reading things that come in the mail if you need magnification. Thanks for sharing this!
Hi there! Thanks for your comments and sharing your favorite A T. We don't have crosswalk signals over here, but a C tier seems pretty low! woah! As for the scanner... I honestly just use my phone with Seeing AI or use a scanning app like Cam Scanner or Microsoft Lens to clean up documents I take pictures of. Then I can zoom in or oopen t in a PDF or photos app of my choice. :)
That's awesome! Do you use the one that turns? I've seen the super expensive ones that actually print the Braille for you instead of having to do it manually, but they are so expensive!
You won me over with the guide dog's placement!!!! Nothing against them, but Awesome job staying up to what you believe! Keep up the amazing job! your content is great. 👍
Hey Carrie. I’ve been meaning to tell you that I think you are a fabulous and fantastic and wonderful, and just totally inspirational! Thank you so much for all that you do. You are also very very beautiful too!
Thank you for mentioning Braille. I use a Braille display for college, and it helps me so much. And I belive Braille literacy is vital.
Yes of course! Braille is so important and they really need to refocuson that and reach more students. I wish I learned when i was yougner.
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Thanks for sharing!
Hey you did the tier list too! And you are one of the first people to get the pronunciation of my name 100% correct. Thanks for the shoutout! 😂
Love the explanations behind some of your choices, it's always really interesting to hear from a fellow techie in the vision impaired community.
Out of curiosity: you seem to have access to quite a lot of assistive technologies, especially hardware. Do you have an assistive device library that you borrow these things from, or do you reach out to the brands directly to get a product on loan?
Here in Singapore we have a government-funded charity that has a beautiful showroom filled with assistive technology. I work as one of their partners and vendors in my day job, so I get to borrow their devices whenever I have the time to pop by. It's how I got the WeWalk cane to trial and make my video on.
I think it's not an understatement to say that the access to technology that you and I have is what makes us so super fortunate. Even though we're vision impaired, we're able to live our best lives thanks to these tools. ❤
Haha. I just tried to listen to how you said it and tried to repeat. 👍
Boy, that would be really nice to have an AT library like that! Someone needs to make that some type of business model. Pay this much per year and you can borrow AT for 1 month. LOL. Maybe it could get money by partnering with companies to be testers? Or am I just dreaming?
I spend most of my own money on products. Some I return. Some I get from Google as a trusted tester. Some I get from brands that let me borrow a review device. You'll be surprised how many will say yes if you just ask! You just have to make a good pitch.
@@carrieonaccessibility Yes 100% such a library would honestly be life-changing! But the issue I keep encountering with any project meant to help the vision impaired community is scale. If there's not enough people with vision impairments, there won't be a sensible way to operate it as a business even if something like 10% of all vision impaired people in a country are willing and able to pay (which will never happen).
I think for better or for worse, these initiatives to borrow assistive devices will have to be centralised with governments or charities. And actually, I'm working with my country's local charity for the blind to make something very similar happen.
On the topic of testing out new products, I currently don't have the bandwidth or budget to test too many things but I'm definitely looking into trying Android for the first time for an extended period. I too have been surprised by how often people will say yes if you just ask, I'm definitely going to be more bold this year with making requests even if the answer is likely to be "No".
Totally agree with you about braille! Using a braille display with my phone these past few months now that braille on android is better has been life changing for me … even with the bugs that are still there. I know it's very expensive and I couldn't have done it without government help
For real. It's so expensive. It's crazy! I wonder if they can start 3D printing it or something. That would be the day...
Thank you Carrie for your personal insights and candid ranking of AT tools you have been using. As a seeing person, one has (for the most part) no idea what a VI or blind person goes through to be independent or let along be safe. New smart(AI)phone technology is unfolding (like Google's Gemini Nano and others) that shows promise for the VI/blind folks however future models need to include depth perception to be helpful/useful in analyzing surroundings for the blind.
Definitely! I've been using a lot of the AI models and they are extremely helpful in many ways. :)
Hi, Carrie! I loved your video! I think I would have put my Alexa devices into an S tier all on their own. I use them all of the time for reminders to check communications from school, Ordering medicine, adding things to the grocery List, checking the weather… It's a super big help. I would also add RUclips videos and discord chats like yours as a separate S tier item. It is such a great thing to have access to the knowledge other people have in this area, as well as the emotional support that comes from the community online. It is one of the things that got me through my transition to low vision.
Those are some great points! I'll have to do another tier list for next year and add smart speakers and the community onto the list!
I enjoyed your presentation, I would’ve preferred though the classic a through F category! Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it! I'm not sure where the S, A, B, C, D came from, but it is pretty common on RUclips. :)
thanks carrie you are a blessed soul, sister!
Thank you! :) 🙏
Hello Carrie, and thank you for this insightful video. With recent technological advancements, I believe it would be possible to design a device that would allow a person who was totally blind from birth to thread a needle. I am talking about an immense expansion of independence for the blind. However, I have three concerns. First I worry that this arena of devices would be initiated with design flaws that might be copied by competitors and become standard practice. This happened in the software development industry when Apple hired unemployed Object Oriented programmers (an approach that was becoming more and more obviously inferior to Functional programming) to design the operating system for Windows. Because of this tactical business maneuver, we seem to be stuck with spaghetti-code for the foreseeable future. The second is that it would be offered for $7000 with an additional $200 monthly fee, which I believe would be unnecessarily expensive. Third, I am concerned that the device would be offered in stages, the way a new car model is introduced with 190 horsepower the first year, then four years later with 240 horsepower, and for the last three years of production offered with 300 horsepower, when the 300 horsepower car was possible from the very beginning. At this point it seems that the development of this device is inevitable, whether it is done by me or others. I don't care if it's me, I just want it done. But It would be good if it was initially well designed, was honestly as inexpensive as possible, and was bleeding-edge, with nothing held back regarding the required specifications. Patents and open-source are not a sure answer, as they have proven to be easily circumvented, and may result in 30 different companies trying to figure out how to do the same thing in 30 different ways. Until it was introduced, to avoid the above concerns, secrecy and compartmentalization would be a must. Then who cares who makes it? Let the manufacturers battle it out. The concept is surprisingly simple (famous last words) and would be easily supplanted if the long-promised "bionic eye" is ever developed. But it could be very practical and useful in the interim. I am not promising that I can or will pursue its' development, but I know that it would have to include significant support, financial and technical, from both the blind and sighted communities. I am eager to hear your comments, as well as those from anyone who is interested.
I believe there are some needle threaders available on maxiaids. :)
hi carrie i love your content and it's impressive and innovative for us the blind and visually impaired people
Why thank you so much! That's very kind.
This just popped up on my feed. I totally agree about the phone and computer being most useful. My tablet is almost as useful as the phone since I can enlarge font enough to read fluently and so much is available in digital form.
As for mobility, the beeping crosswalk signals are helpful where i live just outside Washington DC, but are confusing when they cover intersecting streets because they have the same sound signals coming from one transmitter. Probably belong in C tier. Bases come often enough and we have sidewalks, so they are A tier. Rideshare is great if I have to get to an appointment or the bus would take over an hour because of bad connections. Despite the cost, rideshare is S tier.
One thing you didn't mention is a flatbed scanner you can hook into your computer. They are pretty inexpensive, and work well for reading things that come in the mail if you need magnification.
Thanks for sharing this!
Hi there! Thanks for your comments and sharing your favorite A T. We don't have crosswalk signals over here, but a C tier seems pretty low! woah! As for the scanner... I honestly just use my phone with Seeing AI or use a scanning app like Cam Scanner or Microsoft Lens to clean up documents I take pictures of. Then I can zoom in or oopen t in a PDF or photos app of my choice. :)
Thank you for your recommendations and your enthusiasm in recommending these tools and resources.
You're welcome! I'm glad its helpful. :)
I enjoy using my braille labeler for labeling products i buy at any of the different stores
That's awesome! Do you use the one that turns? I've seen the super expensive ones that actually print the Braille for you instead of having to do it manually, but they are so expensive!
@@carrieonaccessibility hi! Yes i use the braille labeler that turns.
This was great, Carrie. Thanks for putting the video together.
Thanks Bob! I'm glad it was helpful, I had a lot of fun with it!
You won me over with the guide dog's placement!!!! Nothing against them, but Awesome job staying up to what you believe! Keep up the amazing job! your content is great. 👍
Thank you! I appreciate that.
It my favorite ones of assistive technology is voiceover and screen, magnification and voice control
Those are great ones!! :)
@@carrieonaccessibility I know that’s right
I personally would put all technology that I can use in the S tear. It depends on which screen readers though.
Nice. I just think that some tech could definitely be improved!
In my opinion light and maybe object/color recognition could be mentioned as well 👋😃
True, I did not mention that very much. I guess in my brain I lumped it in with the OCR apps. Next year's tier list, I'll make sure to mention it!!
Hi Carrie Great video
Thanks girl. 😄
What screen reader can I find to install on my grandfather's phone? I can't see one that works on the app store. Can someone help?
You can go to settings, then accessibility. If you're on Android, you can use Talkback and if you're on iPhone, you can use VoiceOver.
@@carrieonaccessibility thanks very much for replying. Do you know if there is also an app I can download?
@taneis1 there may be other apps for Android but I would not recommend them.
@@carrieonaccessibility ok thanks much
Nice
Thanks!! 😊
you should get more views!
That's sweet. One day. :D
yeah, the smaller town you’re in the less reliable Paratransit and bus service becomes
Yes that's really frustrating. But also my family's here so I love the idea of moving but I don't think I actually would.
@@carrieonaccessibility try been about a mile or two right outside of town where Paratransit doesn’t go or Uber or Lyft for that matter.
@@seanm.1813 Where I live now there is no paratransit but at least we have Uber and Lyft. I couldn't imagine not having that...
Hi Carrie. I am too excited to hear this video! Thank you again for another wonderful video! Sending you a great big hug filled with lots of love.😊
Hey Carrie.
I’ve been meaning to tell you that I think you are a fabulous and fantastic and wonderful, and just totally inspirational! Thank you so much for all that you do. You are also very very beautiful too!
hey, Google Chromecast has become my CCTV so it’s not that expensive.
That's awesome. Do you have a mount for your phone? I think I did a video on something similar on my old channel. It's a great method!
@@carrieonaccessibility why, yes, yes I do. Thanks Amazon…
@@seanm.1813 Haha. Amazon. I'm afraid to look at how much I've spent over the last 10 years on there...
:)
😂💕
You forgot, smart
smart what?
@@carrieonaccessibility I meant to say you forgot, smart watch like an Apple Watch or something like that
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Hmm. That's interesting I don't know some of those like COMINT. What is it?
@@carrieonaccessibility I am trying to get the US gov to release for the bind and deaf -