On the other hand, we have a resource we never had before, Ebay. Also, there are more voice activated appliances than ever before including Alexa. It's a tradeoff.
On 3/17/2017 12:42 PM, Evan Reese via Talk wrote: > The "vast number of electronic items that have unreadable Screens of all > sizes", includes household appliances now. We had a heck of a time a few > years ago finding a stove we could use. If you haven't looked lately, > just about all of them come with a screen that you have to use to set > the temperature. > Fortunately, a friend of ours found one, just one among a whole bunch of > others on the floor of our nearby home improvement superstore, gas range > that still had knobs on it that you can actually turn. > Try to find a washer or drier that doesn't have a touchscreen you have > to use to run it. Luckily, we haven't yet needed to look for one of > those, but I'm not optimistic we'll be able to find one when we need it > with buttons or knobs you can feel. > Evan > > -----Original Message----- From: Dave via Talk > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2017 11:07 AM > To: Rick Thomas ; Window-Eyes Discussion List > Subject: Re: Failure to hold VFO to account > > Yes Rick, I reluctantly agree with you that too many things have become > Political. And I for one, do not know how to reverse this politicizing > of every sort of Service the Government or Privet Sector might offer. > > Let's face it, the Blind are a very small group when looking at the > entire population. > > As computers continue to be more and more visually orientated, and more > of the population are operating at a semi-literate level of skills, I > don't see this move towards graphical interfaces to change any time soon. > > And with the extra pressures to bring products to market quickly , the > entire product sufferers because of so many short cuts and compromises > implemented. Accessibility for the Blind? Who has time for that? > > I know some here believe they have more accessibility today, and in some > ways, they are correct. But I find in the work place, accessibility is > slowly going backwards. > > What this means for the Blind person depending upon Screen Readers and > other equipment to be mastered by memorizing a long list of steps, is > not good. > > The lack of Buttons, and the vast number of electronic items that have > unreadable Screens of all sizes, makes working in the typical Office, > or even Warehouse a more difficult task then it was just a few years ago. > > I keep thinking those who are Blind are going to need to Specialize in > something in order to make a living. Just what that "Something" could > be is a question that has many answers, although, those answers are > probably not obvious. > > After spending years in the Computer field, I can no longer find a place > in that field for solid employment. Oh, there are lots of > opportunities, but I haven't figured ut how to over come the lack of > access in some of the equipment or software to be used. > > I am now looking at doing something that requires very little in the way > of electronic gear. Something like re-building Electric Motors. > Electric motors are every where and they do wear out, and need replacing > or rebuilding. > > but, I think it is Odd Ball opportunities like this that might allow > someone blind to live a better life than living on Disability. > > Not Glamorous, or even interesting, but there is a Need, and a person who > is Good, can make some reasonable money doing it. > > sure beats Selling Pencils as my Grand mother once suggested I try, > just after I lost my sight. > > I keep hoping for the Best, but am aware I need to be prepared for less > than Best if need be. > > Grumpy Dave > > > > > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
