A fascinating thought piece on being blind in the digital age. Technology can be both beautiful and terrible.
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What It’s Like to be Blind in the Age of the Internet
Thoughts on growing up and growing old in the digital age
Whoa! I never really thought about how an increasingly visual tech world would be a real problem for the blind. That is some definite food for thought. (Although, I must say, not being able to access LInkedIn seems more like a feature than a bug.)
I was especially struck by the last bit about communication between people on the street. Something to keep in mind!
I also was fascinated by the issue of communication on the street. I never would have predicted that.
Given that people have been run down by bicycles and cars, or have run into things, while head-down in their phones, it’s not surprising, though. All our social connectedness may be causing some physical world disconnectedness.
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Interesting thing is that internet is that what you cant or anyone cant to b understand
just its an way to enjoy connect to love ones and just relax n use it for positive ways.
This was a great post regarding rising issues in technology’s advancing role in society. I might sound insensitive, but I didn’t know that the American Foundation for the Blind would sue large entertainment companies for inaccessible features. It just didn’t seem that this form of discrimination seemed that drastic. It seems a bit off that this problem doesn’t necessarily extend to other groups that those that are economically disadvantaged.
I always love reading something that I can gain some perspective on!