I have been totally blind since birth and I was educated in the public school system all my life. I had pretty good teachers and I did pretty well. At the age of eight, we moved from Palmdale Californ

Hi everyone: I can’t tell you how many sided people I have encountered over the years who have mistakenly assumed and believed that a blind person could never be physically attracted to a member of th

It is most unfortunate that educators are no longer teaching braille the way they once did. But it is also unfortunate that many educators at Blind schools and elsewhere limited their students to brai

Hello Jean and Ron: It is definitely true that people have been listening to stories much longer than they have been reading them. For centuries, people listened to Scriptures read to them in their ch

Hi David: Thank you for your great blog post. It was thought-provoking. Are usually tell people that I have read an audiobook even though I have listened to it. It’s the same as telling people that I

Hello again: I would just like to point out that there are less expensive android phones that are accessible to the blind. These are worth looking into if one is interested. The iPhone is not the only

Hello everyone: I would like to point out that many blind people lose their eyesight later in life and they find it too difficult to learn braille. It is much easier for them to access information by

Hello: Another good platform is called Anchor. www.anchor.FM this platform can help you monetize your podcast. Do any of the others you have mentioned help monetize your podcasts as well? Victor

Hello: The blind shell phone sounds promising for those blind people who don’t like touchscreens and might prefer android. I hope it survives. Certain other phones that were similar to this one in the

Hi David and Gerald: There is also something called the Hadley Institute which has quite a few great instructional videos and tutorials for the iPhone and all kinds of other technology. Victor

In any case, I think enough has been said on this topic and the topic of a smart phone. Let’s all move on and just try to be a little more careful from now on. Victor

I agree with you. Let’s make sure we keep everything respectful. Victor

When I listen to my music library or Internet radio stations on my iPhone, it doesn’t seem to drain the battery too quickly. However, the YouTube app and FaceTime drain the battery faster. I think tha

Yes, it certainly helps to be curious about new technology. Being curious makes it much easier to learn. If you don’t particularly like new technology or you have no curiosity about it, it’s going to

The 10 S max is the previous version of the iPhone that came out a while back. It’s a larger iPhone. But now there is the iPhone 11, the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 promax. The iPhone 11 Pro Max i

For those iPhone users who have problems with their batteries draining quickly, try using low power mode and make sure that you research ways to save your battery. There are many ways to do so. Your b

I love my iPhone 11 and I use it for everything everywhere. Yes, iPhones do crash. My iPhone 7 Plus that I had for two years crashed last summer. Fortunately, I was able to get a decent deal on the iP

Hi again: I wish there were some good tutorials for learning the on screen keyboard so that more of us could type on that keyboard as easily as sighted people do. I know of an app called talking Taipe

The one thing I have not mastered on touchscreens is using the on-screen keyboard well. However, I work around that by using braille screen input and dictation. But again, those who have dexterity iss

Hello again: For those who have lost their eyesight later in life, I can totally understand why they might have trouble using touch screens. They may have a deck stair ready issues and finger sensitiv