Tag: accessibility apps
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The kindness of strangers
On Monday I had my (now) annual neurology follow up appointment and since the bus that stops near my home goes by the the hospital in Hertford I decided it was time for a new adventure. I hoped to have no problem with this adventure thanks to placing a beacon on my destination on my…
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Remembering how it was 5 years ago
Facebook memory from 24/2/2019 https://youtu.be/XyYBlJY3LbM?si=O1WV0zG4-McYM5cX Just watched this video and love it So yes I found this video fascinating and loved learning Emily’s point of view
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Oops I did it again
“What happened to the projects I was quilting?” I hear you ask… I am currently unpicking the quilting in the tumblers quilt as messed up a bit in the preparation (more haste, less speed is sage advice still)… And my monkey wrench quilts are stalled currently too while I work out techniques to quilt them…
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Bus Hide and Seek
Too many times people get confused… If I’m blind how can I see. This video is me describing my experience while waiting for my bus. https://youtube.com/shorts/nzViNW2QzTg?si=_FfDN-WqdnX2O8tb And this is the text of a recent instagram post I made sharing the video. “The video is of me describing my experience waiting for a bus as a…
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Bobbin Chicken
I happened to use a partly used bobbin on my spool pin (top thread) with about an equal amount of thread on it as the bobbin I was using in my bobbin compartment (bottom thread). Both threads ran out at the same time. I made the collage below and had Be My AI describe it…
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Handwriting:- My Nemesis
Everyone loves getting an unexpected card don’t they? My kryptonite is being able to read the message inside. I love the boldly printed Moon Pig cards my daughter sends me- the font is very plain and because it is bold (thicker than normal print) and a large I can decipher it with my own eyes……
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Oh My Gosh 2
I’m having a slight leaking eye problem as this is the description the Be My AI function has come up with for the hexagon in this screenshot “In the picture, there is a hexagonal piece of fabric placed on a wooden surface. The fabric has three different patterns on it. One section of the fabric…
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Oh My Gosh
Why the title? It feels like years ago when I applied for access to the beta test for Be My Eyes virtual assistant after seeing this video from Lucy Edwards (it’s actually about 4 or 5 months). https://youtube.com/shorts/EF3lW2lRioY?si=x7hsNY0EkgJ0UBEj Well I got an email yesterday morning (4 September 2023 at 9:12am) that I opened just before…
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Be My Eyes
This link will take you to the Be My Eyes website https://www.bemyeyes.com/ At the end of a video call is a volunteer, or a specialist who can assist someone who is blind or low vision. I originally downloaded it a few years ago but finally signed into it after seeing a video by Lucy Edwards…