Writing Guide for the Blind & Visually Impaired

[@lbgreviews]

speaking as a visually impaired individual who has struggled with writing cleanly all his life, that's actually super cool

[@elcalabozodelandroide2]

Do you hate the talkback options aswell ? I mean , it probably helps you , but i would go mad if i had it every time i use my phone.

[@lbgreviews]

@@olivegarden6949 i have limited vision personally. The best way i can describe it is level of detail. Buildings and other objects, unless distinct in shape are very simple in appearance, i may be able to roughly draw where like windows and stuff are, but otherwise it doesn't look like anything to me. At the same distance, people look like colorful blobs, and i can tell you whether or not a sign in the distance likely has text or not, but won't be able to tell you what that text is from my current position unless it is like a billboard and I'm standing still. From around 5 feet away i see things in a medium level of detail with my glasses on. I could tell you details about someone's shirt at that distance but not what their face looks like. At 3 feet or under detail is much greater. I usually type comments on my phone, so sometimes if I'm feeling lazy I'll type with my nose. Blind and more severely visually impaired people can also have software read off what is on screen and what keys the person is pressing.

[@lbgreviews]

@@elcalabozodelandroide2 i personally don't use talkback features on devices as I can actually see decent enough up close

[@elcalabozodelandroide2]

@@lbgreviews thx. It was a weird question but i really wanted to know

[@lbgreviews]

@@elcalabozodelandroide2 Not wierd at all! You didn't understand, so you asked. Visual impairments are arguably the hardest disabilities to comprehend. Others are easier for various reasons. Understanding of visual impairments is strikingly limited in the general population

[@skullstar7028]

I’m not visually impaired (at least not to the point where I can’t see the paper correctly) but this would be amazing for my dysgraphia!

[@hannaha4631]

You speak the truth, this would have helped my own dysgraphia SO MUCH...

[@bee1411]

Absolutely!!! When I write, my lines go up the damn page every time 🙃

[@lookingsubmissiveandbreeda1512]

Huh. Just learned I had dysgraphia. I've been struggling with it since I learned how to write and teachers shit on me so much for it.

[@xleplayVA]

Preach

[@scaredpotter4963]

Yo, what's dysgraphia?

[@alias-gon1358]

As a dyslexic, seems pretty useful for even me since when I write it just goes d O W N like this

[@rattie1]

Same 💀💀 if there's no lines it gets L o S T

[@TheAroSpecWallet]

For me my writing just goes ⬆️⬇️↖️🔀🔄⤵️◀️↪️🔃🔁↪️

[@tftfxr56]

My writing goes like Th Is!

[@Catalina_Gwiazda]

Mine is like: w O o d I S G Oo D

[@kvtty_]

My writing does th s alot i

[@hooperphillips2463]

So they can read their notes later, I like it

[@justaguythatsbadateverythi2499]

So the blind people.. Can read.. Handwritten notes.

[@Asunaro11037]

😂

[@Toxicality]

@@justaguythatsbadateverythi2499 that’s the joke homie

[@Mythical4227]

Or write a letter to someone!

[@whatisthat7874]

@@Mythical4227 and that someone wrote back a letter, then they can both read it :)))))))

[@kaedesakura9274]

I am completely unimpaired when i comes to writing but this would probably still help with the old issue of accidentally going to far up or too far down on lineless paper (like letter cases)

[@wubfizz]

As a blind person I think this looks amazing!

[@infinity99_]

Something doesn't add up...

[@gamingwiththepros657]

💀💀

[@stephlala094]

Wait a minute. . . 🤔💀💀💀

[@someone-tx7fq]

Wait a second…

[@Toxicality]

Holup

[@Nic0Dr4ws]

I need that bruh, I ain’t blind but I’m one of those kids who’s handwriting starts going up or down after a while

[@immnotGayy]

If ur talking about writing on plain white paper everyone does that after awhile

[@Nic0Dr4ws]

@@immnotGayy nah bro like it does it so bad. Idk how to explain it but it kinda goes like thsi Shejajs. Sk Shsjjs. Jsjakka Snjajak

[@happypiano4810]

Sounds helpful for dysgraphia as well.

[@Inxwolf]

yea

[@i.l0ve.kassie83]

I’m not blind but I need this bc when I write without the lines my sentences like go slanted 😭😭😭😭

[@jas.cinema]

Draw lines with a ruler

[@elisanoro]

Same, but that might just be everyone 😂😂

[@NotJovcee]

samee

[@tigerlotus7802]

Actually u can keep a ruled sheet under the plain lineless one and u won't get line marks as u don't need to draw it on and u can remove the ruled sheet from under. It's really useful and overtime you won't need the ruled sheet so it's a win win

[@Samcaracha]

This is not only cool for BLIND people. For everyone!

[@ZaphodTHEBeeblebrox]

thats so cool! my grandfather had macular, this would have helped a bunch!

[@traceholstein3755]

This would also be good for people who have difficulties with handwriting. There are real conditions that can cause them.

[@shesholdingcorn]

I need this i just cant write straight

[@ticktickboom420]

A friend uses one. He holds the bead with the writing hand while writing. Telling him where he finished writing so he can continue later without overlapping words.

[@TheArmyKnifeNut]

Surprisingly relevant personal story: My mother is totally blind. Not even partial vision. That said, she can sign her name in cursive. She learned the motions and practiced it until she could do it consistently. Problem is, she still needs to know where to sign. She carried a signature guide in her wallet. This guide was the size of a credit card and had a slot cut in it with one of these elastic bands streched across it leaving enough room for letters that dipped below the writing base line. It was also rubber backed so that it didnt slip when it was lined up with the place for a signature. I remember as a kid being out and around with her while she ran errands and she'd have me or my brother line it up for her, show her how far the signature line extended, mark that from above with her left hand and then sign whatever needed signing... usually checks or deposit slips.

[@bobcharlie2337]

I had a thick black long card with lines. I couldn't see the lines on paper. I used it for yrs. To this day I can write in a straight line on papers with no line.🥳 That is my claim to fame.

[@PB-tr5ze]

Wow... i remember seeing these at my school when i was little, never had a clue what they were for.

[@kawaiidio1121]

Speaking as a person with perfectly healthy vision, i need this

[@anonomis9685]

I hope they have these for anyone that needs it. It's awesome to see this

[@bengermin3104]

this would be helpful for people who aren't visually impaired either, when is rite my letters I usually write slanted upwards a lot, having this as a guide would be so convenient

[@LesbianImpact]

I need this and I’m not even visually impaired. I *cannot* write in a straight line on a completely blank piece of paper.

[@Rhythm-xy8uf]

I'm blind, I always wondered what one of these looked like

[@joneinarmattiasvisser6113]

This could be great for anyone having trouble writing!

[@OnePunchHeizou]

i learnt something new today

[@corneliastreet2491]

Having beads to slide over to know which lines you’ve done seems like such an obvious thing but I never would have thought of it and it makes all the difference. Clever :)

[@marymurphy1429]

I love seeing old school accessibility devices. This would probably be really helpful for a lot of people and it doesn't require batteries or anything so you won't have to charge it like some accessibility devices I've had to use or have seen others use. I think you can learn a lot from the past

[@Sarcastican_]

I hope every blind person sees this.

[@kushwanthsai49]

😂 how can they see?

[@StealthySpace7]

Speaking as a non-visually impaired individual who has never struggled with writing cleanly all his life, that’s actually super cool

[@formulafish1536]

I feel like this would be useful for many that don’t have visual impairment, such as myself

[@spray_cheese]

At first I assumed they would then struggle with overlaying their letters, but then I remembered cursive was the primary way to write back then! You never picked the pencil up👍

[@villager5633]

Not even visually impaired but need that because I can’t go in a straight line

[@lh6205]

That’s really cool!!!

[@tiger_espie_dhamyra3415]

That’s cool! I’m not blind or anything myself but I’d say this is super cool for those peopl!

[@FlareFluff]

this video is cool i like watching how they have tools for the visually impaired

[@lexisss72]

we don’t realize how blessed we are thank you Lord for everything you have given me and bless everyone in this world ❤

[@lexisss72]

Amen!🙏

[@mikkeljeppesen7696]

Thats actually genius 👏

[@squatch9551]

I bet the handwriting is beautiful.

[@ADudeNamedCaleb]

I am not blind, but I really need this to not have messy writing

[@Vikanuck]

I had a friend in elementary school back in the 90’s who used one of these.

[@ScarletFlame101786]

That is really cool. Thanks for sharing with us :)

[@lizzymandile2022]

“In not blind but this would help so much!” Lined paper:exists

[@gariden]

the lines on lined paper don’t prevent you from writing over them though, which is a problem with things like dysgraphia

[@elliot_rat]

man i need that for me

[@kate_6436]

I’m not visually impaired but have a few other disabilities and this is similar to when my teachers used to have me write in a straight line by covering up the places I haven’t written yet with a piece of paper

[@deanomalley4246]

Hello, im blind person as you can see. Please make part two about how to read letters. Im dying to watch it!

[@milathecat5454]

I don't have to write by hand, I use a brailler or slate and stylus when writing for myself but when ever I needed to write something else I had a helper do it because my school had them

[@tippedjoshua6802]

As someone who isn’t blind I wish I had this

[@joshuakorynta3385]

Can't wait for them to see this!

[@aramilalpha1]

If you've seen old or ancient manuscripts, you may have noticed all the lines of writing are straight and consistently spaced (usually). Thats because scribes used tools just like this one, though usually they merely scratched lines onto the papers or used something that was--essentially--like a pencil and eraser to remove the lines afterwards.

[@hoseokismyhope3351]

this is actually pretty cool and interesting

[@honor9458]

I know someone who isn't visually impaired that needs this

[@deltoid77-nick]

If I'm not writing on lined to paper my handwriting tends to wander I've once made a circle by accident this would have been super useful

[@rutabegagrrl9657]

Imma give one of these to my friend when she inevitably goes blind.

[@wethemprod]

I would burst in laugh if you would say ".. and when they are all done they can unlatch the paper and look at it."

[@jraxreviewsxcosplayxmore6934]

So cool!

[@Khaled-oti]

Very interesting

[@cinnamonbun1354]

This so cool

[@mr.spicye]

Yea this is actually cool .. So they can read their notes when exam is coming

[@Nalisification]

That's fascinating I kind of want to build one to see if it would help with my fine motor delay

[@Woodland_Adventures]

Nowadays (if you know how to read braille) you can just get a braille keyboard/keyboard cover. My blind uncle has one. It's rubber and slots right over a regular desktop computer keyboard.

[@davedave6010]

I can write without looking at the paper... Comes useful while taking notes in school

[@zeo5009]

I feel like you’re actually supposed to track each word with the bead. If you stop halfway through a line, you’d know where to resume

[@yacarlysluzon1828]

September 28, 2022 11:36 p.m. that's a really cool way for people to write that are blind. But like a braille writing notebook super cool.

[@timothytardie756]

I need this, not because I'm blind or visually impaired but because my hand writing hasn't evolved sense the 3rd grade, probably even longer

[@PeregrinePilgrimage]

Like a typewriter!!!!! thats so sick

[@stefansmiljanic1697]

I'm so bad at writing (on paper with no lines) that I think that I genuinely need something similar

[@floridianv1nce316]

I'm not visually impaired but that was seriously help cuz I write very messy and it's usually not always on a line it's probably cuz I write fast

[@PanTran]

Holy shit I actually need this for my crippling dysgraphia

[@Conner._.Anderson]

Blind surfer Pete Gustin was on under this short 😆

[@Colby_Cheese]

I’m not visually impaired, but I SUCK at writing straight. This would be AWESOME to own.

[@just4review187]

Cool!

[@Wawathealicorn]

I need this so I can write in a straight line

[@hi-rh9cq]

awesome!

[@emory1730]

Braille is used for them to read words, this was used for others to understand their words

[@AnarinaTV]

I see. Thanks for the info 👍

[@Toxicality]

Wait that’s so cool

[@sterbenxercy45]

Inserted *blush*😳

[@CryoNoPyro]

I’m not blind but I need that

[@hererandomly9176]

I need that, and I’m not blind

[@sevvaluzunalioglu9186]

Im not blind but i need this

[@connorcampbell3777]

I need that

[@ChristopherSibert]

I thought it was the world's simplest abacus :)

[@hampter162]

bro, i wanna see a blind person draw a portrait on this

[@TheEggFella]

Bro I need that but I have just about perfect eyesight. 😂

[@JDC504ABC2]

I need this and I’m not blind

[@LxveBxrbiee]

I need that, I’m not blind

[@myotiswii]

Yay I have produced notes that I won't be able to read again. Like it seems cool but most of what I write is just for me so nowadays there are better alternatives I believe

[@shiver7261]

We have the same hand writing 😃

[@DrakeGodskid4442]

May God bless you all who's ever reading this ❤️🙏❤️

[@officialsquadrilogystudio]

im not blind but i need this.

[@nonya_beez_wax]

I'm not visually impaired and I still want that 💀

[@moseptyagami606]

I need that and I have 20/20 vision. I suck at writing, it always goes crooked

[@0false.sun0]

im not visual impaired but i still need that

[@Catinthecosmos155]

As someone who has dyslexia I could use this lol, then maybe my writing wouldn’t be trying to escape the lines

[@juliusfucik4011]

I am not visually impaired, but my handwriting is godawful. I can imagine this would be a great help for me too.

[@datartisttho1987]

I’m not visually impaired but still that’s so cool and clever

[@DMDMDM01]

I have horrible penmanship, and this would be helpful for me too

[@kushka4933]

I kinda need that

[@lotgc]

I'm not blind, atleast, I'm nearsighted, but I love to write, and I really want one of these 👀

[@namecomingsoon9517]

Why didn’t everyone use this. This is useful

[@Highland.Arcane]

I need this with my wobbly ass hands