VIDBE-Q 2026 Volume 71 Issue 1
• A man in his late 60's who has been blind his entire life and uses a screen
reader with a braille display with his computer was so frustrated with his
iPhone that he was "ready to throw it out the window". He has now learned
how to use VoiceOver and listen to music and electronic books on BARD,
and he has enhanced his computer skills such that he successfully acquired a
new job.
• A woman in her 70s, who had dealt with dyslexia and hearing loss all her
life, and then adventitiously lost her vision to glaucoma, learned how to use
VoiceOver on an iPhone and iPad with her Bluetooth-connected hearing
aids.
• A woman in her 70's who had been using assistive technology on her
computer wanted to learn how to better take advantage of her iPhone's
abilities. She has now learned how to use apps like Seeing AI, Be My Eyes,
and Uber on her phone, and she also now plays accessible New York Times
puzzle games like Wordle and Connections. As a result, she no longer feels
left out of social gathering conversations that focus on these puzzles.
• A woman in her mid-80s who had undergone multiple surgeries for
keratoconus and now has advancing glaucoma, initially learned how to use
Spoken Content on her iPhone for occasional reading support, and is now
returning to learn VoiceOver as her vision continues to deteriorate.
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