Your channel was recommended to me by my iPhone instructor. Although I'm visually impaired and not blind, I find this video helpful and encouraging. I take Uber and Lyft but struggled with using voiceover to order a ride. Thank you for sharing. I feel confident that I can do it too. I agree with you that these ride sharing services offer more independence. God bless and, again, thanks for sharing.
Do drivers ever get funny about having a dog in their car? One thing I've noticed from quite a lot of Joys videos is the amount of people who pet Antonia... isnt that a bit rude to touch the dog without asking, especially when the dog is working?
Yes, technically when a service dog is working you cannot pet them - always ask though, some handlers will let you at their discretion. About having them in the car - it is within Joy's rights under the ADA to bring her service dog with her in cabs and ubers etc and drivers cannot deny her for it. I wonder if any uber drivers have a problem with this as well - but technically when you sign up as an uber driver you should understand that may be something you have to transport.
Salti Dawg it’s a tricky double standard the law has not quite figured out yet. That’s why hypoallergenic dogs are becoming more popular in the service dog trade. Perhaps Uber should update to allow riders to check if they have life threatening allergies and all can be treated accordingly. What if someone eats peanuts in the back of an Uber and the next person has anaphylaxis? It’s not just dogs, but it is something that should be worked out.
Hi Joy! Really thankful for your video. I'm an O&M instructor and plan on showing this to my high school student who is learning to use uber and voiceover. Can't wait to show him how good you are at using voiceover! I know it'll be a big encouragement for him! Have a blessed day!
I’m so glad I came across your channel. It has opened my eyes and mind to so many things. If I come across any one blind and with a service dog I’ll have more of an understanding on how and what and everything else. Thank you for posting these.
Great video, thank you! When our 19 year old son David uses Uber, he adds “Visually Impaired” to his first name so the driver knows right away that he is blind. David doesn’t have a guide dog, so relies on the cane as a visual. In DC area, MANY Uber drivers will not take guide dogs for whatever reason, our blind friends with guide dogs report. I’m glad your area is a bit more guide dog friendly! Who wouldn’t just love Antonia!
Joy, I just have to say, YOU'RE AMAZING!!! Thank you so much for sharing your story! I've learned so much from you after watching several videos here on UA-cam. I'm sure you get this a lot, but you are beautiful inside & out! God Bless you & you're family & may you all have a fabulous Christmas & Happy New Year. XoXo ❤
I love how she doesn’t need anyone for helping her doing these stuff ! Like .. i have my eyesight but im 100 percent sure she can manage much better than i do ..!! Wow ❤️ what a girl
I'm also blind, I have real eyes but they don't work because a tumor destroyed the optical nerve. Ever since then i've used voiceover. I began learning voiceover when iOS 6 was still around.
I noticed how hard it seems for some of the sighted to bridge their world and perception to meet you at yours. The few times I've come across someone who was blind it came so natural to help them navigate. I think its just because I imagined myself as a painter and painting the world for them. I felt like I drew them from darkness and it also made me appreciate the world around me more. Joy for both. Maybe if you tell people to think of it that way with you, relying on people for guidance will become a little easier, helpful and even enjoyable. I've been watching all morning, led to your channel by a video of you going through security at the airport. You're a blessing to the world, beautiful inside and out.
Who ever dislikes this is a very bad person... these vids are very educational... and also entertaining the dog is so cute good luck with all of your traveling!
Thank you so much, I have learned how to video without eyesight pretty good. I aim the camera lens in the direction of things I am touching, or listening to. I pretend the camera lens is my eyes. It’s pretty amazing, I visualize everything in my mind as I am filming.
This is a very good video. I am an O&M instructor and I appreciate seeing you use the app. Screen curtain on is fine to me. I will show this to my students! New subscriber here from Maryland!
The Educated System hi there, thank you so much for your follow and i'm so glad you enjoyed my video. Really hope your students benefit from watching my video ☺️ Oh and I love Maryland! I graduated high school in Baltimore and also attended the Maryland rehabilitation center for the blind for three months after graduation. Have a beautiful blessed day :-)
You too! I am new to Maryland from Georgia and Florida. I am going to use this video on a post online to help other O&Ms. Path to Technology. I appreciate your time creating this content.
You are beautiful and a beautiful puppy! I think that it is so great how UBER has really made your life easier. It was funny that we could not see the screen on your phone! But I saw exactly what you saw! I would not change a thing and would not make another video to show for those of us that can see. I think it means more when we do not see! Party on!
just totally amazing, you are a great person and a awsome role model to other blind or going blind . tou used that phone better than i could ever do it .
Thank you for making this video! I am legally blind and have never taken Uber because I’ve been too nervous. This was so helpful, and I think I will be willing to give it a try now
That is so awesome to hear! It is actually super easy, let me know if you have any questions. I have had such positive experiences with Uber, praying all goes well for you too :-)
Joy Ross thank you very much! That’s very sweet. I really love all of your videos! You, along with a few other blind UA-camrs, even inspired me to start my own channel
Helpful hint for anyone using Uber/Lyft: please text us, don't call! I get SO many spam calls that I don't answer my phone unless it's someone I know and it's very unsafe to answer the phone while driving/navigating (I don't have Bluetooth in my car) :)
Your videos are so cool! Your positive attitude and outlook on life is so incredibly inspiring. Thanks for making these videos, sharing your stories and helping educate the public.
it talks to her and she learned all the different taps and everything that goes with it. Im sure it was kind of hard at first because its new but pracetice makes perfect right?
Hello joy just wanted to say i love your videos, i mentioned your video to my brother which his also blind and he’s actually going to college in Vancouver Wa , and i told him to check out your videos which i love god bless you !
I work on webpages for government websites so I've had the benefit of receiving a lot of training on accessibility, often facilitated by people who use accessibility tools and can demonstrate from experience. All of it makes sense when I think about it, but I will never get over how impressed I am whenever I hear the typical screen reader speed. It's like almost everyone with low/no vision also speaks Old-Timey Auctioneer.
Loved this video...I have bilateral vestibular paralysis, with no balance, and do not drive due to the effect on my vision and visual responses. I'm considering a Great Dane mobility dog and found this video so interesting! Uber has changed my life, too... as has having young, teenage drivers in the home now!
Jasmine it is called a screen curtain, and this is an option when you have VoiceOver with accessibility turned on. Since I cannot see my screen, this saves the battery life. With voiceover I don't obviously use the screen because I'm completely blind. All I need is the audio :-)
Joy Ross Thanks I was thinking about that. It makes sense that it's a feature but I was thinking if a sighted person needs to assist with an app then they would probably want to be able to see it but I'm sure people know how to run their own phone. I'm glad it can have battery saving features.
I have been playing with the app. My only question is, how can I put in the right address? Because it gives me the wrong address every time I put in the destination. I know how to set up where to go. But don't know how to set my home address up. In fact, I live in the apartment building.
Your a very beautiful person you have such a great attitude about things I don't think I could do it I just would go in a depression and probably off myself but I'm really impressed how you go on with life your are awsome
gemma Hutchinson im in australia and it really depends on which uber you get. Some are really good others not happy and will drive off if you have extra stuff to bring on the trip
So I can't drive. I've never used uber. Does it cost to have someone pick up and drop off at both locations? Or can you pay it all up front so you know how much it would be.? Is it dangerous at all?
I know that Uber has a safety feature where they use a photo of the driver’s face so when they drive up you can see if the driver’s face matches the photo. You can’t see the photo which means you don’t get that benefit. My husband told me that your guide dog would probably pick up on a person’s bad character and that would protect you.
I'm amazed how you do it all. So much confidence and beauty but all from within even though your looks are stunning and you are unaware if appearance other than what people tell you. Though I'm not sure if you were born blind or not. Your videos just started showing in my feed. I hope nobody takes advantage of you. Take care.
That is awesome!! I wonder if you should give them a code word to say to make sure they are who they say they are. Anyway I love your videos and you are so beautiful girl. Thanks for sharing.
Ina Blue yes, she’s tall and in one video she was looking for clothes that were an extra small. The last time I wore an extra small was before puberty.
It’s a bit funny for us cause your iPhone is completely black, you don’t mind that but I would have been completely handicapped :) Saying Hi 👋 from Sweden. Love following you and your family in your life.
the world needs more people like eric
I love how you remember your uber drivers, people in the stores and so on :)
Erik's so sweet omg
Even though you are unable to see, I am impressed how fashionable you always look. You look smokin with your hair tied back.
your phone battery must last forever since it doesn't use any power to the display.
being an LCD id imagine its still powering the screen
No it is a special app.
? An app for not killing you battery?. The voice part is built into iphones. But he ment that her phone screen is sooo dark so that saves battery
Jacqueline Smith-Jackson it’s actually not a app! You can go into your settings and turn on voice over. Apple installes this for blind people
@@iXizXmoen Nah the display is completely off, so it wouldn't use any power.
The uber driver is so sweet
Your channel was recommended to me by my iPhone instructor. Although I'm visually impaired and not blind, I find this video helpful and encouraging. I take Uber and Lyft but struggled with using voiceover to order a ride. Thank you for sharing. I feel confident that I can do it too. I agree with you that these ride sharing services offer more independence. God bless and, again, thanks for sharing.
I love how you showed us every aspect of your experience!
I LOVE ERIC
Do drivers ever get funny about having a dog in their car? One thing I've noticed from quite a lot of Joys videos is the amount of people who pet Antonia... isnt that a bit rude to touch the dog without asking, especially when the dog is working?
Yes, technically when a service dog is working you cannot pet them - always ask though, some handlers will let you at their discretion. About having them in the car - it is within Joy's rights under the ADA to bring her service dog with her in cabs and ubers etc and drivers cannot deny her for it. I wonder if any uber drivers have a problem with this as well - but technically when you sign up as an uber driver you should understand that may be something you have to transport.
@@platinum_amortentia What rights do the next passenger have? You know, the rider with the potentially life threatening dog allergies?
Salti Dawg it’s a tricky double standard the law has not quite figured out yet. That’s why hypoallergenic dogs are becoming more popular in the service dog trade. Perhaps Uber should update to allow riders to check if they have life threatening allergies and all can be treated accordingly. What if someone eats peanuts in the back of an Uber and the next person has anaphylaxis? It’s not just dogs, but it is something that should be worked out.
Yeah but people probably arent thinking
Hi Joy! Really thankful for your video. I'm an O&M instructor and plan on showing this to my high school student who is learning to use uber and voiceover. Can't wait to show him how good you are at using voiceover! I know it'll be a big encouragement for him! Have a blessed day!
Uber isn’t awesome, you’re awesome, so beautiful.
Does Uber not react to voice commands to save you going through all the
options?
I’m so glad I came across your channel. It has opened my eyes and mind to so many things. If I come across any one blind and with a service dog I’ll have more of an understanding on how and what and everything else. Thank you for posting these.
Great video, thank you! When our 19 year old son David uses Uber, he adds “Visually Impaired” to his first name so the driver knows right away that he is blind. David doesn’t have a guide dog, so relies on the cane as a visual. In DC area, MANY Uber drivers will not take guide dogs for whatever reason, our blind friends with guide dogs report. I’m glad your area is a bit more guide dog friendly! Who wouldn’t just love Antonia!
eric is a blessing!! i love seeing amazing people like that! also i’m obsessed with your videos!! joy you’re so inspiring
you should become a model because your so pretty
Tyler Rankin awe, you're too sweet! Thank you
Joy Ross you’re amazing at it!!!!
I love watching your channel makes me happy everytime.
Thank you so much! Lacey Lawless
Joy, I just have to say, YOU'RE AMAZING!!! Thank you so much for sharing your story! I've learned so much from you after watching several videos here on UA-cam. I'm sure you get this a lot, but you are beautiful inside & out! God Bless you & you're family & may you all have a fabulous Christmas & Happy New Year. XoXo ❤
Omg. This world doesn’t deserve Eric. He’s so sweeeet!
I love how happy and high spirited you are for being blind. It must be so hard but you make it look so easy!
I love how she doesn’t need anyone for helping her doing these stuff !
Like .. i have my eyesight but im 100 percent sure she can manage much better than i do ..!!
Wow ❤️ what a girl
I wonder if you have an Alexa, you can also use it to order an Uber
Get yourself an ERIC ☀👍👋👋👋👋
I'm binge watching all your old videos again haha! These are just fantastic.
your better at recording than most people i know lol
Tyler Rankin oh thank you! I work on perfecting my videography skills. I actually love videoing even though I can't see.
Joy Ross awesome!
I'm also blind, I have real eyes but they don't work because a tumor destroyed the optical nerve. Ever since then i've used voiceover. I began learning voiceover when iOS 6 was still around.
I noticed how hard it seems for some of the sighted to bridge their world and perception to meet you at yours. The few times I've come across someone who was blind it came so natural to help them navigate. I think its just because I imagined myself as a painter and painting the world for them. I felt like I drew them from darkness and it also made me appreciate the world around me more. Joy for both. Maybe if you tell people to think of it that way with you, relying on people for guidance will become a little easier, helpful and even enjoyable. I've been watching all morning, led to your channel by a video of you going through security at the airport. You're a blessing to the world, beautiful inside and out.
Who ever dislikes this is a very bad person... these vids are very educational... and also entertaining the dog is so cute good luck with all of your traveling!
They're not a very bad person at all. Perhaps they just didn't enjoy the video.
I LOVE these videos!
Thanks so much for commenting! I appreciate your support :-)
Can I know what city and state you live in
She does a really good job moving the GoPro around!:)
Thank you so much, I have learned how to video without eyesight pretty good. I aim the camera lens in the direction of things I am touching, or listening to. I pretend the camera lens is my eyes. It’s pretty amazing, I visualize everything in my mind as I am filming.
Joy is so great I love watching her videos!!
Aww Rest Well Antonia!! ❤️🐶
I love your videos so much ! The dogs are so sweet and they love you so much and you’re such a positive person it’s inspirational.
I freaking love you joy you are such a positive, caring, and nice person
Joy you are amazing! I love everything about you! Just stay the way you are !
This is a very good video. I am an O&M instructor and I appreciate seeing you use the app. Screen curtain on is fine to me. I will show this to my students! New subscriber here from Maryland!
The Educated System hi there, thank you so much for your follow and i'm so glad you enjoyed my video. Really hope your students benefit from watching my video ☺️ Oh and I love Maryland! I graduated high school in Baltimore and also attended the Maryland rehabilitation center for the blind for three months after graduation. Have a beautiful blessed day :-)
You too! I am new to Maryland from Georgia and Florida. I am going to use this video on a post online to help other O&Ms. Path to Technology. I appreciate your time creating this content.
Your driver was amazing
I love how you show the daily struggles for a blind person. Makes you think as a "normal" person.......
I love all your videos! I feel so blessed while watching that I can see simple things like colours, surroundings and even your dog. You’re inspiring!
I've been a subscriber for a few months now and it's so cool going back to watch all of these videos, always learning something new!
You are beautiful and a beautiful puppy! I think that it is so great how UBER has really made your life easier. It was funny that we could not see the screen on your phone! But I saw exactly what you saw! I would not change a thing and would not make another video to show for those of us that can see. I think it means more when we do not see! Party on!
The uber driver is so nice! I love your videos, you’re an wonderful person!
It is so awesome to see Wilbur cooperating with awesome customer service.
Joy I have no idea how i ended up on your videos, however you are such a JOY to watch, You are amazing. Love and blessing to you from California
just totally amazing, you are a great person and a awsome role model to other blind or going blind . tou used that phone better than i could ever do it
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I knew you were fully blind. I did not know you had prosthetic eyes. They look good.
Thank you for making this video! I am legally blind and have never taken Uber because I’ve been too nervous. This was so helpful, and I think I will be willing to give it a try now
That is so awesome to hear! It is actually super easy, let me know if you have any questions. I have had such positive experiences with Uber, praying all goes well for you too :-)
Joy Ross thank you very much! That’s very sweet. I really love all of your videos! You, along with a few other blind UA-camrs, even inspired me to start my own channel
Helpful hint for anyone using Uber/Lyft: please text us, don't call! I get SO many spam calls that I don't answer my phone unless it's someone I know and it's very unsafe to answer the phone while driving/navigating (I don't have Bluetooth in my car) :)
Your videos are so cool! Your positive attitude and outlook on life is so incredibly inspiring. Thanks for making these videos, sharing your stories and helping educate the public.
You are such a positive person you give such good vibes❤️🙏bless youuu right as your name says : Joy
bearing in mind smartphones are flat screens non textured how are you able to use it so easily? i hope i dont offend in this question
it talks to her and she learned all the different taps and everything that goes with it. Im sure it was kind of hard at first because its new but pracetice makes perfect right?
Each app has its own page with each swipe, as well as each feature has its own page with a swipe and sound, from what i saw in the video
Richard Jones l
also im assuming the 3D touch helps a lot
It's called voiceover and all Apple products have this
You have some crazy courage ma'am!
What a fun video to watch! I'm just in love with your content Joy!! You had such wonderful uber drivers in this video!!!
That dog is so happy to work. :P
That driver who took you home was not to much in to speaking but the driver who picked you up was amazing
Dose it always talk that fast?
Joshua Turner you can set the speed of the voice.
That must be annoying to have to wait for the speech to play at normal speed when you use it all day long on your phone. 😃
Joshua Turner you pick the fast.
im glad i came across her channel!! these videos are soo interesting
You are so amazing girl, and i love a lot Antonia too, i speak spanish, greetings from Chile!!
You can select Uber pool it is cheaper but their is hardly ever anyone in the car with u
Christy Johnson I’ve done that too! I selected it because it was cheaper and ended up alone anyway.
It made me laugh when it said Have a car? Try driving
That’s so sweet
Hello joy just wanted to say i love your videos, i mentioned your video to my brother which his also blind and he’s actually going to college in Vancouver Wa , and i told him to check out your videos which i love god bless you !
Eric is sooooo cute. And has great personality. I don’t like Grumpy drivers. Eric is the opposite.
I work on webpages for government websites so I've had the benefit of receiving a lot of training on accessibility, often facilitated by people who use accessibility tools and can demonstrate from experience. All of it makes sense when I think about it, but I will never get over how impressed I am whenever I hear the typical screen reader speed. It's like almost everyone with low/no vision also speaks Old-Timey Auctioneer.
I love how she's using a smartphone and the screen never comes on. The battery life must be amazing.
Thanks for this awesome video!! So helpful!!!!
stephanie osiecki you're very welcome, so glad the video was very helpful for you :-)
Loved this video...I have bilateral vestibular paralysis, with no balance, and do not drive due to the effect on my vision and visual responses. I'm considering a Great Dane mobility dog and found this video so interesting! Uber has changed my life, too... as has having young, teenage drivers in the home now!
Why is the screen completely black on your phone?
Jasmine it is called a screen curtain, and this is an option when you have VoiceOver with accessibility turned on. Since I cannot see my screen, this saves the battery life. With voiceover I don't obviously use the screen because I'm completely blind. All I need is the audio :-)
Joy Ross Thanks I was thinking about that. It makes sense that it's a feature but I was thinking if a sighted person needs to assist with an app then they would probably want to be able to see it but I'm sure people know how to run their own phone. I'm glad it can have battery saving features.
@@darthvader1597 I think she can turn it back on with siri
Joy you are so beautiful!! RWA ❤️
Thank you so very much 💛
Joy Ross Anytime Joy!!
I have been playing with the app. My only question is, how can I put in the right address? Because it gives me the wrong address every time I put in the destination. I know how to set up where to go. But don't know how to set my home address up. In fact, I live in the apartment building.
Your a very beautiful person you have such a great attitude about things I don't think I could do it I just would go in a depression and probably off myself but I'm really impressed how you go on with life your are awsome
Great video, my friend needs to set this up and this really helps convince me it is indeed possible.
I just wanted to say that you are an awesome UA-camr.
i love youuuuu you’re amazing 😍
I love them too your videos are so interesting
Joy you are really pretty that hair style make you look so beautiful! I’m a new subscriber and I love it.
Just wondering. Ubers in my area dont like having stuff with a person (eg luggage) do you ever have trouble with drivers not wanting your guide dog?
May I ask what are you are in? Just curious as never used Uber before and in UK, I want to try one soon :)
gemma Hutchinson im in australia and it really depends on which uber you get. Some are really good others not happy and will drive off if you have extra stuff to bring on the trip
Wow.
So I can't drive. I've never used uber. Does it cost to have someone pick up and drop off at both locations? Or can you pay it all up front so you know how much it would be.? Is it dangerous at all?
you are inspirational
Eric seems awesome lol. Joy as always you are amazinggggggggggg. i love your videos. they are so interesting to watch. i looooooove youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Does uber have a phone number to call instead of an app for the sight impaired?
No, the Blind uses the app just like anyone else. I use voiceover accessibility software.
What does she does for a living? She seems pretty well off.
Was wondering about this as well. She has had several dogs and over here they cost a minimum of 20.000,- EUR each.
Eloines she said her guide dogs have been given to her at no cost
Kelsea Williams They’re probably talking about the care.
I'm sure her husband works and she might get some kind of disability pension :)
guide dogs are free for people with disabilities. everyone knows this lol
Very inspiring video, thank you!!!
Hi Joy, you are awesome! I was wondering who helps you edit etc your videos. I am just curious I am enjoying your videos!!
I know that Uber has a safety feature where they use a photo of the driver’s face so when they drive up you can see if the driver’s face matches the photo. You can’t see the photo which means you don’t get that benefit. My husband told me that your guide dog would probably pick up on a person’s bad character and that would protect you.
Love your videos!!!
Does the guide dog get nervous being separated and not being able to watch you so closely?
That's cool , they allow service dogs in uber car
After all , the dog is your eyes!
Great video!Thanx
love your videos.... have a great week
Thank you so much! :-)
Video is very helpful! I’m also a visually impaired young lady. Thank you!
I'm amazed how you do it all. So much confidence and beauty but all from within even though your looks are stunning and you are unaware if appearance other than what people tell you. Though I'm not sure if you were born blind or not. Your videos just started showing in my feed. I hope nobody takes advantage of you. Take care.
No, Joy was not born blind :)
That is awesome!! I wonder if you should give them a code word to say to make sure they are who they say they are. Anyway I love your videos and you are so beautiful girl. Thanks for sharing.
How tall are you? You look just like a model!
Ina Blue yes, she’s tall and in one video she was looking for clothes that were an extra small. The last time I wore an extra small was before puberty.
She said "its so good to see you" , Now im thinking
just a figure of speech lol
Joy, just wanted to say you’re so beautiful!! Sending love from Hawaii
You are so sweet, thank you so much! Love Hawaii! Ready to be there right now :-)
how do you reply to comments?
Exactly
She didn’t answer
The voice over can read comments. And she replys with voice to text
What's cool is that your phone battery must last much longer since you use it with the screen off. The screen is what uses the battery the most. 😃
Cute tail wag at 10:10
You are awesome man
Glitchtube 321 thank you, :-)
It’s a bit funny for us cause your iPhone is completely black, you don’t mind that but I would have been completely handicapped :) Saying Hi 👋 from Sweden. Love following you and your family in your life.