I'll never forget encountering a lost blind man trying to get to the hospital. He was crossing the street at the wrong angle, and cars just swerved around him. No ine would help him. We got out my Lyft and tried to help him. Lyft refused to drop him off at my expense. My cousin and I walked him to a train station. Called the train's help center to send a guide to help him to the correct train, since we couldn't walk through the turntstile with him. No one came. It was infuriating. I was visiting that city and didn't know what else to do.
@@cameronschyuder9034 Because people are prejudiced in the extreme towards the disabled and often don't think they'll face consequences to their actions because they think everyone else thinks like them.
I'm not blind, nor do I have anyone in my life that is. Seeing this video randomly pop up in my feed made my day, though. I love that there are people out there dedicating themselves to improve accessibility for everyone.
But it reminds me of a point someone once made. Sure braille is great to have for blind people, but how are they supposed to find that braille? Literally everything they find or collect has to first be given or guided to them by someone else. I see braille on the number plaques inside an office building, but if a blind person enters that building (assuming they made it correctly there in the first place, and on purpose) are they supposed to feel along the walls for 20 minutes, bumping into lamps and chairs, just to find those plaques to read them? Same with the braille tags: someone has to buy those for them, someone has to tell the blind person what shirt goes with what label, and worst of all, the blind person doesn’t have the ability to “desire” to wear a certain color or be able to intuit what feels right. Sure they are likely to be told what colors go well together and what colors are appropriate for certain seasons or occasions, but all of that is yet again done by someone else, and negates the need (or efficacy) of labeling the colors of the clothes.
Not everyone is 100% pitch black blind. You can be blind enough that reading is impossible without braille, but still navigate and walk places. Asking employees for help, directing you to whatever thing has braille on it.
@@Luschan but when asking employees to help you find braille, they may as well just inform you of the information that is contained in braille. Probably 99 times out of 100, the info contained in braille is less than a sentence, and usually a single phrase or word. The helper might as well just answer whatever question they have, such as “where is room 207”, or “what floor am I on”, or “whose office is this”.
@@davidswanson5669 Not if they’re using something like an ATM. Also, a legally blind person can recognize something like a bathroom door by the color and placement of its distinctive sign, but be unable to distinguish between the male and female symbol. That’s why you’ll see braille on the sign. I mean, I agree that braille “out in the world” probably isn’t a perfect system. But it has a purpose, and it’s not as pointless as it seems.
@@davidswanson5669you du realise that most legally blind people have some vision left? I don't know the exact percentage, but iirc it's pretty high. Also, even if someone needs help to put these colour tags on their stuff at first, it still then gives them the option to not need help with colour matching their clothing after that. And do you think just because they can't see it, people wanna dress in black and white or something like that exclusively? I for sure wouldn't. Many people also still do have a minds eye and the ability to picture what their stuff looks like in their head, so while they might not see it, they can still have a good idea what they're wearing
@@kaelbanico3497 our sinistrodextral writing system prefers writing with the right hand, this system could help with hand placement and letter formation with a little supplemental instruction.
I feel like that writing guide could help a lot of people. I had trouble with spacing as a child, so my mom got me graph paper to write on and each letter went in a box, and there was one left open between each word, it helped.
@@Religion0 Some of the nicest penmanship I've seen is on unlined paper. It's good to have the freedom to express your emotions through writing, like making some words physically bigger. I really love unlined drawing pads to use as notebooks. You can buy stamps and stickers to fill in the page a bit if it's intimidating! I have one that's a little mouse with a dandelion!
I love learning about gadgets for the disabled, it’s the best and purest form of innovation humanity has to offer and it must be life changing to the people they’re designed for.
i love seeing all these gadgets that help disabled people live life more independently, my grandma has been paralyzed from the waist down all her life so i know, hearing from her, how frustrating it is to rely on other people to do things everyday tasks. it really takes away people’s decision making, thankyou for sharing.
Growing up going blind was one of my deep dark fears. I already bad eyesight in my mid twenties and a history of BAD eyesight on both side of my family, add to that my grandmother was almost completely blind by the time she died and watching her vision slowly diminish was pretty scary as a child. But again social media has shown me that there isn’t anything to be afraid of and you can still have a normal and independent life being blind. I’m so glad people put out all of this information so we’re all a little more well informed and educated. 🖤
I figured the bead was to track your position on the line. Just move it along as you right, and then if you have to stop and come back mid-line, you don’t lose it
@@TheBusyJane makes way more sense to do it like that than say "oh you can only do this one thing with it!" It's like a hairbrush, yeah you can brush your hair with it but you can also shove it up your ass if you want 😂 dual purpose
I can see fine, and that paper guide seems like a cool product for anyone who wants to write on unlined paper but still end up with a neat appearance. Great for hand-made greeting cards and writing on home-made paper.
I think you’ve just solved a huge problem in my life. Thank you, like really thank you. I don’t have low vision all the time. I struggle with vision frequently as a consequence of pain build-up, and I’ve been trying to find ways to write because it helps distract me. I think you’ve just saved my life.
There are lots of good plastic overlays to guide your writing for many things from checks, packing labels, to paper, some can even be made for signing legal documents. I got some of my writing guides from Amazon and another from my local commission for the blind low vision store.
My granma is almost blind due to macular degeneration and I see a couple things I'll be ordering her this week. So happy this popped up on my recommendations.
reminder to the many many misinformed folks Im seeing in the comments: not all blind people are completely and absolutely sightless. There are different types and severities of blindness and visual impairment. some blind folks can still see in a limited way, and that doesn’t make them not blind. blind doesn’t mean always completely and fully unable to see.
My dad was totally blind for my entire life but he wasn't always. He did have light perception when he was young but that ultimately led to him exploring the limits of his sight. With a magnifying glass and the warm sensation he got by looking at the sun...
I strongly urge you to raise your son with a sense of pride and desire. Spoken from someone who’s 25 and has been visually impaired since 5 months old, I can say that separating your son, and (even if accidental) giving him a dependent outlook, you’ll break him. Will he need help sometimes? Yes. But not all the time! If you as his mother can see any drive in him to do something himself, let him try, let him figure out independence early on so he can be truly his own person later. Should he learn braille? Absolutely. Should he learn how a cane works? Yes. Should he learn how certain tasks should be done with low vision? Absolutely. Example: let him learn to cook, show extreme caution and patience but let him learn. He’ll tell you later in life without a doubt that he hates having everything done for him or always being told/asked if he needs help- if he wants to learn to do it on his own or even just try it, let him
Those writing guides were also used back in the day for sighted folks before the advent of the printing press, if I’m correct on this. Paper was expensive, so scribes developed such tools to minimize mistakes and waste. Especially given all that intricate ornamentation they did on the margins back in the day… man I would be pissed if I spent all that time just for it to be thrown out because my last line was askew
It's possible, but seems unlikely. You obviously don't do calligraphy, or you'd know that writing in a straight line isn't a difficult thing to do, if you've practiced enough. Did it ever occur to you that they might have done the calligraphy first, then illuminate the page? Think about it.
@@Creamin_All_Offensiveyou do realise that blindness isn't just the person seeing a pitch black void? A large chunk of blind folk just have extremely blurred vision to the point of not being able to make out any details. They can still see light and the light on the cane can illuminate objects in front of them to make them more visible.
@@Creamin_All_OffensiveWhat the others said, and it's to help others see YOU. When you're old enough to drive you'll learn there are reasons to use your headlights other than seeing in pitch black darkness. Please pay attention in class.
Remember y’all, blind does not mean pitch black. Most blindnesses are a partial vision impairment, instead of one’s entire view, and blindness usually is more so a blur in vision, not a black blob in your sight.
These are so cool. I love seeing how people with different abilities make it through life. These are some clever adaptations; I especially like the braille eraser and the colored clothing labels!
I hope one day ppl learn that blindness has varying degrees and not everybody sees total darkness. With some ppl its like trying to see through foggy plastic so you can see lights and shadows and color but its incredibly blurry so you cant see details and anything far away it completely blurred out
Mary had an old old version of that writing guide on Little House on The Prairie! How cool. She might've been the first blind character I've ever seen in media.
All of the products I’ve ever seen for the blind and/or visually impaired are always fascinating to me. The check-writing template is the coolest one I’ve seen in a while! 😊
The amount of people in the comments not even knowing what blindness means. I mean... I don't know either, But i'm not gonna act like i know. I would assume that blindness is different for every blind person, and it's not full on Blindfold black type Blind.
Yep, there are totally different degrees of blindness. Some people are just very visually impaired, some people can only see lights and shadows, and some people see nothing at all
Yep! A very low percentage of blind people have total and complete lack of vision. The rest of us have varying degrees of residual vision with some type of blurring or distortion and often times multiple variations of both. That’s an extreme oversimplification because there are at least hundreds of blindness causing conditions and that’s not even accounting for physical injuries. Being visually impaired is still blindness even if it’s not severe enough to be recognized by the government.
My grandma was blind. Still one of the best damn cooks I've ever known. Used to deepfry stuff! She was born blind in the late 1930's though, so she grew up having to help take care of her younger siblings. She did eventually get to go to a school for the blind, and learn to read and write braille. She used to love going to movies, lol. She was fine just hearing the stories, and occasionally would ask you to describe what was going on if it was quiet.
This is awesome! I don’t have any similar disability and neither does anyone from my friends and family, but I’ve always been interested in the different ways people thought of to get around and/ or communicate.
@umuclaudiusyeah like if someone was trying to help someone that is blind to correctly tell them what color something is having the tags would be nice because then they both are on the same level
Also some people fall somewhere in between were reading requires incredible effort, ok for installing em, but than just much easier to use the braille in day to day.
@@birb7353I mean mostly they just get used so much by the people they weren’t actually made for and they lost their target demographic, and end up not helping the people who actually need them. For example: fidget toys
Because I am blindThank you for your help now by seeing your videos I can order those damn things from the site 💀btw your stick was kinda cool 'good looking red'
I convinced my wife that the line marker bumps on the edge of the highway are for blind people to drive by Braille. She told her dad and the look of disappointment on his face was priceless. 😂
Hehheeh!! As a wife of a silly husband like this, I can tell you, while she may have been slightly mortified, she thought it was hilarious, and will get you back in some equally hilarious way I'm sure! 😊❤
I was astonished my first time in the US when they asked me to sign the docket when I paid by card. I looked at the guy and said ‘chip and pin’? He silently passed me a pen.
I've had some of these. The check writing thing was handy when checks were more of a thing. I had the paper thing when i was a kid in school. Now that I'm older i tend to use the cane more. The light thing might be helpful. I'm gonna check with my local Blind Association.
As a visually impaired person, i love seeing all these accomidations for other blind/visually impaired people. I don't really need these since i can still see decently, but some of these could be really helpful for me ^_^ (Edited because i made a typo sorry lol)
its not for them to see, its to raise awareness on how theres more than one types of blind. and the tools that help visually impared and blind people daily.
@@RealShrigmaMale not missing any joke, I know what the joke is. But some people think these are pointless because blind people can't see them. Also, misinformation needs to be cleared up
A small percentage of people are completely blind and see nothing, However most of blind people have extremely blurry vision so they can sort of make out light.
I love these kinds of videos. I’m not blind and I don’t know if I know anyone that is blind, but it’s so cool to see how people do things that I don’t even think twice about.
I wish I had that writing guide as a kid. I'm not blind but I do have dysgraphia, and I had some serious issues with writing straight. I remember have a piece of plastic with a rectangular hole in it to lay over paper so I keep within the box so that it stay on a single line. Looking back I could say it was laziness, when in fact it was because I found it so incredibly difficult and overwhelming to concentrate on all the different things I needed to watch out for when writing such as letter shape and size, jointed-up-ness, legibility, keeping within imaginary lines, etc. I was very, very behind in my studies and still struggle with writing today, however typing was my saviour, something I know a lot of blind people adore so much!
Someone took a golf tee and thought of an amazing use for it. I find mobility and accessibility tools fascinating. They invented an entire language with unique type writers and erasers to help blind people read and write. People make tools they don’t and to have to use some day. These things give me hope for humanity.
I need that cane light!!!!! Mostly I walk in the dark or twilight so the sun doesn’t hurt my eyes. But that’s when drivers are sleep and I always worry if I will be seen! This is perfect!!!
My grandmother went blind late in life and my kother is strugging with her vision too of the same condition. I dont show signs of it yet but i do have an elevated risk. These are amazing guides
I'll never forget encountering a lost blind man trying to get to the hospital. He was crossing the street at the wrong angle, and cars just swerved around him.
No ine would help him.
We got out my Lyft and tried to help him.
Lyft refused to drop him off at my expense.
My cousin and I walked him to a train station. Called the train's help center to send a guide to help him to the correct train, since we couldn't walk through the turntstile with him.
No one came.
It was infuriating. I was visiting that city and didn't know what else to do.
Thank you for trying. It is infuriating from any angle.
Why would Lyft refuse to drop him off at your expense? I can’t imagine this to be a wise business decision
@@cameronschyuder9034 Because people are prejudiced in the extreme towards the disabled and often don't think they'll face consequences to their actions because they think everyone else thinks like them.
thank you for trying. there have been a few times i could have used help from a stranger while in a medical episode, you're the kind of people we need
I see
I'm not blind, nor do I have anyone in my life that is. Seeing this video randomly pop up in my feed made my day, though. I love that there are people out there dedicating themselves to improve accessibility for everyone.
But it reminds me of a point someone once made. Sure braille is great to have for blind people, but how are they supposed to find that braille? Literally everything they find or collect has to first be given or guided to them by someone else. I see braille on the number plaques inside an office building, but if a blind person enters that building (assuming they made it correctly there in the first place, and on purpose) are they supposed to feel along the walls for 20 minutes, bumping into lamps and chairs, just to find those plaques to read them? Same with the braille tags: someone has to buy those for them, someone has to tell the blind person what shirt goes with what label, and worst of all, the blind person doesn’t have the ability to “desire” to wear a certain color or be able to intuit what feels right. Sure they are likely to be told what colors go well together and what colors are appropriate for certain seasons or occasions, but all of that is yet again done by someone else, and negates the need (or efficacy) of labeling the colors of the clothes.
Not everyone is 100% pitch black blind. You can be blind enough that reading is impossible without braille, but still navigate and walk places. Asking employees for help, directing you to whatever thing has braille on it.
@@Luschan but when asking employees to help you find braille, they may as well just inform you of the information that is contained in braille. Probably 99 times out of 100, the info contained in braille is less than a sentence, and usually a single phrase or word. The helper might as well just answer whatever question they have, such as “where is room 207”, or “what floor am I on”, or “whose office is this”.
@@davidswanson5669 Not if they’re using something like an ATM. Also, a legally blind person can recognize something like a bathroom door by the color and placement of its distinctive sign, but be unable to distinguish between the male and female symbol. That’s why you’ll see braille on the sign.
I mean, I agree that braille “out in the world” probably isn’t a perfect system. But it has a purpose, and it’s not as pointless as it seems.
@@davidswanson5669you du realise that most legally blind people have some vision left? I don't know the exact percentage, but iirc it's pretty high. Also, even if someone needs help to put these colour tags on their stuff at first, it still then gives them the option to not need help with colour matching their clothing after that. And do you think just because they can't see it, people wanna dress in black and white or something like that exclusively? I for sure wouldn't. Many people also still do have a minds eye and the ability to picture what their stuff looks like in their head, so while they might not see it, they can still have a good idea what they're wearing
I could use that writing guide for my students, being left-handed is hell sometimes.
Just curious, how would this help with left handedness?
how is preferring the other hand hell?
@@kaelbanico3497 our sinistrodextral writing system prefers writing with the right hand, this system could help with hand placement and letter formation with a little supplemental instruction.
@@richardm6704 so we should convert to rightians?
@@kaelbanico3497 no we just could use more lefty-friendly options
Did anybody else get confused by “Doctor purple” and “Lieutenant blue” only to realize it was dark purple and light blue 😂
ME TOO
Dr purple yes but figured it out once I saw the blue
No
YES 🤣😭
I thought they were names for something and I was very confused
My grandad has a collection of the black fillouts for all sorts of different legal documents where he needs to sign as he is a blind lawyer
Is your grandpa named Matt Murdock?
That is cool, a blind lawyer 💙
@@jamesb2291that was my first thought as well lol
Do you know how many templates he needed to make them all?
he embodies the "justice is blind" thing or whatever idk what kind of lawyer he is
I feel like that writing guide could help a lot of people. I had trouble with spacing as a child, so my mom got me graph paper to write on and each letter went in a box, and there was one left open between each word, it helped.
TIL: some people called squared paper graph paper. What I would call graph paper has squares way too small for normal writing.
@@Milamberinx graph paper comes in multiple sizes. I used 1/4 for writing practice, but prefer 1/8 or 1/16 for map making.
My letters are so inconsistent and all over the place if I don't have some kind of guide. 😅 A blank piece of paper is so intimidating.
@@Religion0 Some of the nicest penmanship I've seen is on unlined paper. It's good to have the freedom to express your emotions through writing, like making some words physically bigger. I really love unlined drawing pads to use as notebooks. You can buy stamps and stickers to fill in the page a bit if it's intimidating! I have one that's a little mouse with a dandelion!
Yeah if there aren't any lines on the paper my writing ends up going downward as I write.
I love learning about gadgets for the disabled, it’s the best and purest form of innovation humanity has to offer and it must be life changing to the people they’re designed for.
Particularly awesome when disabled people innovate and create for themselves!
i love seeing all these gadgets that help disabled people live life more independently, my grandma has been paralyzed from the waist down all her life so i know, hearing from her, how frustrating it is to rely on other people to do things everyday tasks. it really takes away people’s decision making, thankyou for sharing.
Growing up going blind was one of my deep dark fears. I already bad eyesight in my mid twenties and a history of BAD eyesight on both side of my family, add to that my grandmother was almost completely blind by the time she died and watching her vision slowly diminish was pretty scary as a child. But again social media has shown me that there isn’t anything to be afraid of and you can still have a normal and independent life being blind. I’m so glad people put out all of this information so we’re all a little more well informed and educated. 🖤
I figured the bead was to track your position on the line. Just move it along as you right, and then if you have to stop and come back mid-line, you don’t lose it
That's what I thought too
Same
The bead can be used in what ever way works best for you.
@@TheBusyJane makes way more sense to do it like that than say "oh you can only do this one thing with it!" It's like a hairbrush, yeah you can brush your hair with it but you can also shove it up your ass if you want 😂 dual purpose
I can see fine, and that paper guide seems like a cool product for anyone who wants to write on unlined paper but still end up with a neat appearance.
Great for hand-made greeting cards and writing on home-made paper.
I think you’ve just solved a huge problem in my life. Thank you, like really thank you.
I don’t have low vision all the time. I struggle with vision frequently as a consequence of pain build-up, and I’ve been trying to find ways to write because it helps distract me.
I think you’ve just saved my life.
There are lots of good plastic overlays to guide your writing for many things from checks, packing labels, to paper, some can even be made for signing legal documents. I got some of my writing guides from Amazon and another from my local commission for the blind low vision store.
I hope you've found a product to help you :]
My granma is almost blind due to macular degeneration and I see a couple things I'll be ordering her this week. So happy this popped up on my recommendations.
Did it bless her? 😊
reminder to the many many misinformed folks Im seeing in the comments: not all blind people are completely and absolutely sightless. There are different types and severities of blindness and visual impairment. some blind folks can still see in a limited way, and that doesn’t make them not blind. blind doesn’t mean always completely and fully unable to see.
This should be pinned.
I appreciate comments like this. It's only through comments and conversations online that I know more about what it means to be blind.
I fact most of us blind people have some degree of residual vision, being entirely sightless is an extremely low percentage of blind people overall,
yep! my grandma went blind later in life but she could still see large shapes
My dad was totally blind for my entire life but he wasn't always. He did have light perception when he was young but that ultimately led to him exploring the limits of his sight. With a magnifying glass and the warm sensation he got by looking at the sun...
My 6 year old is visually impaired. I'm so glad I found this channel
I strongly urge you to raise your son with a sense of pride and desire. Spoken from someone who’s 25 and has been visually impaired since 5 months old, I can say that separating your son, and (even if accidental) giving him a dependent outlook, you’ll break him.
Will he need help sometimes? Yes. But not all the time! If you as his mother can see any drive in him to do something himself, let him try, let him figure out independence early on so he can be truly his own person later.
Should he learn braille? Absolutely. Should he learn how a cane works? Yes. Should he learn how certain tasks should be done with low vision? Absolutely. Example: let him learn to cook, show extreme caution and patience but let him learn. He’ll tell you later in life without a doubt that he hates having everything done for him or always being told/asked if he needs help- if he wants to learn to do it on his own or even just try it, let him
Ah yes, _Doctor Purple_ and _Lieutenant Blue…_ my favorite colors.
Lieutenant Blue 🫡
Guys I thought the same thing so I guess I came to the right place
Dark purple light blue
I read it that way too xD
Bootleg CLUE
I'm glad you're showing to educate people.
I hope a lot of people see this video. Much success and health to all.
Those writing guides were also used back in the day for sighted folks before the advent of the printing press, if I’m correct on this. Paper was expensive, so scribes developed such tools to minimize mistakes and waste. Especially given all that intricate ornamentation they did on the margins back in the day… man I would be pissed if I spent all that time just for it to be thrown out because my last line was askew
By "Blind" I assumed he meant legally blind, which can mean that a person can see but only to a certian degree.
You know they could do the ornamentation *after* writing the page
Yea you're right. For a long time it was monks transcribing the Bible.
It's possible, but seems unlikely. You obviously don't do calligraphy, or you'd know that writing in a straight line isn't a difficult thing to do, if you've practiced enough. Did it ever occur to you that they might have done the calligraphy first, then illuminate the page? Think about it.
@@TheEudaemonicPlaguewhy is your comment so condescending? you can present information without sounding like that lol
The cane flashlight will be great for anyone who uses a cane. I’m going to look for that now. While my vision is only poor, my balance is worse.
But not for blind xD
@@Creamin_All_Offensiveyou do realise that blindness isn't just the person seeing a pitch black void? A large chunk of blind folk just have extremely blurred vision to the point of not being able to make out any details. They can still see light and the light on the cane can illuminate objects in front of them to make them more visible.
@@Creamin_All_Offensiveblindness is a spectrum. Most blind people have some semblance of vision or can see where light is vc not
@lillithherondale1972
Yes, only 3 -4% of blind people have no sight at all
@@Creamin_All_OffensiveWhat the others said, and it's to help others see YOU. When you're old enough to drive you'll learn there are reasons to use your headlights other than seeing in pitch black darkness. Please pay attention in class.
Remember y’all, blind does not mean pitch black. Most blindnesses are a partial vision impairment, instead of one’s entire view, and blindness usually is more so a blur in vision, not a black blob in your sight.
Amazing, that people build helpful things for others, which are impaired in some way. Shows, that people do care for others
Those color tags would be useful to colorblind people as well like me
There's a braille eraser?! Things that make perfect sense that I never considered. 😅
It doesn't make much sense to me. Don't see why you'd need a special tool when you could just use a marble.
@@lunchbox1553Why does it matter what it’s done with??
@@sill.yb0nesit’s because buying a separate product that does the same thing as any thing in your house can do is quite tedious
am I just missing something or is there a braille pencil??
@@joeygil-hz9kvmy ass when y’all buy 50 different knives
just be really precise with a massive ass sword lol
These are so cool. I love seeing how people with different abilities make it through life. These are some clever adaptations; I especially like the braille eraser and the colored clothing labels!
I hope one day ppl learn that blindness has varying degrees and not everybody sees total darkness. With some ppl its like trying to see through foggy plastic so you can see lights and shadows and color but its incredibly blurry so you cant see details and anything far away it completely blurred out
Mary had an old old version of that writing guide on Little House on The Prairie! How cool. She might've been the first blind character I've ever seen in media.
Yeah I remember her becoming blind from the scarlet fever
you accidentally put the tune of "mary had a little lamb" in my head
@@blueninja012 omg same here
@@blueninja012This!!!
I love when clever products are made.🥰 It brings me so much joy. I am glad I found this! It made my day that much happier.
I don't know why Braille eraser is blowing my mind but it is. That's so cool
All of the products I’ve ever seen for the blind and/or visually impaired are always fascinating to me. The check-writing template is the coolest one I’ve seen in a while! 😊
The beads for the writing tool can also be used to track the end of the last written word so you can continue writing on the same line
The amount of people in the comments not even knowing what blindness means.
I mean... I don't know either, But i'm not gonna act like i know. I would assume that blindness is different for every blind person, and it's not full on Blindfold black type Blind.
YES. EXACTLY!!
This should be pinned.
Yep, there are totally different degrees of blindness. Some people are just very visually impaired, some people can only see lights and shadows, and some people see nothing at all
Yep! A very low percentage of blind people have total and complete lack of vision. The rest of us have varying degrees of residual vision with some type of blurring or distortion and often times multiple variations of both. That’s an extreme oversimplification because there are at least hundreds of blindness causing conditions and that’s not even accounting for physical injuries. Being visually impaired is still blindness even if it’s not severe enough to be recognized by the government.
Whoa, these are so clever! I'm glad people are coming up with more things to help different people function in the society:D
Amazing. The writing tool is such a simple design, but so purposeful
I feel the tags for clothes should be very much used even for food as well like stickers to help people shopping and make things even easier
That light would save so many people at night.
The writing guide thing would also be great for children and the clothes tags for colorblind! Very cool stuff!
those clothes tag ones are legit genius
Thanks for helping special people ❤
I would imagine the bead can also help not to write words over the same area on the line aswell.
Those tools are so useful!
Thanks for sharing the knowledge
Blind guy here, ambutech makes lights? I’ve been duct taping 2 bike lights to mine for months.
How long have you been blind for cuz texting blindly is pretty hard I imagine
@@klatikwyou know speech-to-text dictation exists, right?
@@bricksandkeebs no i Dont have that on my phone
@@klatikwBecause you're sighted. Don't ever assume everyone is like you and has and does what you have and do.
Thanks for this, I hadn't known about the light and will absolutely be getting one.
My grandma was blind. Still one of the best damn cooks I've ever known. Used to deepfry stuff! She was born blind in the late 1930's though, so she grew up having to help take care of her younger siblings. She did eventually get to go to a school for the blind, and learn to read and write braille. She used to love going to movies, lol. She was fine just hearing the stories, and occasionally would ask you to describe what was going on if it was quiet.
I never even knew there was a braille eraser.. I’ve never thought about it tbh as a sighted person, but I love all these inventions/gadgets
I'll show this video to my blind aunt, she'll definitely appreciate it. Thanks!
All the products for the visually impared or blind feel so wholesome. Like the inventors were all caring for someone with such condition.
in all likelihood, the inventors were blind or visually impaired and were solving problems for themselves because no one else would
This is awesome! I don’t have any similar disability and neither does anyone from my friends and family, but I’ve always been interested in the different ways people thought of to get around and/ or communicate.
That writing guide is useful for when trying to write on plain paper without the lines. I badly needed one when i was a student 😅
👍 Wonderful initiative you have taken. Thank you.
They need to make those lights water proof I had one that died during a storm
That writing guide is so cool! I love the tech we're able to come up with to overcome obstacles!
I am definitely curious why the little labels have non braille print as well. Is it so that color blind people can buy the same ones?
@umuclaudiusyeah like if someone was trying to help someone that is blind to correctly tell them what color something is having the tags would be nice because then they both are on the same level
Also some people fall somewhere in between were reading requires incredible effort, ok for installing em, but than just much easier to use the braille in day to day.
i'd also imagine that these things are bought from stores that arent exclusively staffed by blind ppl^^
Might also be helpful if you're colorblind but still want to match
Same reason there's English and Spanish on many labels, not everyone knows both
I’ve been blind all my life good to see some new inventions to help me out
Fascinating. I never knew these existed.
I am grateful for this channel🎉
Nah bruh that writing guide with strings would be useful for me, I cannot write in straight lines to save my life
It's amazing how technologies, designs, and policies designed to accommodate people with disabilities often end up making things easier for everyone.
@@birb7353I mean mostly they just get used so much by the people they weren’t actually made for and they lost their target demographic, and end up not helping the people who actually need them. For example: fidget toys
that light for the cane is so useful! i’ve been nearly run over when walking alone at night
Imma need that writing guide for the paper I’m not blind but I can’t write in a straight line if my life depended on it
This!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍
this is actually so cool though, i'm so glad things like these exist
Because I am blindThank you for your help now by seeing your videos I can order those damn things from the site 💀btw your stick was kinda cool 'good looking red'
The last one is so awesome. Those labels must be really helpful for completely blind people.
Thank you for sharing.
All are marvelous inventions
I convinced my wife that the line marker bumps on the edge of the highway are for blind people to drive by Braille.
She told her dad and the look of disappointment on his face was priceless. 😂
You embarrassed your wife
@@tanya-789
I had a very good reason...it was hilarious.
@@johno9507 I pity her
@tanya-789
Yeah I pity her too...I'm a prick. 😂
Hehheeh!! As a wife of a silly husband like this, I can tell you, while she may have been slightly mortified, she thought it was hilarious, and will get you back in some equally hilarious way I'm sure! 😊❤
This random short just became one of my favorite videos. Yay for diverse accessibility products!
Ah yes a cheque writing guide for when I time travel to the 90s
They’re still used in many less developed countries. I think they’re still common in the US for example.
Yep, very common in the US. And yes we are pretty much only a first world country for the rich so I agree with the under developed as well
I was astonished my first time in the US when they asked me to sign the docket when I paid by card. I looked at the guy and said ‘chip and pin’? He silently passed me a pen.
I know people who still use checks. It’s not uncommon.
I've had some of these. The check writing thing was handy when checks were more of a thing. I had the paper thing when i was a kid in school. Now that I'm older i tend to use the cane more. The light thing might be helpful. I'm gonna check with my local Blind Association.
Ooh, I have that first one! As well as a lifetime ban from my library
Thank you SO MUCH for not including annoying background music
If you saw my handwriting you’d probably think I was blind 💀
These are some really nice products 😊. I am not blind but it’s nice to know that there is something out there for folks who are
"A braille eraser to erase braille."
Thank you so much for clarifying what this braille eraser does. If you hadn't, I might not have worked it out.
As a visually impaired person, i love seeing all these accomidations for other blind/visually impaired people. I don't really need these since i can still see decently, but some of these could be really helpful for me ^_^
(Edited because i made a typo sorry lol)
Never underestmate how sneaky blind or low vision can be what do they need to erase for what are they hiding ? Mistakes? More like lies!
I would love that check writing guide for my dyslexia! 😊
Blind people will love seeing this
its not for them to see, its to raise awareness on how theres more than one types of blind. and the tools that help visually impared and blind people daily.
as someone who’s legally blind, yes, actually. you don’t have to have sight to enjoy hearing videos!
@@okalright3941you missed the joke
@@RealShrigmaMale not missing any joke, I know what the joke is. But some people think these are pointless because blind people can't see them. Also, misinformation needs to be cleared up
@@okalright3941 Oh, never mind then. I misunderstood your initial comment. Sorry about that lol.
I always wondered about the braille instructions on the bank DRIVE-THRU. 😮
I clicked on this video thinking it was a duck hunting video. If you have tips for the duck blind please share.
@@StealthBard a hunting blind is used to prevent a hunter's prey from seeing them as they wait for a suitable target.
I love this video. I can use all these wonderful assistants.
i feel like the light would be useless if you couldn’t see either way
most blind people have some form of light and shadow perception, so it may actually be really helpful depending on the person!
A small percentage of people are completely blind and see nothing,
However most of blind people have extremely blurry vision so they can sort of make out light.
@@flowerboy313blurry is not necessarily the best descriptor. but yeah most blind people have some remaining vision
blindness isn't a black and white matter.
@@theiarainebwahahahaha
I love these kinds of videos. I’m not blind and I don’t know if I know anyone that is blind, but it’s so cool to see how people do things that I don’t even think twice about.
I love these inventions, all of them 🥰
I never knew about any of these items. So simple, yet effective.
I wish I had that writing guide as a kid. I'm not blind but I do have dysgraphia, and I had some serious issues with writing straight. I remember have a piece of plastic with a rectangular hole in it to lay over paper so I keep within the box so that it stay on a single line. Looking back I could say it was laziness, when in fact it was because I found it so incredibly difficult and overwhelming to concentrate on all the different things I needed to watch out for when writing such as letter shape and size, jointed-up-ness, legibility, keeping within imaginary lines, etc. I was very, very behind in my studies and still struggle with writing today, however typing was my saviour, something I know a lot of blind people adore so much!
Interesting! I think sight is a human sense I would NEVER want to lose.
the braille eraser has blown my mind!! amazing!!
Thank you for the video! I've always wondered how people did if they needed to correct Braille.
These seem so helpful!
The writing guide is so cool, this video is super interesting thank you for sharing.
These are freaking cool. 💖
These tools look amazing.
That writing guide could be legitimately useful for so many people for all ages and vision abilities.
You’re truly doing GODS work man, keep it up. ✝️❤️🔥🙏
This makes my heart happy and smile. 😊💎
Someone took a golf tee and thought of an amazing use for it.
I find mobility and accessibility tools fascinating. They invented an entire language with unique type writers and erasers to help blind people read and write. People make tools they don’t and to have to use some day.
These things give me hope for humanity.
I didn't even think about this. People are so smart!
I need that cane light!!!!! Mostly I walk in the dark or twilight so the sun doesn’t hurt my eyes. But that’s when drivers are sleep and I always worry if I will be seen! This is perfect!!!
I love this video so much as some one who can. Thank you so much!
The check writing guide would help me! I have really severe intention tremors, writing anything legible is almost impossible,
My grandmother went blind late in life and my kother is strugging with her vision too of the same condition. I dont show signs of it yet but i do have an elevated risk. These are amazing guides
I got this video right after a video of Blind Surfer talking about urinals 😂
That writing guide would make drawing the squares for hand-drawn D&D battlemaps so easy! It's super cool!
Look for purpose-made templates. They exist.
I was always too afraid to ask how vision impaired people got dressed, this really shed some light on it.