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I’m writing this for all GA writers. This site has a large member base. Many of them may have a disability. Their needs are met by accessibility features. Which is found in computer hardware and software. Being blind, I depend on a screen reader. This literally reads everything on a page. From top to bottom. I can read by character, word, sentence, paragraph. a screen reader allows me to enjoy all the wonderful GA stories, but it’s not a perfect product. Every author has their own style and format. Which is great. Makes us all unique. There’s a big drawback that a screen reader can’t comprehend. I want to share with authors. This is chapter breaks. Something screen readers don’t understand. Some authors will break with a couple empty lines. Which is perfectly fine. other authors do this: *** *** Again fine. The reader reads me each star. Which is why authors should not do following. +++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ Screen readers will read every single symbol. I’ve seen authors do 3 lines of 50 symbols. I’m not criticizing anyone. Thought authors could use this as a tool.
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Technology improves leaps and bounds. Often improving on tedious tasks and replacing outdated processes. Another thing that improves is accessibility with the technology. As a blind individual who is fiercely independent... this is a welcome benefit of technology. Things like Alexa help me do 99.9% of things for myself. Technology is also allowing me to interact with the world at large on a greater scale. An example of this will follow. Ford is working on a smart window that has vibrating sensors. Along with vibration, description is given to blind passenger as to what they are passing. This is amazing and a pretty ingenious use of technology. Riding in a car can be dreadfully boring for a blind individual. Let me know what you think. Feel free to add more examples you’ve seen. Ford Smart Window: https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/01/ford-smart-windows-help-blind-passengers-take-in-view/
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Write a scene where it is not possible to see anything. This could be because it's pitch black, or because the narrator is blind. * * * Patrick woke up and wondered where he was. The bitter smell of hops was overwhelming, and the slimy surface he was lying on caused a ripple of disgust to run through this body. He sat up, hoping to catch a glimpse of a possible way out, but it was pitch black. The rhythmic throb of nearby machinery sounded around him, but left him no sense of direction. It was hot. The humid conditions caused beads of sweat to run down Patrick’s forehead. Reflexively, he licked his lips, but that was a mistake as a revolting acidic substance ended up on his tongue. He tried to wipe whatever it away, but the same substance coated his hands and just made it worse. He tried yelling, and the echoes that came back allowed him to sense that the chamber he was in wasn’t large. Shuffling through the ooze with outstretched hands, he came across a warm metallic wall. It curved in both directions. Without any clues, he headed left, hoping to find an opening. A cooling breeze caused Patrick to pause while he tried to determine from which direction it came, but it stopped before he could sense anything. At least it had removed some of the bitter scent. Moments later, he heard a gurgling sound, and a new, vaguely familiar smell entered the chamber. He concentrated, but the memory eluded him with the powerful smell of hops providing too much distraction. A coolness around his ankles made him bend down. Some sort of thick liquid had started to flow. He started to panic as he finally recognised the smell and realised what was beginning to fill the chamber. He was about to be drown in Guinness.