This is a weird request, but I figure the worst I can get for it is silence. I'm totally #blind and have very bad hearing. To set up a device through its inaccessible software, I'm in need of a sighted person for about an hour and a half to two hours who can access a computer remotely, speaks and reads English, and can describe images and graphs. The person needs to be quite patient with follow-up questions, needs to be willing to repeat if needed, as well as be able to click on items and describe what happens on the screen. The person needs to be fairly detail oriented because some of the images appear to have arrows and other ways to expand them, according to the manual. Though I'm happy to be reasonable, I have no clue how much to offer as payment, this is my first request of this kind. I'm posting it because I know we have some blind people here who may be able to point me towards someone who has done this before and may be willing to do it for such a short period. Boosts welcome, indeed, they're appreciated. #hearingimpaired #software #A11Y #accessibility #remote
@techsinger there’s an app called “Be My Eyes” (I know it’s available on apple, not sure about other platforms) where sighted people can describe things for people who have sight impairment. I don’t use it so not sure if it’s exactly what you’re looking for but it’s the only thing I can think of that might be even close to what you want.
@nona80_swanette Thanks for the suggestion. #BeMyEyes is great and is available, so far as I know, for Apple and Android devices. It's an excellent app for short and specific questions and very good for slightly longer and more general questions. What it's not great for is for very long, comparatively at least, and more specific things like this one, partly for reasons of the volunteer (I'm hearing impaired and need you for at least an hour is not a great way to start a call), and partly for physical reasons (holding a phone in hand and typing with another isn't as easy as it might be, and I haven't yet seen a reasonable pouch/tripod for reading from the computer screen). Thanks again for the suggestion, it really is a great app for so many things. #blind
@techsinger no worries. Hope you find someone to help you.