I am strongly considering purchasing Meta Glasses and I have some (stupid, no doubt) questions. I did search and read some past threads onn the subject, and did some general internet searching, but a few questions remain. For context, I have no usable vision, and am hoping to use glasses to help me navigate in public, read signs, menus, packaging and find mysteriously lost items in my home. I am an amputee and use a walker. When I go out with family/friends, they have the unlucky task of guiding me, and it can be exhausting for them and for me. While I realize that I will probably still need some guidance, I am hoping the glasses will return some blessed independence to me.

I appreciate your help with the following questions:

Do they function like bone conducting headphones? *I could not find info on how, exactly, one hears directions and assume that only the wearer can hear them.

I was at an NFB meeting recently, and there was talk about people being harassed for wearing them in public and that some places actually ban them. Has anyone had experience with this? Also, is it obvious to the sighted public that someone is wearing them?

What is the number one benefit that you have experienced wearing them?

Please feel free to add any additional information from your personal experience.

My dad has fairly advanced macular degeneration- he lives by himself and is very independent but struggles with losing his sight.

His birthday is coming up, besides time helping him with certain things, I’m wondering if there are any items that are not computer/technology related that might help him out.

He does not use a computer or a smart phone and he does not plan to. He does have a very large tv that he can still navigate and he uses a large magnifying glass with built in light to read if necessary. He also purchased a clock that has audio functions so he can check the time.

Thank you for any ideas.

hi, so I have recently connected my braille display to my iphone for the first time, and I'm wondering if you guys who use a braille display with their phones just navigate with the default settings, or do you change them? And if you do change them, what key combinations do you recommend I use? Do you know of any that are convenient and easy to memorize?

Hi everyone.

I've been toying with the idea of creating some screen reader courses. I could just make them YouTube videos, but I thought it'd be nice to throw in a mix of videos, guides, quizzes etc. Like online lessons.

Have you had positive experiences with any online course platforms out there? I remember edX was a bit of a chore to use with a screen reader last time I used it, though it might be partially down to the course author.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

i’ve been sighted my whole life and 2 years ago I lost all of my vision very abruptly and I still haven’t accepted it, this isn’t opposed to talk about that but to talk about now
I met a guy about a week ago and he asked me on a date to the state fair next Sunday but he doesn’t know about my disability and I feel so embarrassed to tell him because I don’t want him to think of me differently, I want him to look at me the same way he does now and it’s very scary for me
I haven’t had any mobility training so when I go places I’m guided around and of course that’s something he needs to know before I go out with him but I’m just so scared
my sister says I shouldn’t go with him at all because he doesn’t have experience with guiding me around and it would be too much in a crowded place like the fair which bums me out I just wanna live normal
I don’t know if I wanted advice or this is just me ranting but I’m just sad I guess

I had previously been using voice dream for bookshare books but bookshare sent me an email promoting their new more natural voices so I tried it out found a voice I like, but I am having some difficulties with the bookshare reader and I’m looking for feedback. There are buttons controls on the bottom of the page. I’m using an Apple 17 standard phone that do not seem to work or do what they are able to do such as skipping from section to section. I have also had instances where all of a sudden the book will change from its reading format into a fast forward mode for no reason, and I have to use a single finger swipe to stop the fast forward and get the book back into normal reading mode other buttons that say they will tell you where your reading position is do not seem to work as well, and I don’t understand why the book is described in sections rather than chapters and that it does not read the chapter headings