Technological Solutions for the Partially Sighted?

Posted by Cliff on Friday June 18, 2004 @02:32PM from the living-in-a-darkening-world dept.

Jakeg asks: "My gran is currently losing her vision at a rapid rate and I'd desperately like to use technology to help her as best I can. She's used email on a computer before but is generally nervous of computers and technology. She's applied for talking books which come on tapes and CDs, some using DAISY . Can anyone here who is themselves partially sighted/blind, or knows someone who is, suggest what else I can do/buy for her? I was thinking perhaps of an DAP (MP3) jukebox loaded with her favourite music and audio books (which I could download from where?), which I could add more to every now and then. Solutions -must- be very easy to use, especially without good vision. I have a budget of around UKP500 (US$800)."

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Re:I wish I could help... by unitron · 2004-06-19 15:00 · Score: 0, Offtopic

"...a tool called Narrorator."
Does it sound like Ahh-nold?

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Shiatsu massage by Futurepower(R) · 2004-06-20 07:05 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Off topic, but Shiatsu massage often reduces the speed of degradation of aging. To be of value, the person getting the massage must be dedicated to being aware of her body.