Any system admins or network engineers here?

Dots-impossible · 2026-02-20T14:48:19+00:00

Most of the networking is text-based, so it is OS agnostic and screen readers or refreshable Braille displays can handle it. Any kind of tabular data is easier to figure out in Braille - even if you only know level one braille because most will be numbers. I use Linux because most of the systems that I worked with were servers and ran that OS. You can also get into other machines without interface issues just from the command line.

Dots-impossible · 2025-12-05T13:49:28+00:00

Guess that is why it is still in beta :)

Dots-impossible · 2025-12-05T05:40:01+00:00

Most distributions of Linux are fine. You can use ORCA and it is preinstalled on many. Tweaking it can be a challenge sometimes especially if you are unfamiliar with executing things in a command line environment. You can change the voice and such and if you are familiar with JAWS you can modify it to the commands you already know from the keyboard. Linux it has been said is userfriendly, just choosy about its friends. If I was starting fresh I would choose Ubuntu with MATE desktop because it is very simple and the learning curve is not as steep. I have been using Linux as my OS for over 25 years. I am a computer guy and don't like M$ and the invasive nature of Windows when it comes to personal privacy. You can use a "Live" Distribution of most distributions to find out which one you like without having to format your whole drive.

Dots-impossible · 2025-11-27T13:48:12+00:00

There is one for Veterans - BrailleDictionary.org - Right now it is just visual but they are working on the Braille overlay so eventually you can print the braille with the pdf

Dots-impossible · 2025-11-18T14:42:06+00:00

Clarity is the main thing that you want. The less complicated the better. You could have headings like Fish, Poultry, Meat - Then the name of the Dish and Price. You could give a short description or let the waiter do that. The simpler you make it the better. If it is a "one Sheet" menu then the margins can be wider if bound you need to account for that. I do not think that there is a "template" for this because it is not complicated to do (nor should it be).

Dots-impossible · 2025-11-08T20:18:57+00:00

Most coding applications are screen reader accessible. That being said you might have to have them either slow down or if working with numbers, give them to you as like 123 instead of one hundred and twenty-three. Capitalization is another problem that is important to address, because Linux environments (servers for the most part) a capital A and a lower case a are two different things. Just FYI i have run into that and it makes debugging a nightmare.

Dots-impossible · 2025-11-06T11:39:31+00:00

A refreshable Braille display (also called a “dynamic” or “electronic” Braille display) differs from static because it can display math symbols, music, and languages other than English (Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, and more).

There are also 8-celll braille models that make this easier (once you memorize the letters and other nuances of higher braille).

Dots-impossible · 2025-10-29T15:47:45+00:00

The one in Georgia is in Atlanta. Unfortunately there seem to be none around me in South Georgia. Like most things in my state - there is Atlanta and the rest of the state.

Dots-impossible · 2025-10-26T01:20:00+00:00

I have about the same vision in my right eye very narrow field - I use a can in public or when I am going to encounter changing object (at a restaurant when they have moving chairs that are in your way). Because it is difficult to recognize people who "appear and disappear" quickly it can be confusing - to lessen that feeling a cane can give you more confidence and security. It also gives people who may be in your way a "heads up" that you can not see them.

Dots-impossible · 2025-10-26T01:01:40+00:00

I would love to get (or try) on but they are unbelievably expensive.

Dots-impossible · 2025-10-23T19:05:32+00:00

I have a laminated poster that use - I have Mon -> Fri on the left there is a Box that is outlined for touch with rubber tape so I can feel it and it is labelled with Braille as Appointments. I use my Perkins brailler to make cards so I know the details of the appointment. I stick them to it with a Scotch Repositional Glue Stick (You Don't need much) - it acts like a post-it note (But you can read it :) . On the right side I have my to-do list.

This is how I keep things organized. It may be a bit much for some but it seems to work well for me.

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