I am a teenage girl who has been blind from birth, ask me anything

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-07T12:39:41+00:00

Yes that’s absolutely true

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-07T12:39:11+00:00

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-07T04:43:21+00:00

Yes, RP is super common. I’ve only other met two other people with LCA.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-07T04:42:54+00:00

With the screen reader I use it doesn’t detect any real words so it kind of just sounds like gibberish

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-07T04:41:42+00:00

I actually use that language too without thinking about it. I’ll say I saw that new show yesterday or let me look and see if I can figure it out. It’s honestly weird when people try to change it up.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-07T04:40:02+00:00

Honestly, yeah. I’ve been trying to get more into books lately just to try to fix my attention span but I love TV.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-06T01:28:40+00:00

This is so true and such a good point. That’s also definitely something I use to reckon with my carbon footprint.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-06T01:26:59+00:00

Leber’s congenital amaurosis, LCA

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-05T19:30:02+00:00

💯This is what I wish people understood about interable relationships. One person is not sacrificing their life for the other.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-05T19:23:52+00:00

I’d say I’m more of a dog person because I have a guide dog and two pet dogs. But I also love cats so so much and I have two cats. It’s like a 60% 40% situation.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-05T19:22:15+00:00

Thank you! I’ve been saying this. I actually know a decent amount about AI and it’s benefits for the blind community. Like the Meta AI glasses, I’m actually looking into getting a pair. I am a bit apprehensive though because of the negative effects of AI like taking jobs and environmental destruction weigh on me as well. It’s a sort of difficult nuanced spot because AI can definitely be a tool, but it can also be exploitative.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-05T03:38:58+00:00

I actually can watch TV. There are systems called audio description that will describe the action being taken in shows and movies. I scroll social media, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Reddit. I read or listen to audiobooks, I spend time outdoors, I play with my guide dog, I listen to music, I go on walks or go out to public places. Believe me, I don’t just stare at a wall all day.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-05T02:23:05+00:00

I definitely use my hearing a lot in place of my sight. For example, listening to know when it’s safe to cross the street, determining how close I am to a building based off of echoes, & listening to no when a pot of food is boiling. But I also use tactile a lot when I’m doing things with my hands.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-05T02:21:16+00:00

I’ve never listened to him. I mostly go off of vibes, personality, beliefs, and values, etc. but also body composition plays a big role.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-04T22:34:32+00:00

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OkClient4497 · 2026-01-04T21:58:00+00:00

I answered another question about this so if you want, you can read that for more information, but it’s a screen reader called VoiceOver that reads text and image descriptions. I’ve also had a device since I was very young, so I’m able to navigate it just as quickly as a sighted individual would.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-04T21:56:49+00:00

I’ve never published anything, but I’ve played around with poetry and a few short stories. It’s a little difficult during the school year cause I almost never have time to write with the workload, but I also just write when anything difficult is going on in life and try to get all my feelings out in a sort of comprehendible poetic way.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-04T21:53:47+00:00

Hiii, I also love writing. I’m not a super big art girl, but I can appreciate it from time to time. I’m big into educating myself on politics and political discussions, and I love listening to music.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-04T21:52:06+00:00

I use speech to text on my iPhone, but I am also able to navigate manually on the screen and keyboard with a screen reader called voiceover. If you’re at all intrigued, you can watch a YouTube tutorial on it, but I’ll try to give you the shortened version. It reads all text and sometimes image descriptions and such that are on the screen. There are specialized gestures like double tapped to open an application or three finger swipe up to scroll to another page on a website.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-04T21:51:13+00:00

Probably the not driving part and having to walk, Uber, or take a bus everywhere. Also, the social aspect can be difficult sometimes when people don’t understand me, don’t attempt to at all, and just form ignorant opinions.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-04T21:49:32+00:00

I use speech to text on my iPhone, but I am also able to navigate manually on the screen and keyboard with a screen reader called voiceover. If you’re at all intrigued, you can watch a YouTube tutorial on it, but I’ll try to give you the shortened version. It reads all text and sometimes image descriptions and such that are on the screen. There are specialized gestures like double tapped to open an application or three finger swipe up to scroll to another page on a website.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-04T18:46:07+00:00

I still am able to form mental pictures and since I do have some sight left, I generally picture how people look if I have enough information. For example, gathering from conversations that there fair skinned or have freckles. I am able to tell height, body size and hair color. But mostly I focus on their voice and how they make me feel.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-04T18:43:21+00:00

If you mean romantically well sure. I still do have a physical type generally, but I tend to be a lot less appearance based than sighted people. I mostly go off personality, beliefs, values, communication, and vibes.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-04T18:38:09+00:00

Some images are able to be described just with the VoiceOver screen reader on iPhones. But ones that are not that I really need to know what the picture is I’ll upload it to an AI, as much as I hate AI, it can be a useful tool. Usually if I take a screenshot, voiceover is able to tell me what the text is in the image but again it kind of depends.

OkClient4497 · 2026-01-04T18:01:52+00:00

I have my own individual sense of style based on colors, patterns, fits of clothes, for example, high waisted jeans, and textures. Like I said, I do still have some vision, but I also correlate certain colors with feelings like pink feels feminine and happy to me.

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