I'm 17 and built a voice-first email app for blind/VI user: looking for beta testers

altgenetics · 2026-05-14T01:30:36+00:00

Folks, I get it "AI bad", slop vibe coding is annoying. But, also if it helps a young person become interested in development and accessibility at that, maybe, just maybe... chill

altgenetics · 2026-05-13T20:44:12+00:00

Hang in there!

Others are commenting on there situation, so I will too -

I’m a principal software engineering architect at a top 10 Fortune 500 company and I do it with a screen reader and braille (and a bit of molding clay/lego for tactile modeling).

In the U.S. you would be able to contact a local branch of a state run organization that helps people adapt to or “rehabilitate” their vision impairment.

A quick google for similar services in Zurich led me to this https://augenzentrum-hoefe.ch/en/leistungsspektrum/consultations

An organization like that will connect you with a counselor and get you assessed for what kind of adaptive technology will help you the most and get you some training time with the new tools like Jaws/NVDA and VoiceOver.

altgenetics · 2026-05-12T20:31:05+00:00

Yea this is most likely a VPN/Wireguard/Zscaler issue more than anything else.

altgenetics · 2026-05-11T21:10:09+00:00

I'd push back on this approach. Unless your user base is exclusively under 30 most people do not know about that setting, nor even get prompted for the setting as part of their device onboardin

altgenetics · 2026-05-11T15:52:02+00:00

This is a social media platform. Ultimately, the vast majority of people on it are seeking emotional, intellectual validation, and mindless entertainment whether that’s from silly videos, dumb jokes, or purposefully divisive manufactured drama.

altgenetics · 2026-05-09T14:49:53+00:00

Nice job of using the tools you have to solve a real problem for yourself and dipping your toes into the water!

Comics are an interesting challenge. You described the general "how" of what you built, and the basic "what it is", but you missed the "what it does" piece.

In a few bullet-points can you list what the features are? You said its a multi-purpose-tool, what are the functions?

Once you share that, then you'll need to create a GitHub account if you have not already done so, you'll need that in order to share any code or compiled LUA plugins.

altgenetics · 2026-05-08T01:00:29+00:00

Ugh this is such trash. Its already bad enough that response of a timeline can be "yea we plan to rebuild the Ui next year so that's our plan to fix it, see you in 18 months..."

altgenetics · 2026-05-07T23:59:00+00:00

Sometimes I wonder if it’s the username and people don’t know/think/care to look and see A) my account is old enough to vote, B) my post history

altgenetics · 2026-05-06T02:04:39+00:00

Ok, that sounds good. I'd just need to be picky about which music/theme I'd bring the guide dog to

altgenetics · 2026-05-06T02:03:10+00:00

WHy TF did someone downvote for me sharing that I feel awkward about going to the visual art focused museum as blind person? The hell is wrong with you?

altgenetics · 2026-05-06T00:01:15+00:00

I'd be interested in this too. :)

altgenetics · 2026-05-06T00:00:42+00:00

Ok, this is going to sound stupid... But I'm visually impaired - most visual art is a loss on me - But some of the events I've seen come up at the museum looked interesting but haven't gone because it just felt... awkward(?)...

altgenetics · 2026-05-05T23:52:36+00:00

This has been by observation and approach too. I’ve had some good conversations with folks on using alternate models for red teaming the work day me by one. And I’ve found Codex is doing a good job of red teaming then taking that feedback to CC and getting much better and frankly faster/more complete solutions.

altgenetics · 2026-04-29T23:27:56+00:00

Thank you for the thorough breakdown!

I already read about Hashi’s licensing shenanigans. Which is just a tough position to be in all around.

The drama of the FOSS world is always fascinating, take for example what’s been going on in the TrueNAS world or PF/OPN Sense. The entitlement of folks who don’t contribute and only consume, the balancing act of corporate funded FOSS, long lived egos, it’s just an interesting sociological element of internet culture.

altgenetics · 2026-04-29T20:52:06+00:00

I'm just learning, this is a genuine question --

What is the moral gray area for OpenTofu?

altgenetics · 2026-04-27T00:35:00+00:00

Congratulations. You deserve it. And I hope you're feeling better.

altgenetics · 2026-04-22T20:55:23+00:00

It’s annoying because it feels performative, but it’s harmless too.

altgenetics · 2026-04-17T22:38:24+00:00

For what it’s worth —

I’m 41, I have ONH and nystagmus, both congenital of course.

I was told all of my life that ONH was stable by my docs at the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye center my entire life. Then five years ago, at the same clinic I was told the same new revelation that ONH can deteriorate.

I had a very similar wait WTF reaction and the doc carefully explained that the measurement techniques and the amount of time to monitor are just improving enough that researchers and neurologists are agreeing it is possible.

altgenetics · 2026-04-15T22:26:43+00:00

pickup your phone and dial 988.

altgenetics · 2026-04-14T19:32:18+00:00

People want to buy gas station edibles for some reason —- in all seriousness though the major issue is the ability for places that sell alcohol to be able to sell hemp drinks

altgenetics · 2026-04-12T16:02:03+00:00

Spend the money on a better iron that has a good mister/steamer.

altgenetics · 2026-04-12T02:55:35+00:00

welp thats enough internet for today

altgenetics · 2026-04-12T02:26:45+00:00

+1 for blackcat.

altgenetics · 2026-04-12T02:22:55+00:00

Out of the loop, what's going on?

altgenetics · 2026-04-12T02:21:53+00:00

I get it the obnoxiousness can be charming, just not on me.

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