If You Can't See

if you cant see...how do you vote? Palmer takes the lead as we discuss all things voting. from assistive tech at the ballot box to the importance of privacy when it's time to place your vote. we share our own experiences voting while brainstorming solutions and potential improvements to the voting experience. palmer talks about his experience voting, going into light detail with his experience working as a poll officer and information assistant. (if you'd like to hear more about that please let us know in the comments)Darren dissects the world of voter accessibility for totally blind voters. what works and what could be improved.While Saj and Shy share their experiences as partially sighted voters. highlighting privacy pain points and assistive tools for low vision voters.

In today's episode we talked about the history of Braille and moon script. How soldiers a prior version of Braille called night writing, the development of moon script and the differences between Braille and moon script when it comes to learning efficiency and reading acumen.Palmer talked about his experience with braille covering music braille and and how his teachers taught him braille using tennis balls and muffin trays.We than discussed the use of large print and the universal experience of carrying giant text books to school and our experiences with cctv's and monoculars.We discussed cataracts and how they affect reading. And how eye strain and sight fatigue could be mitigated using different screen settings. Particularly dark mode and high contrast.The effects of bluelight and brightness were mentioned.As well as a discussion on reading comprehension and acquity.And the lack of reading comprehension.Sources.https://ophp.ca/moon-script-william-moon/https://www.brailleliteracycanada.ca/en/braille/history