I have Stargardt's too, and all of these are so accurate! Besides the high heels part for me haha. I livestream on Twitch and some video games and even Twitch tbh could benefit with more accessible features! Another annoyance is the amount of people that have to comment about how close we are to the phone/ computer/ sign/ pricetag. I've heard so many different things! Great video, keep up the good work!
@alishainc
3 жыл бұрын
thanks love and yes! so many make comments about being close to things
@MoKajiGaming
3 жыл бұрын
@@alishainc I thought of another one for me. When random people start telling you about so called 'cures' or 'treatmemts'.
@UncleMikeDrop
6 ай бұрын
I am driving distance from nearly everything in a town with no public transportation. Even with walking distance locations, weather is a factor and my town has many asshole drivers. I knock things over and walk into things all the time. I sometimes feel like I am hanging on by a thread. On a lighter note, I have apologized to more than a few people I bumped into only to realize they were actually mannequins.
@luchewigg168
3 жыл бұрын
YESSS I hate having to use my phone to see everything and hazing to zoom in on stuff and I definitely hate not seeing people in crowds! Also yes my friends have to decipher my typos! Sending you solidarity from another staegardts sibling!
@alishainc
3 жыл бұрын
hey love yes lol it's the typos and not being able to just pick up something and read
@specialk1303
3 жыл бұрын
Blind shopping has to be my top 5 ! Not being able to see the tags & steadily have to pull out my phone or ask someone the size & price. Ugh it can become very frustrating. Or I will use the seeingAI app to scan the barcode & it tells me I’m holding a box of nail polish when I’m clearly holding a shirt lol 😂
@alishainc
3 жыл бұрын
so frustrating lol and oh wow that app is so off lmao
@katyowens2533
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, the zooming in online, and aaaaal the typos!
@3dogsandapaw934
4 ай бұрын
This is the first video I have seen from you. I loved it and I feel your pain I am in the same boat as you. I live in a small town in Wyoming so it's not all that hard to get around. I do get a lot of the stuff i need delivered but so of the fresh produce I get is not all that good it would be better if I could pick them out myself. Great video Thanks
@darlenemalone1871
3 жыл бұрын
So understand I have RP not side vision and I walk with a cain its sooo helpful people ask if I need help and open doors for me and when shopping the staff in the store helps me to . And my husband is always there as well but some time I Go to the store by myself .
@earhustler2639
3 жыл бұрын
I do use my cane in unfamiliar areas, but I can still see some. One of the things that annoys me about being legally blind is when I’m signing up for a new email/app/account on a website, they will ask me to “type the letters that you see in the box below”. (wanting to make sure that I’m not a bot) One website did not have an auditory option. The letters they wanted me to type were literally swaying side to side. I was like WTF?! Lol. I had never seen that before. Another thing that happened to me was pretty funny. My family and I went to a fast food restaurant (don’t judge me). I get up to the counter, cane in hand, The lady asked me “ how can I help you today?”. “ can I get a Chick-fil-A sandwich with fries and a Coke?” The lady chuckles and says politely “Ma’am this is Captain D’s.” I was like Ahhh Damn! Lmao!! It was pretty hilarious actually! You have to be able to laugh at it! It’s been almost 40 years for me being legally blind so I’m used to stuff like that. I just added to the list of funny ass shit that blind people do. Thanks for your video!
@alishainc
3 жыл бұрын
it's the swaying side to side for me 🤣🤣🤣 I hate those stupid bot type tests every time I see one I go "Here we go again!" LOL
@jordanmahonytheblindworld8483
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I don’t like to meet her when they ask you are you a robot or a human because I’m just hoping they don’t ask me to type in the letters for what I do with simple I just press you know check and then that’s it it’s okay after that because a lot of the time when I’m online I use an iPhone with VoiceOver dictation so it’s okay really but I found your story funny and just you know I’m also visually impaired so it was funny to hear
@darlenemalone1871
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing ☕🌼🦋🌼what do you mess doing ?I mess reading a good book
@alishainc
3 жыл бұрын
I have a whole video on what I miss and Wish I did before when I had better vision love
@earhustler2639
3 жыл бұрын
OMG! Me too! I have several books on my phone/iCloud, but nothing replaces the feel of a book in your hand. I know you know what I’m talking about. What I’ve done here recently for some books that are not in alternate format is… I’ll open a book, place a blank sheet of paper on the opposite page that I’m reading, and take a picture of it with my app called seeing AI. It actually works out pretty well! I was surprised. I’m still a book junkie… I will forever be a book junkie. Not a bad thing to be addicted to. There are worse things. Be well
@alishainc
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy that you're still an avid reader! Don't let Stargardt's take your passions from you
@cherylbrooks992
3 жыл бұрын
I am also legally blind. I agree so much with the 1a or 8 so.....much. Typo and voice text is the worse!
@RaynetasticFTW
3 жыл бұрын
i nodded along to all of these! one of my daily pet peeves are four-way stops. if someone is waving me to go i'd have no sweet clue and we could have a stare-off for too long lol. I don't know if the traffic lights have this in Toronto, but down here in the Niagara region, if you hold the button for about 3 seconds, it has the side you are crossing to beep to let you know when to cross. Thanks for all you do!
@alishainc
3 жыл бұрын
YES four way corsses are so uncertain! and yes we do have those I was holing it down in the video but since the sound wasn't on you wouldn't be able to tell. It's helpful when you are waiting but if you arrive at the lights when there's still time to cross you don't know how long you have to cross
@RaynetasticFTW
3 жыл бұрын
@@alishainc oh that’s weird, the ones here actually yell out the numbers of the countdown for everyone within a kilometer radius to hear lol. Super helpful
@Husky848y
Жыл бұрын
Number 7 and number 4 are the worst for me. I have optic nerve atrophy (pressure related we think) but both of those annoy me as a cart pusher for Walmart trying 5o get to a safer job of cashier. Ran a few lines of carts into customers because I didn't see them and they weren't paying attention.
@alishainc
Жыл бұрын
Don't you find it funny when people who can see well don't pay attention?? lol We would if we could see well again!
@keishawhitner5250
2 жыл бұрын
Yassssssss. This was awesome. I'm have been LB my entire life and I will be 50 next week. I am independent as well. There has not been much innovation for people with blindness. I could add probably 100 more items to this list 😆. I was talking about this with a friend the other day. I will add two that I find amusing. Trying to describe what I can "see" and Hearing about how without glasses or contacts they are as blind as I am. Ummmm. Okay. 😆 it's entertaining and makes me smile. Oh and ano a bonus one is either asking to try on my glasses and/or asking me to try their glasses. Keep being beautiful from one LB sister to another. ❤
@alishainc
2 жыл бұрын
aww thanks love! and happy early birthday!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 It's funny they would say that to you lol People are so off sometimes
@jordanmahonytheblindworld8483
3 жыл бұрын
I like your channel you’re actually one of the blind people I have seen that’s very independent and I like it because this is about independence for us should be well you’re able to do everything on your own I don’t mean everything on your own for just your overdue things independently and I like that
@alishainc
3 жыл бұрын
oh thank you so much, that really means a lot 💗
@trenatartt8609
2 жыл бұрын
OMG all the above, story of my life.
@fadedwulf623
3 жыл бұрын
Ben through a lot of thsi since childbirth even to this day.
@jeanlugumata6125
Жыл бұрын
We can't send voice notes on these comments can we. Thank you there is something you said. I once heard you say that you tried to accommodate people where else they should be accommodating you that touched me so deeply. I work as a software developer in South Africa. And the thing that I have accepted is that I will always be last. I will always be last and everybody that's not visually impaired will be ahead of me regardless. As a man it is emasculating and there's nothing I can do about it. Being visually impaired just sucks. Even though somebody will always be a head of me in terms of their career. One thing that I know is that they will not always be smarter. As I have help them solve problems that they couldn't solve with code. Feels good talking to somebody that knows what I'm talking about. I wish I had a different career for the possibility of being first was actually their periods
@alishainc
Жыл бұрын
Hi love thanks for sharing your experiences. I really appreciate your honesty. I'm glad you're at a place where you can be real enough to be real with yourself and put into words how it really feels going through the throws of vision loss. Surprisingly, that's half the battle: realize how hard is it and giving yourself credit for how you show up every single day every though it's hard and wit would be far easier to give up. Keep at it, keep your head up and continue to be honest with where you're at. It won't be easy, but at least you're not making it harder on yourself. 💜
@kindablindmom3125
3 жыл бұрын
Save yourself some time, eye strain and stress and start to use screen readers.....especially for e-mail and comments. I am 43 and have had SD since I was 8yrs old and just started using screen readers last year.....it was a life changer. I still use magnification but the screen reader is great for longer text.
@alishainc
3 жыл бұрын
thank you for the suggestion!
@miramira0034
3 жыл бұрын
I love all of these comments! It makes me feel less alone in this ❤️❤️❤️
@lloydbakhsh5307
3 жыл бұрын
Totally know how you feel
@ladyowl6743
2 жыл бұрын
Lmbo!!! I was introduced to jaws and shark assistant reading and thought it was wierd since all I ever did was read as a hobby... I use text to read all the time on a android Samsung phone but now hearing you use an Iphone for magnification and every thing else has peaked my interest ...hmm Lol I use my phone for Everything except to help with fine print which is a big frustration for me
@alishainc
2 жыл бұрын
sorry for the late reply, yes iPhone has it's perks but it's a big shock from an android! You'll want to throw your iPhone access the room LOL yes that is frustrating
@jordanmahonytheblindworld8483
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t like traffic lights and turn my friend because if you don’t get to the traffic lights in time you’re more or less waiting forever and sometimes I actually run across and I can make it and other times I have to wait because if I know I go to fast that will be the last thing I ever do and it could kill me
@georgialandau9843
2 ай бұрын
Not recognizing people is awful!
@alishainc
2 ай бұрын
It is! When they told me that symptom in 2010 I was like huh? That’s crazy
@rhondamorales8762
3 жыл бұрын
My life daily 🤦♀️
@thewritingsisters
3 жыл бұрын
These are great thank you for sharing, I agree with catching the bus sometimes it’s easy you which track of your stops if they are not announcing them that’s why I am grateful that I have the move it app it tracks my route with no bus
@alishainc
3 жыл бұрын
oh that's smart!
@jordanmahonytheblindworld8483
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Lauren - actually similar but are used to use because indoor friend the main bus service is called Dublin bus and they have an app and with the app you’re able to track passes the number of bus stops and it just makes getting from one place to another so easy and I like when I get on their bosses because it feels like I’m on a trolley or track that you use in Harry Potter to get to your vault in green guts that’s what it actually feels like for me when I’m in Dublin bus it feels like I’m riding like if you would go into green guts in Harry Potter
@jordanmahonytheblindworld8483
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Lauren so to say again the location and talking about is Dublin so Dublin city and I mean buses or a bus and the number of stops you can track it with the Dublin bus that’s what I’m saying because I have to do this again because my dictation didn’t pronounce the whole team properly
@jordanmahonytheblindworld8483
3 жыл бұрын
@@alishainc I don’t like buses either because if you have to get onto one where it’s not gonna be there long do you have to get there in such a rush and if you don’t get on in time another one so that’s my main reason as a blind person why I don’t like buses
@darragholeary8849
2 жыл бұрын
hi my name daz and i love your video! am doing a project for my unversity and am aiming at helping people who are blind and i want to hear all the problems you tackle everyday as i want to find a solution or product which will tackles these problem for you
@ariavery2057
3 жыл бұрын
Hey I have nastagymus and I’ve just started watching you I just turned 19 and I want a lot done so I can get my life started wats a good job to start to make good money
@alishainc
3 жыл бұрын
good things will come to you my friend keep you head up
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