[densh]

> As a blind person, AI has changed my life.

Something one doesn't see in news headlines. Happy to see this comment.

[kkylin]

Like many others, I too would very much like to hear about this.

I taught our entry-level calculus course a few years ago and had two blind students in the class. The technology available for supporting them was abysmal then -- the toolchain for typesetting math for screen readers was unreliable (and anyway very slow), for braille was non-existent, and translating figures into braille involved sending material out to a vendor and waiting weeks. I would love to hear how we may better support our students in subjects like math, chemistry, physics, etc, that depend so much on visualization.

[WillAdams]

For a physical view on this see:

https://www.reddit.com/r/openscad/comments/1p6iv5y/christmas...

The creator, https://www.reddit.com/user/Mrblindguardian/ has asked for help a few times in the past (I provided feedback when I could), but hasn't needed to as often of late, presumably due to using one or more LLMs.

[VogonPoetry]

I did a maths undergrad degree and the way my blind, mostly deaf friend and I communicated was using a stylized version of TeX markup. I typed on a terminal and he read / wrote on his braille terminal. It worked really well.

[tippa123]

+1 and I would be curious to read and learn more about it.

[swores]

A blind comedian / TV personality in the UK has just done a TV show on this subject - I haven't seen it, but here's a recent article about it: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/23/chris-m...

[joedevon]

If you want to see more on this topic, check out (google) the podcast I co-host called Accessibility and Gen. AI.

[chrisweekly]

Same! @devinprater, have you written about your experiences? You have an eager audience...

[Rover222]

`Something one doesn't see` - no pun intended

[K0balt]

I must be wrong, but can’t help but harbor a mild suspicion that your use of sight metaphors is not coincidental.

[WarcrimeActual]

I have to believe you used the word see twice ironically.

[badmonster]

What other accessibility features do you wish existed in video AI models? Real-time vs post-processing?

[devinprater]

Mainly realtime processing. I play video games, and would love to play something like Legend of Zelda and just have the AI going, then ask it "read the menu options as I move between them," and it would speak each menu option as the cursor moves to it. Or when navigating a 3D environment, ask it to describe the surroundings, then ask it to tell me how to get to a place or object, then it guide me to it. That could be useful in real-world scenarios too.

[fguerraz]

> Something one doesn't see in news headlines.

I hope this wasn't a terrible pun

[densh]

No pun intended but it's indeed an unfortunate choice of words on my part.

[devinprater]

Nah, best pun ever!