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

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

kkylin 31 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

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 a minute ago \| parent [-]
		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.

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tippa123 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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

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swores 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

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...

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lukecarr 24 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Chris McCausland is great. A fair bit of his material _does_ reference his visual impairment, but it's genuinely witty and sharp, and it never feels like he's leaning on it for laughs/relying on sympathy.

He did a great skit with Lee Mack at the BAFTAs 2022[0], riffing on the autocue the speakers use for announcing awards.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLhy0Zq95HU

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latexr 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Hilariously, he beat the other teams in the “Say What You See” round (yes, really) of last year’s Big fat Quiz. No AI involved.

https://youtu.be/i5NvNXz2TSE?t=4732

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swores 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Haha that's great!

I'm not a fan of his (nothing against him, just not my cup of tea when it comes to comedy and mostly not been interested in other stuff he's done), but the few times I have seen him as a guest on shows it's been clear that he's a generally clever person.

	▲	asplake 29 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I remembered he was once a techie, and Wikipedia confirms that he (Chris McCausland) has a BSc Honours in Software Engineering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McCausland

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joedevon 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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

	▲	moss_dog 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Thanks for the recommendation, just downloaded a few episodes!;

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chrisweekly 42 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

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

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badmonster 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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

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fguerraz 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Something one doesn't see in news headlines.

I hope this wasn't a terrible pun

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densh an hour ago | parent [-]

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

	▲	47282847 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		My blind friends have gotten used to it and hear/receive it not as a literal “see“ any more. They would not feel offended by your usage.