Accessibility is resistance!
Hello, my name is Léonie, and I 💜 AI. Well, that isn't entirely true, but I do use AI, quite a bit actually, and I'd like to tell you why.
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Using Ray-Ban Meta glasses
I wrote about wearable AI tech for blind people back in 2020 when I bought the Envision Glasses, but they never became part of my everyday routine. I've had Ray-Ban Meta Glasses for a few months now, and they've already become part of my daily life.
Nielsen needs to think again
Jakob Nielsen reckons accessibility has failed, but as I go about my day using various accessible online services, I'm not convinced he's right about that.
Adventures with BeMyAI
I was given early access to BeMyAI, a new feature being added to the BeMyEyes iOS app using ChatGPT4, which lets you ask questions about photos instead of relying on sighted volunteers.
Thoughts on screen readers and image recognition
Text alternatives for images have been an accessibility first principle since 1999, but over 30% of homepage images are still missing descriptions, leaving blind users unable to see or use that content.
Playing with Envision Glasses
Vision accounts for most of our brain's electrical activity, but AI apps like Microsoft's SeeingAI have only partially solved the problem for blind people — you still have to point your phone at what you want to see, which is inconvenient and socially awkward.