Walk in someone's shoes

A touchscreen that seems to require sight becomes usable through built-in software that reads everything on screen aloud and replaces visual navigation with specific touch gestures. On iPhones this is called VoiceOver, on Android it's TalkBack. How smoothly it all works depends heavily on the phone and how well each app was designed to be used this way.

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First-hand perspectives

People living with blindness share how it shapes using a smartphone.

  • Molly Burke

    How I use technology as a blind person

    Molly Burke walks through her updated tech setup - phones, computers, and the screen readers behind them.

    How I use technology as a blind person

  • Molly Burke

    How I Use Technology as a Blind Person

    Daily technology routines of a blind content creator, covering smartphone apps, screen readers, and online services.

    How I Use Technology as a Blind Person

  • Sassy But Blind

    Typing in Braille on an iPhone

    A blind creator demonstrates Braille screen input on an iPhone - typing TikTok captions with six finger taps.

    Typing in Braille on an iPhone

  • Tommy Edison

    How Blind People Use the Internet

    A first-person walkthrough of how a blind user navigates websites using a screen reader.

    How Blind People Use the Internet