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Ask HN: Accessibility tools for knowledge workers with low vision

2•kjellsbells•1h ago
I spend my days in classic knowledge worker apps: Office 365, Teams, Google docs, Confluence, Salesforce, PowerBI etc. I'm also slowly losing my eyesight, and I want to use the time to adapt. The end state will be a sort of fuzzy frosted glass vision rather than total blindness.

What tools should I be looking at to make the transition to a low vision future?

To date, I've been experimenting with voice control and keyboard shortcuts on Mac and Windows. Mac seems quite bad, or perhaps more kindly, it can't do much with modern browser web apps like PowerBI or Salesforce because they have no keybindings. I wonder if Windows would be any better? Overall the transition from standalone desktop apps to web apps seems to have been bad for accessibility, but maybe I'm missing something.

I use Android for my cellphone and with magnification and simple mode I can get by, but maybe iPhone is better. I do notice that many Android apps do not work well when blown up with large type, etc.

What coaching, tools, and tips would you give someone who is trying to get ready for the low vision future?

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