Medium has always been an important source to convey the message to its specified target audience. Medium is not technology itself, it is the best form of platform that affects its audience. Online platform is referred to as a technological medium in this extrapolate in which we cover stories, issues and other subjects of relevancy for visually impaired users.
We are living an era where internet has become a huge part of our lives and other mediums are being transferred and transformed into this current platform “internet” on which our generation are relying. Internet and technology is playing a great deal in the progression of our disabled community. Different gadgets are being designed for them to help them move safely by providing them with navigation facility through bluetooth or GPS. Our electronic screens uses this medium of internet and give us anything we want. For a blind user an online medium is a medium of sound. With the advancement in technology, medium for visually impaired user are trying to keep up their pace of development with them.
Online blogs a best platform for visually impaired:
- A best medium because of its rapid adoption by the visually impaired users.
- Traditional form of media “print”, is difficult to access for visually impaired individuals. However, computers are being viewed as a solution to this because they can transform the characters in to speech for them.
- On this medium they can take control of their lives and can have access to the same opportunities that a sighted person can have in every day life.
- They can make friends, express themselves through internet or this platform with other visually impaired users.
- This a medium that provide them with all the experiences that a sighted person enjoy, like chatting, shopping and working.
- This medium connects them with the world so that they cannot feel isolated and alone.
- This is non- discriminatory medium as it provides equal opportunities to visually impaired individuals.
This blog ” IVISION” was created specifically for visually impaired individuals of our society. It’s a platform for them to share their experiences with us, to be informed and updated about the ongoing trends, politics, society, environment and culture. This medium provides what they do not get from our traditional media forms such as print. In print they cannot share their opinion, stories and information with other readers personally whereas, this blog is easily accessible to them. IVISION is an interactive platform that encourages its audience to be involved and active. All the content shared on this platform is available for visually impaired users in audio format and for sighted users in both; writing and audio. IVISION encourages its viewers to share their work with them. The subject topics discussed in the published blog posts of this blog caters a variety of subjects that can provide them joy while listening. All the stories are written in a manner through which they can relate their own personal experiences. Other than that IVISION takes pride in fulfilling its social responsibility through this platform, that is encouraging, helping and motivating its audience.
Watch this video to see how a blind person uses internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiP7aantnvE
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