Andre LouisFreakyFwoof@universeodon.com
Aug 14, 2026, 3:46 PM@mothninja Re screen-reader, what computer/phone is he currently using? That will change the response. I am a screen-reader user myself.
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Annamothninja@beige.partyAug 14, 2026, 3:50 PM@FreakyFwoof aaah yes, excellent point, thank you - iPhone and iPad
- Andre LouisFreakyFwoof@universeodon.comAug 14, 2026, 3:52 PM
@mothninja In that case there's only one option and it's already built-in. VoiceOver.
Settings >Accessibility >VoiceOver.
Or ask Siri to 'Enable VoiceOver' - Annamothninja@beige.partyAug 14, 2026, 5:13 PM
@FreakyFwoof great, thank you!
Do you think there are better tech providers than Apple for accessibility, that might be worth looking into? - Andre LouisFreakyFwoof@universeodon.comAug 14, 2026, 5:16 PM
@mothninja Well unless you want to upend his entirely life and make him switch to Android when he's already comfortable with Apple and has not one, but two devices, no. I wouldn't recommend that.
I can use both platforms and daily drive an iPhone. Android is pretty much there in terms of parity but if you're losing your sight, the last thing you want to do is A, learn a new phone/tablet, and B, learn a new screen-reader on top of all that. it's a bit much. - Annamothninja@beige.partyAug 14, 2026, 5:27 PM
@FreakyFwoof yes you're absolutely right, changing would not be a good idea. He was a die-hard PC fan back in the day, but switched to Apple about a decade ago, and switching again at this point would not help matters at all.