So, you want to know who Screenless Allies is, Huh? Well, we will be more than happy to explain! Read on for more information!
The Origin
All this started because I, Jose, have been, and still am, doing presentations in different places around the local area here in Texas, talking about blindness education and technology integration into said education. I have been told many times I should make some sort of blog, where I write different types of articles pertaining to blindness and visual impairments, whether it is technology, general tips, and any other information in that category. At the time, I did not thing too much about the value of the presentations, to be sincere, until one faithful day. It was Someone who I mentored that was thinking about going to college. I was telling this person about technology, and how it could help them succeed, along with different scenarios. A quote from this person made me reflect. “I wish I had people like you that explained all this to me in a fun way. You are very patient, and that’s what I like.” Unfortunately, this person is no longer with us, but based on that quotation, I decided to make a website dedicated to providing FREE articles and other resources to help someone, whether it was a blind person, or a teacher of a blind student/adult, master some technology basics in a fun and easy way.
The Name
You’re probably asking yourself, “Why Screenless Allies?” Good question! Screenless, because we’re giving you a perspective of technology without the use of a screen. This is written from a blind person’s perspective. We work with this technology every day! Why get someone who uses a screen to discuss something relating to blindness, when you can get the information from someone that needs no screen, but can power through like a sighted person? The “Allies,” is because we are all in this together. We are your friend, who will help you accomplish things on said pieces of technology without needing a screen to look at, and many other tasks that may not have anything to do with technology.
What We Offer
Here on Screenless Allies, we have quite a few features, with more rolling out as time progresses! So far, we have the following features:
- Atechability: where we show you the basics on many pieces of technology such as computers, mobile devices, and specially made devices for the blind such as braille displays
- Atechability Reviews: where we review different pieces of technology and give you the opinion from a blind person’s perspective. No piece of technology is to big or small to review, as long as it is blindness friendly, which now a days, many of the modern technology is this way
- VIBES: (Visually Impaired/blind Experiencing Success) where we write more how-to’s, tips and tricks, and more about living as a blind or visually impaired person
- Teachavision Podcast: where you can listen to storries of many teachers that work with students with disabilities and why they got into the field in question!
As mentioned above, we’ll add more features to the site as time progresses! If you have any suggestions, feel free to drop us an email with your ideas to make this site a better place! Please tell your friends about us, so they can share the love! If you’d like to keep up with our latest adventures, feel free to like us on Facebook! Thank you for visiting Screenless Allies, and we hope you enjoy your visit!