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27 Oct 2011, 1:14 pm

Hi, I'm ChangelingGirl and I'm returning for the second time. I was a member back in 2007 and again in 2009. I am 25-years-old, autistic and blind, and live in an psychiatirc institution. I am hesitant to say this, because I know this board is mostly for the "higher-functioning" among autistics, and, while I classify as such per IQ, I don't per independence level. Frankly, I don't believe in functioning levels. Oh, I am also blind and this doesn't explain my lack of independence according to the blind community. I also have several mental illnesses.

My hobbyes are surfing the Internet, writing and walking. I hoped that I could go to a workhome for autistics in a few weeks, but there is too little support there for me, so I'm stuck at my current ward for now.

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27 Oct 2011, 1:15 pm

Welcome back to WP once more, ChangelingGirl. Hope you like it here.

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27 Oct 2011, 3:11 pm

I'm curious as to how a blind person would surf the net. I don't mean that disrespectfully, I'm just not too keen on how blind people do things.

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27 Oct 2011, 4:16 pm

Sparx wrote:

I'm curious as to how a blind person would surf the net. I don't mean that disrespectfully, I'm just not too keen on how blind people do things.

I use a braille display, with software that translates the text from the screen into braille.

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27 Oct 2011, 4:22 pm

Welkome to WP!

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27 Oct 2011, 4:54 pm

ChangelingGirl wrote:

Sparx wrote:

I'm curious as to how a blind person would surf the net. I don't mean that disrespectfully, I'm just not too keen on how blind people do things.

I use a braille display, with software that translates the text from the screen into braille.

Oh! That's neat.

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28 Oct 2011, 1:48 am

Welcome back.

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28 Oct 2011, 8:08 am

ChangelingGirl wrote:

Sparx wrote:

I'm curious as to how a blind person would surf the net. I don't mean that disrespectfully, I'm just not too keen on how blind people do things.

I use a braille display, with software that translates the text from the screen into braille.

That's neat I was thinking a screen reader instead.

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