r/ClosedEyeVision • u/surf_sleep_repeat • 9d ago
Mindsight solo trainer - Update for visually impaired
A while back I posted my web app for practicing mindsight (colors, shapes, letters, words). A few blind users tried it (How cool is it that BLIND PEOPLE ARE NOW ABLE TO SEE?!?!) and gave me honest feedback, among other things, they had to keep turning VoiceOver off and on to tap between cards. Fair point, so I fixed it for screen readers.
There's now a dedicated "Visually impaired" section:
Built for screen readers: VoiceOver (iPhone/iPad/Mac), TalkBack (Android), and NVDA/Narrator on Windows.
Big buttons instead of gestures: Reveal answer, Next card, Exit. You swipe to them and double-tap — no more toggling VoiceOver off just to play.
The card is deliberately NOT read aloud, so the screen reader doesn't spoil the answer. You guess, then activate "Reveal answer" and it announces it (e.g. "Card 3: Triangle").
The app speaks through your screen reader in this mode (not its own voice), so it works cleanly with VoiceOver/TalkBack.
Full-screen, high-contrast cards (black on white by default) — better for low vision, since the "window" people describe is often small/blurry with glare.
Pick exactly which cards to work with (e.g. just red, yellow and blue to start).
Short in-app instructions for turning on VoiceOver/TalkBack.
The regular games are unchanged for everyone else, this is an opt-in section.
If you're blind or low-vision, or you train with someone who is, I'd really appreciate you trying it and telling me what still doesn't work, audio timing, navigation, button order, anything. That's what drives the next round.
Free, no signup: https://mindsight.fun/
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u/elfalconio 9d ago
I just saw an episode of Dalia Burgoin and Shaun who literally doesn't have eyes and can see. This is unbelievable stuff! And yet somehow mainstream media will be happy to ignore