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Re:How blind people use Instagram [video] by xbryanx on Friday January 04, 2013 @11:10AM (#5008218)
This is the ideal behind universal accessibility design. For instance, when you're in a loud and crowded place a person with average hearing abilities might have the same needs as a deaf person when watching a video. That's why museums regularly use open captions on video screens since they benefit everyone, not just the deaf.

As a side note, I bet this guy gets fantastic battery life out of his mobile device, since he can set the brightness to the lowest setting possible all the time. I guess I'm assuming that all that Siri and speaker amp usage doesn't drain the battery more.

Re:How blind people use Instagram [video] by chrmaury on Friday January 04, 2013 @01:08PM (#5008841)
You're right. iOS has a feature called screen curtain, which turns your screen off while using Voice Over. Great for battery life (and privacy).