Welcome to OurBlind
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Who We Are
OurBlind is a community of blind and visually impaired people, their family and friends, and allies, from around the world. Its members comprise the spectrum of age, gender, orientation, and geography, however we hold one thing in common: we live life with and around blindness in a sighted world. Though occasionally challenging, we know the blind can live fulfilling lives just as everyone else. Whether you’ve been blind or visually impaired since birth or are beginning your journey, or you’re sharing that journey with somebody else, we’re happy to have you.
Where Can I Join?
- r/Blind on Reddit: the original r/Blind community from which everything else was born.
- OurBlind on Discord: A friendly, welcoming, and safe Discord server. Meet new friends, catch up with old ones, ask questions, find support, and hang out.
- RBlind on Lemmy: A new community built by moderators of the r/Blind subreddit, the RBlind Lemmy community is quickly growing. Create an account at rblind.com or post from Lemmy, Kbin, or your favorite Fediverse service, such as Mastodon, to @maine@rblind.com.
Notice on RBlind Lemmy Instance Status
As of the week starting September 29th 2024 the RBlind Lemmy instance has experienced connectivity issues. The OurBlind team is working towards a solution but cannot provide further details at this time. Look to this space for instructions, in the event that user action is required. Last update: 21:23:54 UTC Monday, 28 October 2024
What’s The Best Way To Use Lemmy?
Much like Reddit, there is a web interface for Lemmy. You can even install it as a web app on your computer or phone through your web browser of choice. The moderators have and continue to work with the developers to improve accessibility.
Accessible native apps are already available: developers of Mlem, a Lemmy app for iPhone and iPad, are integrating native accessibility. Thunder has performed well on both iOS and Android.