How Do Blind People Find Braille Signs?

Tommy Edison, who been blind since birth, demonstrates how blind people look for signs with braille in public places.

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Music:

"Late Night" By Nikitsan Music
"Chill" By D.I.M.
"Indie - Soft & Sad" By Paul Tyan
"Ribeirinho" By Fernandotrz
"Life In Motion" (None Like Joshua Remix) By Hike
"Surf Music - Whimsical" By Paul Tyan

Photos
"Bus Stop" By Daniel Lobo
"Restroom" By Mydoorsign.Com
"Umpires Room" By Bradley P. Johnson
"Also In Braille" By The Kirbster

Used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

#braille #accessibility #signs

[Haerodiel]

I was in a hotel once, and all the braille was *printed* on the signs. As in, with ink. Did not stick up whatsoever. I cracked up, and called my siblings over and asked them to tell me what was wrong with the sign. None of them could tell. I couldn't believe it. Printed braille??? Someone did not think that through.

[xCamiee]

I find it incredible how fast he can read braile, but I guess thats just normal for a blind person, like reading a book for us

[hdwDK]

There is this ironic statue in the city I live in.
The artist wanted to be as provoking as possible, so he made the text on the statue in braille.
What does the braille text say?
"Please don't touch the statue"

[heatherbrowning]

Tommy, your videos always make my day. Everytime you laugh, I smile. Your spirit is like sitting by the warm fireplace drinking hot chocolate. You're a gift to this universe!

[timjf]

Haha, I could only imagine all the misspelled Braille signs there is to find.

[mohammadzaidi]

What about "Do not touch" or "Wet Paint"

[james.b.mcgill]

Tense moment for me when there were two elevators. One going up and one going down. Sigh of relief when he picked the right one.

[Mrvideosandgames]

I wonder if he's ever accidentally pressed any emergency buttons.

[deaconblooze]

I realize that it's probably just some sort of requirement, but it always makes me giggle when I notice the braille on the drive-up ATM.

[Drew]

Reading “DANGER DO NOT TOUCH” has to be the scariest thing to read in Braille

[clemensnatusch]

Someone on reddit gave me the link to this video because I had trouble designing signs for disabled people. I just had so much trouble to empathize with the REAL problems there are for blind people. I got a lot of information out of this short clip and as a bonus Im now in a really good mood :-) I just love your energy and how you view the world. Thank you!

[zachgsnow]

He says “oh look” pretty often... for someone who can’t see
I’m just messing I love this guy

[DiggOlive]

When both elevators opened one was going up and one was going down. You picked the right one! Interesting situation.

[trashcan]

can your next video be about braille? I'm fascinated by how fast you read it by just gliding over it.

[MrLLamaxX]

i love the fact he doesnt seem bothered by his disability and with him being so happy and cheery it really makes me feel so much happier. its also amazing seeing things from a different perspective

[dilloncrouch]

Woah I know it's his normal, but he reads that braille really fast😯

[tripplehelix]

I have always thought how stupid braille signs are. Most of the time they are randomly placed with nothing indicating that they are there. you could easily put bumps on the floor to make it obvious.

[ARTiculations]

Hi Tommy! I'm the person who you met at vidcon who designs architectural spaces for accessibility. For us, the guideline is to always put accessibly elements like braille signs 2 feet away from the door if it opens towards you, so the person doesn't get hit with a door while trying to find the braille sign. Hope that help for the future! =)

[Vasia_Vu]

Thank you for sharing your world! I homeschool my six year old and we were reading a fictional story that mentioned a blind animal. I stopped to explain some of the ways a person without sight may navigate in the world and then decided that showing her a video would be best. I found your page and it’s giving us so much value. Thank you again.

[BloodNote]

Maybe the last "thorage" sign was made by someone with a lisp. LMAO