Topic: Bitcoin for blind people - page 4. (Read 1287 times)

I do support that idea and think it's insane but it does require a lot of changes to make it fit the most

That's actually a good point. I never considered a blind person owning such wallet because I assume that they will have an administrator for their property or investments. Well, having an administrator always has the risk of committing fraud so investing a wallet that caters to such disability will be definitely helpful.

If they were to add a text-to-speech feature to a wallet, hopefully they also add extra security so not all people can have access or hear it  as that would be very counterproductive their end.

For me the idea is good, but it would be definitely difficult. Maybe they just need someone really close to them to guide them, a trusted person those who will not take advantage of them. As long as the person is willing to learn and can accept the risk of anything could happen, he can do it. And because of our new technology today that's why it will not be impossible to happen that kind of adoption.

there are blinds that can see partially or only blind by one eye and not the other  . these people can operate thier own btc account without the help of others except if they are starters and they have things running on thier mind that they cant understand  . we that are normal or dont have disabilities do also ask questions or asking for a helping hand about btc so why not them  ? for those that are blind that cant totally see , they must only pick people that they really know such as thier family because they need special help such as account logins  .

maybe there will be obstacles if it is done by a blind person because they need help by a normal person where it can be ascertained that the confidentiality that should only be for him personally but eventually is known by the helpers. will the person not cheat later? although it may be the family itself because when it is called money it is difficult to understand and explain there is always a conflict of interest.

This is a problem that must be found a solution, so that Bitcoin can really be used by everyone.
I am sure that there are more and more Bitcoin users and many countries have accepted Bitcoin.
There will definitely be a tool that can help blind people make Bitcoin transactions without the help
of other people. But now the best solution for blind people is with the help from normal people
around them.

Bitcoin is free for all people, especially for those who are willing and dedicated to engage to it.

This is a good idea so that anyone can access it and there's no such thing that could prevent them from investing on bitcoin. No matter what your situation and disabilities are as long as you are willing to deal with the market, you can do it. Especially that our technology nowadays are really advanced and still in development so it is really not impossible to see this kind of adoption.

The concept is nice but here remains some questions.The whole process is  covered with a lot of problems. although,it will be a very good thing if blind people can live with crypto currency.The Point is crypto is easy but secured so blind people can not co-operate properly with crypto currency earning and currency spending by themsleves.

I don't know, I think it will be difficult to implement. Of course, you can use the voice dialing function, but again, how to track transactions and how to understand whether you entered the name of the wallet correctly, vedt are huge codes, and not just 12 digits as on a normal credit card. In my opinion, this is difficult to implement now.

that's a very noble act! but why this project raised only small amount of money? i hope this is just a start-up funds for this project. it would take a while to develop this project. and once this wp converted intro braille, the problem is about the wallet itself. how are they going to handle it?
 but anyway, technology will find a way how to realise these things. and hope Newbold is successful with his mission.

to check the current updates on icywallet -
https://icywallet.com/

most articles were published in 2017 -
https://www.ibtimes.com/developer-making-first-bitcoin-wallet-blind-2618126
https://coolblindtech.com/developer-making-the-first-bitcoin-wallet-for-the-blind/
https://bitcoinist.com/creating-worlds-first-bitcoin-wallet-blind/

As much as I support your idea, but I think the current adoption of Bitcoin isn't enough motivation for developers to create a specific program for blind people.  I believe the current priority of developers is for the perfection of Bitcoin blockchain integration for the more important matters that will give a greater impact on worldwide adoption.  Possibly when all these needed things are implemented, it is by then developers will focus on developing application for specific groups of PWDs.

We need to focus the technology for the person with disabilities specially for blind people. Because even there is already a cryptocurrency, theg cannot adopt it easily. It should have a project or proposal for these blind people to use the crypto or digital currency efficiently. If there will, probably crypto will not just for normal people but also for those who have no sight eversince.

That is nice and will be good if you provide us the link to this information.
Blind people make up the world popular and taking them along will add up to adoption rate.

Basesd on my research A Kentucky-based developer named Adam Newbold is on a mission to build a unique hardware wallet designed specifically for the blind. The wallet is currently under development and its called IcyWallet. The project was able to raise $1,986.75 in Bitcoin to translate Satoshi Nakamoto's whitepaper into braille and that will be cool! BTC for everyone!

I think bitcoin is not really design for everyone, just like online banking that has been adoption for a long period of time but they don't have that kind of feature, blind people just need to get assistance from people they trust. Well, we can't say that the current set up would not be improve but I'm not sure if there's anything it can add to the nature of bitcoin now, probably a 3rd party if they'll developing something for the blind people, then they can get use of it, but it's currently not the priority I guess as there are a lot of alternatives like the aforementioned.

Thanks, mate. This is very useful. At last, a developer has taken the effort to make Bitcoin accessible to blind people. With Satoshi's ambitions of making Bitcoin useful to the world, this is a pretty big achievement. The basic part of sending/receiving Bitcoin transactions for blind people should suffice. At least, blind people can interact with the BTC blockchain thanks to this project. But the real deal would be exchanging Bitcoin to Fiat or any other cryptocurrency via a centralized or decentralized exchange. I'm not aware of any exchange that's friendly for blind people, so that's something that needs to be solved in the future.

Considering that there's still a lot of work to be done, the only way blind people will be able to truly use Bitcoin nowadays is with some human assistance. It's hoped that as popularity for the pioneer cryptocurrency grows, developers will be interested in creating an infrastructure for the visually-impaired. The "IcyWallet" project is genius work, as it allows any blind person to interact with the Bitcoin blockchain with ease. I'm beginning to wonder how BTC addresses will be read by the wallet itself? Setting a label for an address or something simple where the blind person would understand, could prove to be quite convenient for the end user. I'm sure the dev will come up with a solution for this, if it hasn't been implemented yet.



That's something that needs to be "tackled" with, if developers want blind people to use Bitcoin securely. At some point, human assistance will be needed to verify the authenticity of the wallet. It's the only way to know that it's not been "rigged" in any way. The "IcyWallet" developer could simply make the software speak a unique code that would let the blind person know the same is authentic and not modified in any way. At least, better something than nothing. This wallet may have some issues, but it seems to do its job pretty well. As long as the developer continues to work on it, flaws will be mitigated over time. Let's support this project in order to help increase Bitcoin adoption for the visually-impaired.

I don't agree that. Already there are technologies who help people with very bad sight or who are blind to use computers and internet so.I don't see why would there be any difference with cryptocurrencies. All people, even disabled ones in any way need to have the equal rights and access to new technologies. In.some countries there are also laws about it.

Bitcoin is really helpful for everyone in this world, we have so many things got from this bitcoin, so I think learning bitcoin would be really good for everyone, there are already some schools that are planning to have a cryptocurrency program which is really good to have.

Bitcoin for blind people can be also possible because there are so many technologies that are meant to used by blind people to express their feelings or the things they want to say. It would be great if there would be technology that will be created to help blind people to access bitcoin or other cryptocurrency.

Indeed, if there would be technology that will be created by some developers or some programmers, I think it would not be enough because eyes are the main used part of our body in cryptocurrency. If there would be technology for them, it will still be hard for them to access bitcoin.

It is very relevant and important problem that any startup can engage at a very low hardcap, exchanges and escrow company can also look into it. The idea will be on the solution to communication with all users and security of their coins. Like every financial institution they might need first acquaintance with third party before the confidentially in later. It is important the currency is available for everybody for use and transaction irrespective of their physical inabilities.

As I was reading the thread, I realized how the accuracy was on point. I mean, this type of field and opportunity isn't just for those who are aware about these with their naked eyes, but also, for those who are not.

For a person to reach this type of concern is... Wow..