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celestialkin 06-18-07, 10:22 PM	I have been wondering this for a very long time now. Sadly, blind people can't really enjoy things like TV and video game RPGs, but I imagine that D&D could possibly be something people can still enjoy if they unfortunately go blind (or if they were always blind). The only problems I see with this is that keeping track of a character sheet and quickly referencing something might be a problem, but if you have an understanding party who decide not to use miniatures it might be possible. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?
Holy_Beholder 06-18-07, 10:24 PM	We need CD's where each track is a chapter. As for character sheets, I can see that in braille. The miniatures might be harder, unless they are all shaped differently.
celestialkin 06-18-07, 10:29 PM	We need CD's where each track is a chapter. As for character sheets, I can see that in braille. The miniatures might be harder, unless they are all shaped differently. Well, for D&D books CDs are probably not a good idea. It would take forever to rewind and fast-forward for each little thing you need to reference. Braille would be the best option for the books in my opinion, but things like the tables might be a problem. Then again, I don't know how braille works, so I am not really sure about this. As for miniatures, they are not essential for gameplay. They simply make visualizing things easier.
GSonic7 06-18-07, 10:45 PM	They could play a blind character easily without metagaming. And if they have an understanding group (which they probably would), then the group could explain all of the rules to them and reference anything for them.
Prof. Pacali 06-18-07, 10:50 PM	This is a good question. I used to work for an attorney who was blind as his legal assistant, so I have some suggestions. First have some sort of random number generator with a voice program to replace the dice, and to use braille for writing on the chracter's sheet. Rather than using a standard character sheet, I'd use blank paper, with a slate and stylus or portable braille typer at the table. That way you can write in braille to update the character. The DM would have to cut back on visual aids, and try to describe everything in vivid details. Minis would also be a problem, since a visually impaired person can't easily move a figure around a battlemat without knocking over other minis. As for the Core Rulebooks, a good idea might be to download the SRD, and have a computer with a voice program read the text. It won't help during the game, but it will help a visually impaired person learn the rules.
celestialkin 06-18-07, 10:52 PM	And if they have an understanding group (which they probably would), then the group could explain all of the rules to them and reference anything for them. I have a feeling many blind people wouldn't like that. People with disabilities like being selfsufficient, and some hate slowing others down due to their problems. Just take my word on this.
jesse_ninja 06-19-07, 07:09 AM	why did you start this tread if you can't read braille I know braille and i can tell you DC and 43 would keep getting mixed up and stuff like that would happen
Heros_Backpack 06-20-07, 07:08 AM	For basic D&D information and references, you could simply download the SRD onto a talking computer and search it. An electronic character sheet (voice input) on the same machine might also be a possibility. For miniatures, the obvious solution that comes to me is raised gridlines and flat, differently shaped tokens. The raised lines would prevent the tokens sliding out of their square and give the blind person a sense of what was where.