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Blind YouTuber Kristy Viers Teaches Tech Companies About Accessibility

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What happened: Kristy Viers, like many young people, has — and regularly uses — her iPhone. After all, the device enables her to make phone calls and connects her to the internet.

But it took Viers, who is blind, five years to learn how to enable her phone’s braille keyboard, and Viers wants to make sure others don’t have to wait so long to use the accessible features of technology.

Last week, Viers launched a YouTube channel to teach developers — and others — how blind people use their phone. I was always afraid to dive into the settings and features.

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