Looking for blindness support groups in New York City or online
I know of the ACB and NFB. I am looking for specific groups on the following topics. I have heard that there are a lot of specific support groups on Facebook, so feel free to suggest them. PM's or responses here are welcome.
Leber Congenital Amaurosis
Programming / tech
Cooking (Youtubers are welcome)
Dating
Travel
Blindness and sexuality
Thanks in advance.
Accessible virtual box?
I started taking a Linux course which recommends creating a virtual machine using Oracle Virtual Box. However this app doesn't seem accessible, either with Jaws or NVDA. Has anyone found a solution? Is VMWare any better?
I've heard interviews with Catherine Disher and Mary Elizabeth McLin and thought both of them sounded super sexy even when just speaking in a normal voice. I actually met Mary at a comic con before i'd heard any of her voice work. I didn't tell her that, naturally! I just said "I really enjoyed your pannel, what would you recommend if I wanted to listen to some of your voicework?"
Difficulty feeling attracted to "real" people
As a blind man, I know I am usually attracted to the sound of a woman's voice. It's usually just the way they say a specific word or syllable, like "uh huh". However I find this almost never happens with people in the "real world". It only happens with voice actors, other performers, and people who are completely unavailable. I know that sighted people are usually attracted to one another by a person's physical appearance, at least initially. For blind people, attraction is based on voice or touch, and touch is a big no-no most of the time. The one time I dated a woman who was blind, we were touching each other toward the end of our first date, which was quite an eye-opener, figuratively speaking. Online dating has become so visual that I've all but abandoned it. I have felt starved for arousal as someone who lives on my own because of this. Have any other blind people found they rarely feel attraction in the real world?