Online catalogues provide details about each item in stock while explaining it's function. Special pots, tongs, spatulas, and timers make preparing meals much easier. Electronics have opened up a new world of independence for visually impaired people living alone. Talking devices like clocks, thermometers, blood pressure cuffs, and computers have brought blind people into the 21 st Century. In fact, computers with screen reading software have opened new areas of employment never considered viable for workers with vision difficulty.
Scanners convert printed text into voice output or Braille on a refreshable display.
Documents can be printed in text or Braille, or transmitted electronically for co-workers. Surfing the net, reading and writing email, as well as managing personal and business finances are now nearly as easy for the blind as it is for the sighted. To be sure, there are many challenges. Yet, progressive minded technicians are moving forward with improvements at a rapid rate. So, you're a woodworker, machinist, or hobbiest unable to use conventional tools.