Dating App For Blind People
As we mentioned last week, cuffing season—the cold weather phenomenon that undoubtedly leads to singles coupling up to, amongst other things, avoid having to go outside—is officially nigh.
Extremely related: there's a new dating app you might want to know about. It's called Blindfold, and it just launched in New York, after having launched in Los Angeles earlier this year.
'Blindfold' and 'cuffing.' Sounds interesting...
But it's not what you may think. Not really. In a society that increasingly treats dating like a game (*cough cough* Tinder), the folks behind Blindfold figured they might as well lean in. Like, all the way in.
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- A Marketplace report on the dating app scene found that the top 20 dating apps saw active daily users grow by 1.5 million last year. Adding video chat features, as many dating apps did, certainly.
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'Dating is fun, but most dating apps don’t reflect that,' the app's founder, Alexandra Menna, says. 'Tinder has turned into a platform for one-night stands and booty calls, while sites like eHarmony are too serious, focusing on marriage and kids. I realized the market needed something beyond this. It needed a platform that focuses on the lighter aspects of dating—like, the flirting and fun banter— while at the same time actually [allowing you] to learn about your “match” and spark conversation.'
On Blindfold, you'll build your profile with the normal good-but-not-too-good photos and start by answering some 'yes' or 'no' questions in what they call the 'preference deck.' Then you'll get to the standard left-or-right swiping, the difference being you can see how compatible you are with a potential match, given your preferences. Once you match, you'll have the option to play another 'deck,' swiping 'yes' or 'no' on 21 cards, each of which has a phrase or activity that belongs to a particular topic, like 'Bucket List' or 'Vices' or, well, drinking. When you're done, a recap will reveal where you did and didn't match. Finally, with a single tap, you can send messages based on their answers, so you already have something to talk about, as opposed to the classic, 'Hey, what's up?'
'My app offers singles who are tired of going to bars, meeting for one drink and running out of things to talk about a fun, more efficient and effortless way to get to know each other prior to meeting,' Menna says. 'With Blindfold, you learn about the other person by playing games before you meet. And when you do meet, you will actually have quality topics to discuss.'
Certainly, other apps have tried to facilitate successful first dates in similar ways. Hinge, in its latest iteration, gives users the option to 'like' specific answers to specific questions in a potential match's profile. Whether or not Blindfold will actually make online dating easier, or simply have people spending more time on an app, remains to be seen.
There is one other thing, though, which bears mentioning. Among the 125 'decks' are a handful for couples, or would-be couples, that essentially serve as a codified form of 'sexting.' Throughout the day, maybe before a date night, you and yours can play games like 'Sex Positions,' 'Naughty Gifts' and 'Breaking the Rules.'
Whatever those may be...
Published: 2009-02-18 - Updated: 2018-10-27
Author: Disabled World Contact: www.disabled-world.com
Synopsis: Online dating sites and information for the vision impaired and people who are blind and seeking partners.
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My intentions were to do a review of online dating websites for blind and visually impaired persons, however a search for such sites revealed there are none, or none that I could find...
OK, If Disabled World, or another website, was to create a dating service for the blind what requirements would be needed?
You can add to this list by contacting us, and if your idea(s) is good, we'll post it to this page in order to create a list of criterias a dating website for the blind wouldneed to be fully accessible.
Criteria to Develop Dating Site for Blind and Vision Impaired
Young shy woman hiding her face behind two containers of strawberries and cherries.
Ideas put forth so far include:
The site would need to be mainly text only - with pictures kept to a minimum.
Profile pictures could still be posted so that a sighted person could describe how a person looked to someone with a vision impairment.
More descriptive fields would need to be added for items such as;
- Hair and eye color
- Clean shaven or bearded
- Height
- Body build etc.
This would give a member a better idea of a person for those that can not see a profile photo.
Any anti-spam captcha's would need to be able to 'speak' the captcha letters or numbers.
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The website would need to be designed to be readable by a large number of different screen readers.
If we get enough interest from people we may create a dating area on the Disabled World web site for the blind and visually impaired.
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Cite Page: Journal: Disabled World. Language: English (U.S.). Author: Disabled World. Electronic Publication Date: 2009-02-18 - Revised: 2018-10-27. Title: Dating Sites for the Blind, Source: <a href=https://www.disabled-world.com/communication/disabled-dating/dating-blind.php>Dating Sites for the Blind</a>. Retrieved 2021-07-14, from https://www.disabled-world.com/communication/disabled-dating/dating-blind.php - Reference: DW#244-828.