Category: Daily Living
Hello all.
Please is there a way how to write an address on the envelope in case you are totally blind and you do not have any sighted person around?
If so, please would you be so kind and tell me how to do that?
If not, how you, as blind people, deal with writting addresses on the envelope if you want to post something and there is no one around?
Thank you for your help.
Some of the independent living sites sell envelope writing guides.
Basically, they fit over the envelope and have holes where you'd write the address.
I believe there is also a way to do it with a computer and a printer. I did it a few years ago in school, but I'll have to play around in word a little and see how to do it again.
I write envelopes on a portable typewriter. They still sell them. I think the original poster can't handwrite.
You might also check out www.mailaletter.com.
Yes, I'm serious. This service works well if you don't want to bother mailing something yourself and it's cheap, too. I've used it before; basically, you upload your documents as you want them mailed, type in the address, add any additional features and you're done. You'll receive an email when your letter goes out in the mail. I personally wouldn't send anything too personal or confidential, but it's a really neat service.
Brice
I'm like Bea: I cannot handwrite wirth anything, even though in the 70s and early 80s they really pushed it. Slowly perhaps with block letters, but even then I turn letters around more often than not. But I always did the typewriter thing myself. Did the raised line checks, too, back in the day.
With all the technology, I really hope one day someone will come out with a device that will allow us to write on paper. It could almost be like a pen. I really don't know how they'd do it, but I'm sure it could be done. I have to write a lot at work, and while my writing is getting a little better, it is still a very slow process.
What I do is create a templet in word by setting the margins to 0 and then writing my return address at the top lefthand corner left alligned. I put my name first and then below it my address. After writing my return address, I go to the next line and tab until Jaws says, "4 inches from left edge, which would be about midway across the width of the page, and type the name of the person I am sending the letter to. I then go to the next line and do the same with tabs to 4 inches, and then I write the street address, and below it do the same thing with tabbing to 4 inches and then write city, state, zip, etc. I then print it out, and both the return address and mailing address are on the top third or so of the page. I then match it up with the envelope and cut it the same size as the envelope and glue or tape it on. This has always worked for me, although it is a little extra work compared to just writing it directly on the envelope.
If you have the right printer that is wide enough for the envelope, you may even just be able to print it directly on there using Microsoft Word or a word processor and your printer. You may also be able to get blank printable mailing labels to print on also, but I always have a hard time about knowing if it actually all got on the one label or not.
Wow, that mailletter site is a nifty idea! thanks for sharing. :)
Oh cool, the website is a good idea, never heard of it.
Also, if you mail a certain address more than other you can look in to getting address labels made. I have some return labels for my address and if you want you can get some made of a certain address. Vista print sells them super cheap.
Wow, that service is a great idea! Thank you for sharing!
Yeah, my hand-writing is subpar. I've worked on it, but I can never seem to get it stright and perfectly spaced. Either my letters end up too close together or too spaced out. I want to improve because I don't enjoy having a scribe for filling out my checks and things like that, but I haven't gotten around to it..
Wow, that service is a great idea! Thank you for sharing!
Yeah, my hand-writing is subpar. I've worked on it, but I can never seem to get it stright and perfectly spaced. Either my letters end up too close together or too spaced out. I want to improve because I don't enjoy having a scribe for filling out my checks and things like that, but I haven't gotten around to it..
interesting site! I can write, and it's legible, but not always.
I'm going to check out that service as well.
A type writer does great, and also the word deal posted.
But that site if it is just general would be smooth.
I can't write numbers, just my signature. So, the website may be a good alternative for sending mail rather than relying on someone else to write the address for me.