Hi all,

Later this year I intend to get my kayak licence and attempt to kayak (depending on the route and anticipated journey time...) from Peterborough to Bedfordshire, ideally Bedford.

Is this realistic?

I know I would start on the river nene, and then have to presumably hop out and in a lot. I have a solid 2 person kayak, and would be going with a capable friend and life jackets.

This post is to ask - are there any free or paid for apps, that allow me to simply put in A and B and get a route?

Has anyone attempted this and its not been possible.

Are there any safety considerations I should make, besides telling someone about this journey on the day - and having appropriate gear/water etc..?

TIA

I have a couple of questions - so thanks in advance for any response recieved.

- Are there any dating organisations that specifically cater to people with wheelchairs?

- Would there be a place to start this enquiry that is more appropriate than Reddit? (Council, charities?)

- Is this a daft question, and as long as the pub or restaurant hosting the event is accessible, the events should be?

- Separate from speed dating events, has anyone found a service that is particularly effective for helping people with disabilities meet lovely likeminded people, interested in finding romance?

Any advice in this area would be welcome. I have a friend who is charming, hilarious and has decent morals. He used to use crutches, and now is in a wheelchair permanently and feels this will hold him back in the dating world.

I personally think its very hard for anyone to date in this current climate, but I cannot imagine how he must feel.

I know his personality eclipses all, and he would have a lot of fun meeting new people, as he is so naturally sociable.

Cheers Reddit!

Title says it all.

I understand that generally speed dating involves moving between tables, and it would require more space to organise such an evening with wheelchair users in mind...

If anyone knows of any groups for meeting new people, or specifically dating meetups, that are in pubs with inclusive layouts... I would love to know.

At this rate, I am going to have to create this as a concept and host one myself. I have a friend who is smart, funny and looking for love! They just need a wheelchair-friendly place to meet their person.

TIA

I have been getting more in touch with my faith recently and would like to meet like-minded people and intentionally make time to visit a place of worship for prayer.

Looking for recommendations for a nice, active religious community to join.

Ideally located near the city centre, but open to travelling for a particularly actively/engaged congregation or unusually aesthetic place of worship.

I am a young, man if that rules me out of any specifically female-only groups.

I recently attended an event, where the speakers had a headset they passed around. As they spoke some Microsoft software added subtitles to the screen and they were able to enhance the presentation, a deaf gentleman in the room was overjoyed at being catered for in this way. It was particularly moving.

A significant part of my job involves presenting virtually on Google Meets. I use a pit of software to superimpose myself onto a presentation, and then when on a Google Meets call I simply select that software as the output rather than a camera. All very fun.

The software I use for the presentations does not allow me to add subtitles, and Google Meets only lets me add speech to text subtitles for myself. I cannot force it show subtitles to the other call participants.

Additionally, I usually shrink myself down, so I am out of the way when showcasing our software int he demo...

So a concern of mine, is that is I added subtitles to the Google Call client, when I minimise myself, it would simply shrink the text too.

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My question is two fold really (apologies for the rambling)

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1. has anyone used Google Meets and added subtitles (for the other users in the calls to see what I am saying)?
2. Is there a presenting software anyone is aware of, that allows you to simply toggle on speech to text subtitles.

I intend to post this in another tech sub shortly... so apologies if this is the wrong place!

However the end goal is to improve the experience of deaf individuals, and to find a solution that I can push our company to switch to using for future in person events we present at as well as video calls.

​

thanks in advance! 🙏🏻

I recently attended an event, where the speakers had a headset they passed around. As they spoke some Microsoft software added subtitles to the screen and they were able to enhance the presentation, a deaf gentleman in the room was overjoyed at being catered for in this way. It was particularly moving.

A significant part of my job involves presenting virtually on Google Meets. I use a pit of software to superimpose myself onto a presentation, and then when on a Google Meets call I simply select that software as the output rather than a camera. All very fun.

The software I use for the presentations does not allow me to add subtitles, and Google Meets only lets me add speech to text subtitles for myself. I cannot force it show subtitles to the other call participants.

Additionally, I usually shrink myself down, so I am out of the way when showcasing our software int he demo...

So a concern of mine, is that is I added subtitles to the Google Call client, when I minimise myself, it would simply shrink the text too.

​

My question is two fold really (apologies for the rambling)

​

1. has anyone used Google Meets and added subtitles (for the other users in the calls to see what I am saying)?
2. Is there a presenting software anyone is aware of, that allows you to simply toggle on speech to text subtitles.

I intend to post this in another tech sub shortly... so apologies if this is the wrong place!

However the end goal is to improve the experience of deaf individuals, and to find a solution that I can push our company to switch to using for future in person events we present at as well as video calls.

​

thanks in advance! 🙏🏻