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kochbtoday at 1:24 PM1 replyview on HN

Yes, the audio speed can be adjusted.

Whether that control you see visually is actually accessible to a blind user is a different matter entirely. Further, it maxes out at 2x, but a blind person would typically screen read at the equivalent of 3-6x.


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ShinyLeftPadtoday at 1:46 PM

Huh, 2x is low even sometimes for sighted people.

Related, it seems like YouTube recently paywalled speed increase beyond 2x. Another way in which it's not cheap to lose sight, I guess.

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