Hi Myrna, I think this is a wonderful idea. If I had an mpower right now, I'd take you up on your offer, but I don't. What a wonderful way to honor such a person as Russle Smith. Stacey and Amigo Tennessee [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Myrna Votta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 10:27 PM Subject: [Braillenote] Honoring the memory of Russell Smith
> Hi List, > > I attempted to send this message, but, it seems to have vanished. > Therefore, I'll try again. > > As so many people were, I was also saddend bythe the untimely death of > Russell Smith and his wife. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to > meet him at a couple of conferences during these past years. If it > weren't for Russell Smith, all of us wouldn't be sending nor receiving > messages from this list because there wouldn't be a Braillenote for us > to discuss. Since I received the e-mail, I have been pondering on what > I could do to honor his memory. I finally got an idea. I think that > Russell Smith would want all of us to take advantage of the many > features the family of BrailleNote products offers. There are probably > people on this list who would really like to do that, but, they need > help with some of those features. Some people don't know where to get > training and others know where to get it, but, they can't afford the > fees that training would involve. I have been using and teaching > assistive technology since 1980 and in 2000, I was one of the original > beta testers of the BrailleNote. Therefore, to honor the memory of > Russell Smith, I would to offer four of you a one hour instruction > session each on one or two areas of any of the BrailleNote family of > products. Of course, there will be no charge. If any of the four > people I choose live in the New York Metropolitan area, you and I will > meet somewhere. If any of you live anywhere else in the United States, > we will do the session by phone. We have free long distance from > Verizon, but, only in the United states. So, if any of you are > interested, please e-mail me at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] and tell me > in what areas you would like help. If I get e-mail from less than four > people, I will give each person with whom I work more time. > > Myrna > > -- > Email services by FreedomBox. Surf the Net at the sound of your voice. > www.freedombox.info > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
