Dear Rachel, I'm trying to put myself in the place of those who have only one device. HumanWare could easily put a braille display on the classics which were traded in for transplants. They could also offer a deal where anyone currently using a classic could trade it in for an MP for the same price as a transplant and use the old classics for loaners.
Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "rachael warke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:11 AM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Recent comments : Terri, : : Since you suggest that in a theoretical loaner program, : deaf-blind should have priority, and you further suggest that HW : should use old classics for these loaners, I'm wondering how you : propose the deaf-blind be able to take advantage of this? Since : the thing taken from the classics to use in the implant is the : Braille display, it would seem to me that it's not a viable : suggestion. : : You are fortunate, as you say, but you might do well to put : yourself in the place of people for whom you are suggesting : solutions. : : Rachael : : : : > ----- Original Message ----- : >From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] : >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] : >Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:18:59 -0800 : >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Recent comments : : >Dear Bob, : : >You are exactly right. I own both a PC and a BN and I hope : Humanware will : >keep on improving the BN so I can use it more and more and the PC : less and : >less. : : >I am concerned about the fact that people who depend solely on : the BN will : >be up a creek without a paddle when their BN is being cleaned : and/or : >repaired. I have always believed in having a backup system for : equipment : >which I use daily. I don't know what the answer is unless : Humanware would : >institute a loaner program for those who depend upon their BN as : their sole : >computer device and deaf-blind people should have a priority for : such : >loaners over blind BN users. Perhaps some of those old classics : traded in : >for MP transplants could be used. : : >Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign : AAT9PX, : >California : >----- Original Message ----- : >From: "bob mates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] : >To: <[email protected] : >Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 12:14 PM : >Subject: [Braillenote] Recent comments : : : >: Hi, folks: I've read some recent comments on this list, which : >: seem to imply that anyone who strictly use a BN, and not a PC, : is : >: foolish. Well, I don't mean to be rude, but I think those : >: comments are insensitive and elitist. I'm sorry, but not : >: everyone, for various reasons, has a lot of adaptive equipment. : >: We usually get one or two shots at the brass ring in a : lifetime. : >: Many of us have chosen the BN, because of its portability, and : >: because of its functionality. To us, it's more than just aa : neat : >: little tool; it's everything. People who seem to say that : we're : >: wrong to expect a lot out of it are wrong and mis-informed. : The : >: fact is, we know exactly what to expect, and Humanware agrees : >: with our high expectations. That's why they came out with the : >: M-power. Those of you who have a number of pieces of equipment : >: should thank God you have them, and not look down your noses at : >: those of us who don't. By the way, this absolutely does not : >: apply to most on this list; just a couple. Comments like the : >: ones I read earlier make me want to unsubscribe. But, I won't. : >: We're all in the same boat on this list, and we shouldn't even : >: imply that folks who don't have as much equipment are somehow : >: inferior. If I'm over-reacting, I'm sorry. God bless. Bob : and : >: Maxy-wax : >: : >: ___ : >: 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 : >: : >: : >: __________ NOD32 1.1442 (20060314) Information __________ : >: : >: This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. : >: http://www.eset.com : >: : >: : : : >___ : >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 : : : ___ : 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 : : : __________ NOD32 1.1443 (20060314) Information __________ : : This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. : http://www.eset.com : : ___ 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
