Couldn't Agree more. I mean games and fm radio is great. But we have to think about our deaf blind friends to. They need the braille more then the fm radio and the games. Friends I think we should think about our deaf blind friends more offten. Well that's what I had to say. Any way write back. Jose Lomeli BrailleNote Bt user. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Running Keysoft Version 5.1.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ann K. Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:37:38 -0400 >Subject: re: [Braillenote] Back up the tow truck! >Hi all, >I want to put in my vote here too. If you want FM radio, go buy one >at Walmart for $10.00 There is no reason on earth for the BrailleNote >to have an FM radio. Now, DAISY reader, absolutely! I think that >reader should be able to read both audio and text. >Frankly, the problem with many people who are blind is that they don't >read Braille well, and that's the fault of the miriad sighted teachers >the U.S. insists on hiring because they can drive! With the price of >gas the way it is, wouldn't surprise me if schools for the blind come >back into vogue. Then, maybe our kids would get decent Braille >training, and we wouldn't see people thanking others for "tharrow" >information! Maybe if there were more emphasis and demand for >Braille, the price would come down. Yes, put the FM radio in the >VoiceNote! Give me a BrailleNote with a decent file system, >(incidently Jonathan's solution for the folders and directory problem >didn't work), give us FTP and a DAISY book reader/player. If you were >of a mind to give entertainment stuff, how about some word games and >trivia games to go with the adventure ones. >Friends, there's nothing like a BrailleNote for editing. You can't >see what you're editing with Jaws. In Braille, everything's right >there, all the spacing, all the everything! >Our friends who are deaf-blind need this Braille! It is even more >important to them than it is to us. Frankly, I'd trade in the FM >radio for TDD support! >Ann P. >-- > Ann K. Parsons >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp >Skype: Putertutor >"All that is gold does not glitter. >Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT >___ >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 Outgoing mail is Virus Scanned byNorman Data Defense. Inbound Spam reduced 98.2% byVircom Sieve. ___ 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
