Good one Andy! Before I got a talking computer I just had a braille writer and a marker for writing notes to the employees. then I got Jaws on my computer. Many years later I finally got my BN and my Braille printer. That story where the person can not take the BN home is hard to believe. I take mine home every few days and read the manual. Between you all and the manual, I am slowly learning on my own. If I have to turn my BN in for repairs, I can take notes on the perkins or on my computer. They are my back ups. By use of the BN, I am trying to reduce my use of large print. Terry Powers
-----Original Message----- From: Andy Baracco [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 1:48 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] the lonar pool I agree with the person who said that we should have backup strategies for those times when our technology is not available. When my dad's car broke down, we took the bus or walked. What did we do before we acquired our technology. I am a psychologist, and I often use a tape recorder when doing interviews. One day, i found that somehow in my briefcase, the fast forward button had gotten pressed and hthe machine ran for God knows how long, and the batteries were depleted. I didn't discover this until the beginning of an interview. i didn't have time to do anything, so I cranked a piece of Braille paper into my Perkins and took notes. It wasn't the best way by far, but it was a way. If I didn't have the Perkins, I would use a slate and stylus. Any kind of technology can break down or become unavailable for any number of reasons. i feel that it is the owner's responsability to deal with that. If you can afford to have two of everything, and you feel that this is the only way that you can cope, then by all means, buy two of everything, but I do not feel that it is the employer's, or the government's responsability to provide you with two of everything. When I received blind rehab training in the 1960's, we were taught to be resourceful. Somehow, I think that the focus has changed from being resourceful and taking responsability, to carrying around a sense of entitlement, and a feeling that because we are blind, the world owes us a living. That isn't true, and never has been. Andy ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
