Hi Jill, To answer your question, I live in New York State. Also, you're right in thinking that no one in the Special Ed department is a braille reader. Even though my TVI is blind herself, she unfortunately does not run Special Ed. My school is quite small, as I live in a small town called Rhinebeck 100 miles north of New York City, and I think there are better conditions in the bigger schools; one of my friends who is visually impaired goes to a school in Yonkers, and the Special Ed department was able to provide four BrailleNote BT's to all its blind students. Braille has always been very important to me because I like to actually read what I'm writing; speech is nice too, but it's much faster to see on a braille dispay how something is spelled rather than have to listen to it spoken to you letter by letter. The BN has made my life a lot easier, and I'm glad I could acquire one in some way. Anyway, thanks for the email. Maria
>----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jill O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 13:18:52 -0800 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Re: Thanks, I've got KS 5 >Maria, Congratulations on teaching yourself to use the BrailleNote. What >state do you live in? Didn't anyone in Special Education think it was >important for you to be able to use Braille? This sort of thing really makes >me angry, and I would be willing to bet than none of the people involved are >braille readers. I'm so glad your family could help. I'm suchan advocate of >braille that it really upsets me to have people denied its use simply for >financial reasons. Jill >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Maria Kristic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "BrailleNote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ><[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 7:06 PM >Subject: [Braillenote] Re: Thanks, I've got KS 5 >> Hi Donna and All, >> In reply to one of your previous emails, thanks a lot for the compliments. >Also thanks to Jim Taylor for his kind words. In answer to your question, I >don't work for the company. I'm 15, and I've had my BrailleNote for almost >a year, but I've had to teach myself everything. The special education >department of my high school didn't feel it was necessary for me to have >anything above a Braille n Speak, and since I felt I needed something much >more advanced to continue my studies, my family was able to help me acquire >my BN. It's great to have people who are supportive of your dreams despite >your disability. Anyway, my appologies for not including the bit about the >Product Key; sorry it gave you problems. I read in the Release Notes for >KeySoft 5 that it doesn't require a product key (it can also be referred sz >a Security Key, or the BN uses the prompt "Comcand Line?" when it queries >one). Most of the programs for the BN don't require one, but if they do, >there will be a specific reference in the documentation for the program >(user guide, readme, release notes, etc.) If you experience any problems >with KeySoft 5 now, which you shouldn't, you can just reinstall, and press >Enter on the "Command Line?" prompt without entering anything. The reason >this prompt exists in the first place is because certain products need the >command to "unlock" the product. Because of copyright protection, the >program is given a unique signature when you receive it that allows it only >to run on your unit (this is why your Serial Number is required when >requesting programs for the BN); sometimes this key is needed to allow the >software to work. With KeySoft (and also the GPS software) already have >this signature built in when you provide your serial number, so the software >is automatically unlocked when it's installed on the unit with the same >serial number. If you tried to run it on another unit, however, it wouldn't >work. If you ever need to enter a Product Key on a program after >installation (for example, you left the "Command Line?" prompt blank during >installation because you didn't know the correct information, and now the >product isn't working, and you've found a Key in its documentation)), you >don't have to re-install. You can go to the Utilities Menu and then the Key >Management menu. The first item here, "Enter a New Product Key", allows you >to do just that. In the User Guide, there's information in the chapter >about the Utilities Menu and in the last section of the chapter entitled >"Key Management". Hope this helps. >> Maria >> ___ >> 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 >___ >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
