Thanks! I hope he reads and pays attention too! If not, what's my next step? ----- Original Message ----- From: "rhonda clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:12 PM Subject: re: [Braillenote] Braille-Note.
> Nice job. Hopefully, he'll read, and pay attention. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Anita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] > >Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 19:47:59 -0400 > >Subject: [Braillenote] Braille-Note. > > >Hi All, > > I wrote this to my Rehab Councillor, in the hope that he will help me > >get a Braille-Note with a perkins style keyboard and an eighteen cell > >display, preferabley. > > Anita > > > WHY A BRAILLE-NOTE WOULD BE HELPFUL > > >1. Keeping track of Doctor's Appointments. > >2. Keeping recipes so i can cook. > >3. Taking minutes in meetings. > >4. Doing school presentations, so I can let other students know what > >> technology is out there. > >5. Using the calculator to keep track of my finances. > >6. Being able to use the Internet independently to find things i need. > >7. Being able to download books, so I can learn new things. > > A BNS doesn't have a Braille display. It doesn't do e-mail. If I > >chose > > to go into business for myself, I need to be able to do e-mail, as well as > > the internet. The speech in the BNS is difficult, if I'm reading a > > significant amount of information. With the Braille-note, I can download > >whatever i need, and the braille with the crisp speechwill help me be more > >independent. DSB won't have to hire anyone to teach me. You all can give me > >a Braille reading test. > > The best way for me to learn to read well, is to have access to > > technology that will make me independent. If no one ever gives me a > >chance, > > how will I ever learn? How will I be a productive member of society, if > >i'm > >> never given the chance? I came up with these plans myself. > > > > >___ > >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 >
