On this, I must respectfully disagree. Anyone who knows me will tell you that for the most part I am a home body, but I can tell you, ther are plenty of things which interest me out there and they are not computer related. I have well over 1500 DVD movies in my collection, well over 5000 CDs in my music collection. Sure, you can't interact with music and movies, but you can enjoy them. I have a lot of single-player puzzles, games, brain teasers, ETC which I use when I'm alone and want to exercize my brain a little. There is a national chain called I'ts Your Move and they sell all types of games from board games to brain teasers to card games. There are plenty of thingg there which a blind person can play with and none of them require a computer. Trust me, computers are not all there is for blind people even if they don't go outside much. Trust me, many companies have made a lot of money from me and it's not all computer related. let's see, how much did my surround sound home theater system cost me with Infinity speakers? I don't even want to go there ,smile>.
ari said the following on 12/18/2007 1:32 AM: > Hi Thomas, > That's exactly the problem! There's really not much fun stuff for a blind > person when away from the PC. All my friends are complaining that that's all > they get from sighted people for Christmas, iether music, clothing or audio > books, and let's face it, for me at least I can only listen to a book once, > and music you can't interact with! This one girl at uni with me always says > that making lots of money isn't as much fun for a blindy, grin, because you > can't go and buy fast cars or fun gadgets that are totally accessible! I > even look at myself and can't really decide what's cool for Christmas that > I'd really like that isn't computer related. I've always been blind, so am > not fascinated by colours, fashion or clothing. You could probably buy > something if you like outdoor activities like camping or playing music or > that stuff, but I can't remember when last I've been able to get something > fun that I don't use with the PC. The problem is doing the looking around, I > mean, do you go to toy shops, and then, how do you explain to the people > exactly what you're looking for? You even look at the blogs for blindies > that suggest Christmas presents and they're all suggesting these borring, > practical things like daisy book players or a JAWS SMA, the accessible fun > topic is really always out of focus. > Ari -- Raul A. Gallegos .. http://www.asmodean.net --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
