Hi Gordon When they send me invoices etc, it is a print copy with Braille attached. I would be happier with an Email, but RNIB are a law unto themselves, and deviating from their own ideals would be asking too much, even if it benefits we, their customers. Their IT systems appear to be so antiquated that you can't even log onto a website and manipulate your own talking books, far less download them. So I don't hold out much hope of requesting Email instead of paper!
Kind regards, Jackie Brown Twitter: @thebrownsplace -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith Sent: 02 November 2013 19:36 To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! Subject: Re: RNIB's Practices & Procedures Hi Jackie I have no problem with them sending out paper invoices although I believe that they should send them only in accessible formats so that you don't have to either wait for somebody else to read them or mess around scanning them. What I'm saying is that they are an organisation dedicated supposedly to the welfare of the visually impaired. Therefore, they should understand the issues and conform to the standards their customers either need or request. If that is electronic. so much the better as it saves trees, it would be faster and easier to produce and more efficient to send. Everybody wins, in other words. Thanks/ Kind regards <--- Gordon Smith ---> <[email protected]> Information Technology Accessibility Consultant; Providing Help & Support To Young People LivingWith Visual Impairment, plus Braille Transcription services. Telephone: United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 Mobile: +44 7907 823971 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 Or: +44 1642 941776 United States Of America And Canada: +1 646 9151493 Or: +1 209 436 9443 Australasia: +61 38 8205930 Or: +61 39 0284505 Fax: +44 1642 365123 Follow Us On Twitter: <http://twitter.com/maciosaccess> Skype: <skype:mac-access-dot-net?call> ------------------------------ On 2 Nov 2013, at 13:55, Jackie Brown <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Gordon I have a Direct Debit set up with them so that if I want to buy something, they debit it within I think three weeks of the order. They always send out a Braille/print summary with the due date for collection of money, but I suppose you could ask them to send you this electronically? It is always worth asking them, though I can imagine the response you will get! (smile). Kind regards, Jackie Brown Twitter: @thebrownsplace -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith Sent: 02 November 2013 13:48 To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! Subject: Re: Next Generation Braille Notetaker Just Released Hey Jackie Is it possible to buy from RNIB without paper documents in print being sent to your door? I'm really stamping down on this kind of thing here because even as Lynne says, it deprives blind people of their right to privacy. I have nothing to hide, of course. But it's the principle. Kind regards <--- Gordon Smith ---> <[email protected]> Information Technology Accessibility Consultant; Providing Help & Support To Young People LivingWith Visual Impairment, plus Braille Transcription services. Telephone: United Kingdom: Free Phone: 0800 8620538 Mobile: +44 7907 823971 Europe and other non-specified: +44 1642 688095 Or: +44 1642 941776 United States Of America And Canada: +1 646 9151493 Or: +1 209 436 9443 Australasia: +61 38 8205930 Or: +61 39 0284505 Fax: +44 1642 365123 Follow Us On Twitter: <http://twitter.com/maciosaccess> Skype: <skype:mac-access-dot-net?call> ------------------------------ On 2 Nov 2013, at 10:04, Jackie Brown <[email protected]> wrote: The Seika Mini is available from RNIB. I have reviewed this and think it is a nice device for the dosh. Not sure about after-sales technical support for it though knowing RNIB as we do! (smile). Kind regards, Jackie Brown Twitter: @thebrownsplace -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of William Lomas Sent: 02 November 2013 09:54 To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! Subject: Re: Next Generation Braille Notetaker Just Released Where get seika mini please Regards William Sent from my iPhone > On 2 Nov 2013, at 09:40, "Jackie Brown" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Gordon > > I couldn't agree with you more. For most people on a budget, they are > prohibitive and, as you say, many are moving to Apple or Android devices and > just want Braille support via a cheaper option like the Seika Mini. The > Hims products, in the main, are nice, but not realistically affordable if > you are having to shell out yourself! > > > Kind regards, > > Jackie Brown > Twitter: @thebrownsplace > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith > Sent: 02 November 2013 09:35 > To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! > Subject: Re: Next Generation Braille Notetaker Just Released > > Sounds great but the price is just way too high. Given that other > manufacturers are now moving towards decreasing their prices to meet the > demands of this kind of competition, I think they have chosen the wrong time > to release such an expensive model. > > I totally grant that in terms of features, it beats the Freedom Scientific > and HumanWare products hands-down. But the price, well, I guess it may not > mean much to somebody who lives on Millionaire's Row. But unless you happen > to be able to get it via an agency you're going to have to save for quite a > while before you can afford one of these devices. > > As I said earlier, even the people at HumanWAre Europe have admitted that > technically the HumanWare Apex current generation simply cannot compete. No > point denying that, it's fact. 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