Hi I to agree with what you are saying as well. Hear in Canada the cnib is
experimenting with a pilot project where in stead of sending out there books
on cd and then destroying the cd's once you send them back to them and
making them in to filler for seats in cars and dash boards they will in
stead make downloading books available. I my self am participating in a
study for this. they sent me a plextalk player and it has a usb slot a cd
slot and a sd card slot. the only thing it doesn't have is the ability to
transfer the books that are stored on to it to any of these other platforms
like sd cards and memory sticks. I have brought this point up in my
questionnaire at the end of the study since I feel that this would be a good
feature to have on the players. from Mich.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Chaltain" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 5:45 AM
Subject: Re: OT? Seniors, Smart Phones, and the NLS App
I agree with what you're saying. BTW, it's hard to tell, since this
thread was terminated in the attached message, but the following was
said in this thread:
"I am not doubting it will happen at some point in the future. Really
and truly if the feds were smart they would get an iOS and Android
application soon and stop producing those expensive stand alone
players. I am sure this would result in a cost savings for them.
Wait nevermind cost savings and feds."
So I'm not sure if this thread went off the rails or not, and someone
did certainly propose stopping the production of the NLS book players
and replacing them with an IOS/Android app. That being said, I think
this point has been sufficiently addressed by this point.
BTW, I wouldn't question the intelligence of the people working for NLS
and in particular in the digital Talking Book program. They have a
varied demographic they have to address, a small and shrinking budget to
work with and a publishing industry they need to stay on good terms
with. I think this is a more challenging and more complicated program
than some realize.
On 27/08/12 04:30, Scott Howell wrote:
What I find interesting is how this thread has run off the rails. I do not
recall anyone saying the NLS players should be replaced entirely by an
app. I think the players serve a certain group of people just as the app
would another. NLS would benefit in providing both if they could reclaim a
number of the players in the field that could be replaced with an app. NLS
could develop the app and backend processes for a reasonable cost and
budgets are only going to get tighter for agencies.
On Aug 26, 2012, at 11:33 PM, Eileen Misrahi <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hello Folks,
In working with senior adults with visual impairments as an occupational
therapist, I have yet to have a senior own a Smart phone. Because of
other
comorbidities (other medical issues), their choice of a cell phone is
simplistic in nature like the Jitterbug by Cricket. They may have
cognitive
and memory problems, along with physical limitation in their hands to be
able to handle the ability to tap all over the screen and access an NLS
app
and its contents. For the most part, seniors will have computers and
these
devices are usually used for emails, the Internet, games, and word
processing. Again, when the device becomes too complex in its use, they
will
not attempt to elect that device as their choice. The digital players
from
NLS are simple and easy for a senior to grasp and memorize the steps
involve
to operate it. The above have been my experience in providing services to
the older adult, with a visual impairment and usually other medical
conditions.
Eileen
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