[access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille

  • From: "Christine Weetman" <goatmum@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 12:20:46 -0000

Oh wow David, I didn't know that or I maybe would have purchased a BS when they first came out! Wondering if you pluged a mobile phone in could you read your SMS on the display? If so, what a far cheaper option for folks than the DBC which is Really outragious as I had over ten grand paid out for my total package which does include a full 6 years for both machines.


Thanks for the info and sure someone else will make use of this, I'll pass it on. Christine. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <n.weston42@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 8:54 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille


Hi Christine,

I have a Braille Sense 32 plus and I have just found out that if I plug
a qwerty key board into it through a USB port, then some one can then
communicate with me by typing on the qwerty board and it will come up on
my  Braille display. This is going to be very useful for me when I am in
a noisy environment.

David Weston.

-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Christine Weetman
Sent: 05 November 2010 19:17
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille


Yes Derik your right, Lucy Naismith was indeed the same lady who came
out to
me. I didn't notice if she could read braille at all as I read what came
on
the display, she operated the companion and we chatted to each-other,
her on
the companion and myself on the mPower part of the DBC. I really enjoyed

that, though it was hard not to "Chatter" as I tapped! lol

There's so much more I want to learn, word processing, book reader,
scientific calculator, copying and pasting and doing more than one thing
at
a time, along with so much more, I'm doubtful one day will be sufficient
and
my brains HD big enough to remember it all, but I'm certainly
enthusiastic
as one day, too soon, I shan't be able to hear any more and this piece
of
kit will be such a life-saver for me.  I have an emailing group for DBC
users or people wanting to know more, exchange ideas etc...I hope you'll
get
a DBC soon too, I think everyone who, like ourselves has no vision and a

severe hearing loss, should be encouraged and helped to obtain the DBC.

Regards, Christine.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 6:21 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille


Hi Christine
No,  I don't  know  Jackie,  but having just
Checked  old emails I find it was Lucy Naismith  that did my first
Demonstration.  I think she's sales manager  for the North. Martin is

training manager.

Were you  impressed with DBC  I love the idea of being abel to Send
and  receive text  messages in Braille.

Regards,  Derek
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
Of
Christine Weetman
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 4:43 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of
braille

Hi Derek, wow, I've got the DBC from HumanWare and am due a training
day with Jackie Hall...I do hope this isn't the lady who can't read
braille? I do understand that Martin Griffiths is a braille user as he

was originally coming to train me, but unfortunately became
unwell...Maybe Stupidly in panic, I asked for a female as I'm no use
at listening to a deeper male voice and wondered why I'd ever agreed a

male for a whole day training, sure

it would have been a huge strain on me--but now, I'm wondering if I've

let go of a Really experienced person?

I hope you or someone can reassure me I've done the right thing for
me?

Regards, Christine.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 4:18 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille


Hi Jackie
I have changed subject line  a I think  there is room for  a wider
Debate on some issues here. I understand  all you are saying and  I
was surprised nobody can read Grade 2  Braille.  But then just a
sec, maybe not surprised!

Few   weeks ago  I had  a demonstration  by Humanware  of a new
Package  aimed at the deafblind. They call is  DBC  I think Stands
for  deafblind communicator. Anyway the lady  that gave me the
demonstration  didn't seem to know Braille! And this caused some
confusion!

So after that  failed demonstration  Alan  Davis  came to me, Not too

sure  if he knows Braille,  but he certainly  was far better At
explaining what he was  showing me.

I am  now told  the trainer  will  be  a guy called
Martin  (I forget his surname)  works for  Humanware in UK.

A  don't  think  a sighted  driver  would be happy for  a car
Salesman to be  a non  driver,  so  to a point I agree There is  a
need for  those that  sell  Braille displays,  to know Both  grade 1

and 2 Braille.

I do  not accept the  person must be blind, because there are Many
sighted  people out there that  know Braille  very well. Regards,
Derek

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