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

  • From: "Christine Weetman" <goatmum@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 19:04:09 -0000

Because I can't read computer braille, that's all, and I want to know how to, shouldn't take moments to explain to me as I can already read grade two and music well, though I've not used the latter for years.


I think my DBC is set for another countries computer braille as I've tried typing in an email address and website from a braille magazine and my machine tells me it is not recognizable. Any tips I wonder?

Christine.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 6:44 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille


Why does she need to be able to read Braille Christine?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Weetman" <goatmum@xxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 4:43 PM
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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