I don't care whether my home has visual objects in it or not. Those visiting me know I am blind. Blindness, for me, is normal. I have no light bulbs in my house, and though my clock chimes it is behind doors so it is never seen. With office buildings with windows which never open because of air conditioning, I feel having windows would be a waste of heat in winter, and would save on cooling costs in winter if there were none in the house. If those sighted who visited me paid my power and heating bills, I could understand their request to have light. Or, in a house designed for me, windows. There are so many disadvantages and inconveniences to being blind. I would think blind people would grab with both fists any advantages they could grab. Such as the savings the lack of windows and lights would afford. Rather than worrying over what sighted people would think about their homes resembling their own. Why do so many blind people feel their blindness is not normal. It is just as normal for us to be blind as it is for sighted people to be sighted. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 4:07 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Talking Clock Recommendation
I agree David. I had been thinking of buying the Oasis talking mobile from the RNIB for years and always the thing that put me off was how can I ever get sighted assistance with it if I ever need it. Time passed and fortunately I eventually got the N95 which thankfully has talkes and anyone who is not visually impaired can take it up and use it and interestingly the Talks doesn't even bother them. My brother who is a school teacher decided one day to give the children an exercise and asked them to design a house for a blind person. He could not believe it when so many came back with their design and no windows!!! He could not believe it and asked them for their reasoning. They said blind people did not need windows if they could not see out. Then he asked them what about opening the windows for air etc? People used to always talk about the manilla paper in Braille Books, especially for children, then I recall some organization in America used to put a tactile felt object on the front of the cover to try at least and give it some visual appeal.Eleanor----- Original Message ----- From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 8:57 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Talking Clock RecommendationThe cube clock is, as Wendy says, easy to set and use, but why do so manyproducts for the blind not have a screen so that a sighted person cannot seeeither hands or figures? It must look very strange for a sighted person going into the home of a blind person not to be able to see the time. I know some blind people don't care about such things, but aesthetics are important to some of us, and we want our homes to look as normal as possible. Or is it just me? David -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Wendy Sharpe Sent: 09 November 2008 20:50 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Talking Clock Recommendation CarolineI think the cube clock is probably your best bet. It doesn't have a screen,but is dead easy to set. There are only two buttons on the back, thesquare one to take you through the various options such as alarm and clocksettings, and the round one to change settings. Between these there is a wheel to increase and decrease the volume, and the voice is a very clear British male. The big button on the top tells the current time. It's probably one of the easiest clocks to use, as it doesn't have any other features such as calendar or timer to worry about. Wendy -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf OfCaroline Ford Sent: 09 November 2008 20:08 To: Access-Uk@Freelists. Org Subject: [access-uk] Talking Clock Recommendation Hello, I have been asked to recommend a talking clock to a fairly elderly lady.Her requirements are that the clock should have a natural-sounding voice, be fairly small and easy to set up and operate, and not cost more than around£25.The model of clock I have is no longer being produced, so I have looked onboth the Cobolt and RNIB sites to see what's currently available. From what I've seen, and the audio samples I've listened to, the talking cube clock from the RNIB seems to be probably the most suitable. I'd be interested to know if anyone has any experiences, good or bad, with this clock, or if you think any of the alternatives would be better. 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