[access-uk] Re: Web Radio again - on In Touch

  • From: "Darren Brewer" <darren.m.brewer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:13:27 +0100

Hi Jackie
I used to know Dave back around 2000 when we were both doing a woodworking course at Q A C. I was so surprised when I heard he was doing these marathons. I think they are expecting to raise around a million pounds and that would obviously be a marvellous achievment. 

Darren.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:55 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Web Radio again - on In Touch



Hi Darren
Like you, I think the David Healey story is an absolutely marvellous achievement. I saw it on the ITV Evening News last night, and thought it was truly amazing.
As for In Touch, I'd best say no more as at least one person I know will throw a tantrum and stomp off in a huff ... (smile.) 

We'll just have to see what happens with the Web Box venture.

Jackie

Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx
Skype Name: Cairnsplace
----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Brewer" <darren.m.brewer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:14 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Web Radio again - on In Touch
Trouble is they wouldn't have been able to discuss it very much as they would probably only allocate something like an 8 minute slot.
I'm not being funny, which makes a change.lol. But they dedicated quite a chunk last night to the report from Africa. Then right at the end they quickly mentioned about Dave Healey. He has achieved what only 4 other people in the world have managed. Plus of course he is blind. I think it is fantastic what he has done and hopefully it should get the media attention it deserves. you would think a programme like in touch, which is supposed to be about the visually impaired world would make a big thing of this, but sadly no. Maybe next week they will talk about it for 20 seconds. 

Darren.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 9:13 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Web Radio again - on In Touch
Ray, they could have invited two or three of the original trialists onto the programme and had a really constructive debate about where it goes, how to get additional content onto the Orion without the intervention of SoundTalking, and what kind of support one might expect to receive after shelling out £279 or £315 for it? At least I tried to be fair and balanced when I did the review. Another opportunity lost for the visually impaired community to get involved! (smile.) 

Jackie

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:28 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Web Radio again - on In Touch



Iain, apart from not being probing enough, as Paul put it, I fear that
In Touch sometimes ers on the side of being a little simplistic and, in
this case, seeming to give the impression that there might be people
who'd have separate devices for every different format they would want
to play.

Maybe Jackie should have been invited as a counter balance to the two
organisation representatives, but then, as I say, In Touch doesn't seem
to look that far in some of its research.  That's not meant as a
generalisation about the programme, but only that it seems to have been
the case here.

From Ray
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-----Original Message-----
Iain Lackie
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Web Radio again - on In Touch


Surely it should be known that you can play commercial CDs on a Daisy
machine.

Iain
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Leake" <paul.leake@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:02 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Web Radio again - on In Touch


of course ted davis was disingenuous and did not acknowledge that users
could not programme in their own station choices. In Touch, were not
probing
enough to ask this very obvious question. tomorrow I will contact
wireless
for the blind and let them know of the severe limitations of this
product.

Cheers

Paul

paul.leake@xxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Access-Uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 8:54 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Web Radio again - on In Touch



Just heard the guy from TNAUK on In Touch being interviewed about the
web radio.

Confused a little by one thing he said, that someone's web box was
seemingly updated over night to get a local station.  So, is it

possible

after all to do this remotely?  Or have I mis-heard this.   bit of the
programme?

Seems though that Wireless for the Blind fund is now interested so

many

might stand to get it for free, so we're led to understand.

I must say though that In Touch and those taking part seem to live in
splendid isolation re. comments on this list over the last month or

so.

You'd think this is "Thee Solution" to hear them talk on the

programme,

but we all know it isn't.  It will be all the more interesting to hear
what RNIB decides.

Cheers,

From Ray
I can be contacted off-list at:
mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx


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