I learned to type when I was ten. I had typed for twenty years before I got an apple 2e. Cannot imagine any reason a blind person would be a slow typist. Many sighted folks hunt and peck. Have no idea who he is comparing us to or what his disability might be. Sounds silly.
E. At 03:42 PM 7/9/2007, you wrote:
Hi, E. I think he meant typing. I hadn't offered to transcribe the sessions in real time, though; I was recording the session and just transcribed from it later so that everything would be accurate.Linda Adams ----- Original Message ----- From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 1:31 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding Books To Scan for BookshareDo you think he means they are too slow at typing and somehow doing medical transcription is work one can do slowly? I am totally blind. Slow doing what one wonders.confused, E. At 03:24 PM 7/9/2007, you wrote:Hi, E. I wasn't at the chat session last week because I was doing a job with a temporary job agency, but the week before, in the chat session on book validation, the topic of chat room accessibility by Bookshare's deaf-blind users was discussed, and I offered to transcribe a summary of that chat session for anyone who wanted one since I was used to doing transcription as a job. This fellow's comment was, "Totally blind people are too slow. They always put blind people in medical transcription jobs. I guess they still do that these days."Anyway, I'm glad to help, but I certainly don't have to attend the chat room sessions to listen to more of that.Linda Adams ----- Original Message ----- From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 1:08 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding Books To Scan for BookshareWas the chat room being plagued with a nuisance visitor? I have not been able to attend. I thought there were moderators or something.E. At 02:04 PM 7/9/2007, you wrote:Brian Collins is no longer present at the chat sessions to insult people.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.-- No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.2/891 - Release Date: 7/8/2007 6:32 PMTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.-- No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.2/891 - Release Date: 7/8/2007 6:32 PM
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