[bksvol-discuss] Re: Publishers and Bookshare As a Library
- From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:24:54 -0600
Right! There is only one kind of IPod that is accessible! (Sigh) I often
wonder where people get their information.
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From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 3:13 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Publishers and Bookshare As a Library
My favorite was the U.S. Representative (from Wisconsin) who
tried to kill the NLS program for the new digital players
because, heck, the blind and disabled could just use an iPod so
why waste all that money? He actually SAID THAT!
HELLO? That would be the totally unusable iPod? The iPod that
relies on a touch screen that you a) can't see and b) doesn't and
won't ever have a braille display and c) sure as heck doesn't
work with your nose trying to manipulate the screen! (trust me on
this one! wink). It requires working hands AND working eyes AND
working ears.
Duh.
It's not only companies that forget, it's also the people who are
supposed to represent all of their constituents.
I suspect the representative's office now knows me by name and
dreads my calls because I've contacted them to chew him out about
several things, including the above. grin.
Judy s.
Lynn I wrote:
> You've hit the nail on the head, Judy.
>
> I think back to the time when VCRs first came out. I wanted to record the
> Young and the Wrestles--my favorite soap at the time. It was quite a
> process--making sure to program the VCR in the proper way. I learned
> though.
>
> A few years later, one manufacturer came out with a VCR that had talking
> menus. The only problem was cost (around $900.00), not really affordable.
>
> The point I'm trying to make here is that often manufactures forget that
> people who are blind enjoy TV, movies, computer technology, caller ID
> phones, and a whole host of other products. They tend to leave us out of
> the
> loop, however. Maybe that isn't all bad--many of us have learned to be
> quite
> resourceful with Braille labelers and using our brains to remember
> step-by-step programming procedures. How many more products would be sold
> if
> manufactures realized that people who are blind and/or visually impaired
> spend money too? *smile*
>
> Blessings.
>
> Lynnsky
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