Besides, sighted people know what is best for us, and since they love us so
much, we should let them take care of us--they know best.
Sarcastically,
Michael
I had a counselor tell me the other day that she had spoken with the disabilities coordinator at a local college and she was encouraged that the disabilities coordinator was trying to wean their blind students off of Braille. The counselor thought that this was wonderful, and that blind people need to start living in the real world and use laptops instead of notetakers with Braille displays and Braille keyboards. She used this reasoning to reject a recommendation from her agency's adaptive technology specialist for a Braille display with Braille keyboard to be used by the student with their screen reader and also with an accessible PDA. Of course the counselor is always right since the adaptive technology specialist is blind he obviously is not capable of making an unbiased decision.
Sorry, but this is getting to be more and more the typical response of sighted counselors and the sighted management that backs their decisions.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doc" <talmidim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 10:09 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Has anyone heard of this device?
: If she studies better by braille then tell her to press her point and be
: sure to have a letter justifying why braille is better for her. If she
: needs to she can go to her counselor's supervisor.
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: A mind is a terrible thing....
: robert Doc Wright
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: ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Clarence Whaley" <clarence.whaley@xxxxxxxxxxx>
: To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 8:28 AM
: Subject: [bookport] Re: Has anyone heard of this device?
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: According to google it is a talking voice organizer. Too
: sad that they think it is perfect. Available from Maxiaids.
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: At 09:23 AM 8/25/2006 -0500, you wrote:
: >A friend of mine just had her voc. rehab. case opened. She's in graduate
: >school and desperately needs some updated equipment. I told her to request
: >a Braillenote or Pac Mate. After meeting with her counselor, she said that
: >the counselor insisted that a device called the TADI was perfect for her
: >needs, and that's what she's getting. I've never heard of it -- and she
: >wants my opinion. Anyone here ever heard of it?
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