[optacon-l] Re: Optacon comes through, again

  • From: "Laurel Jean" <laurelj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 16:06:31 -0500

Hi, y'all.

I love hearing stories like this.  My optacon has as prominent a place on my 
desk as my computer and other technology.  In the time it takes to open a 
program, place the paper into a scanner and process what has been written on 
the page, I am able to flip on the Optacon and just start reading.  I'm a 
little spoiled by my scanner when it comes to reading very large amounts of 
text, but the Optacon is still the best for convenience and accuracy.

Have a blessed day!

Laurel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Optacon" <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 2:12 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Optacon comes through, again


> Yesterday, my husband had to call the billing department at a local
> hospital.  They sent him a bill for some tests he had done at our doctor's
> office.  The bill indicated they had not submitted the charges to Medicare
> and his supplemental insurance company.  So, he called to talk with 
> someone.
>
> Of course, they wanted to know his Medicare number and supplemental
> insurance number, as well as the group number on the card.  So, while he 
> was
> on the phone, I looked at the insurance card and got both numbers.  It
> really was a lot faster than any scanner or even the KNFB Reader could 
> have
> handled the information.  The lady on the phone was very interested in how
> we were finding the information.  He mentioned that we're both blind and I
> was using a kind of scanner to read the insurance card.  She asked more
> about it and he explained what the Optacon is, how it works, and that it's
> no longer being made.  She was quite impressed.
>
> So, we got the problem straightened out, thanks to the trusty Optacon.
>
> Cindy
>
> "Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then...find the way."
> Abraham Lincoln
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