[optacon-l] Re: Print Simetry
- From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:25:09 -0400
Yes, there's so much we can see with the Optacon. People who have never
used one really have no idea. It's so sad that people who might have
started to learn to use it, and then gave it up, didn't stick with it.
Sure, there are scanners, KNFB Readers, etc., which are faster for reading a
quantity of material. But, nothing beats the Optacon for finding a
particular section, quickly, and knowing what the print layout looks like.
We've just had all three of our Optacons serviced by Richard Oehm in the
past month or two. Boy, I'm thankful that he's there and still values the
Optacon as much as we do. We now have three Optacons in perfect operating
condition.
Cindy
-----Original Message-----
From: Catherine Thomas
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 8:32 PM
To: optacon list
Subject: [optacon-l] Print Simetry
Hi, Everyone,
As most of you know, I work as a braille transcriber. Today, working with
a print document and the Optacon, I read a complex table. It was relly
pretty, visually speaking--nice neat columns with headings at the top of
each one with all kinds of neat separation lines. I could appreciate it's
visual appeal and it made me sad that I had to modify it to convey the
same information in braille.
It got me to thinking about the many images I've seen over the years
because of the Optacon. To name a few: a crosword puzzle grid; a New York
Times want ad; entries in a big fat telephone book; enties in dictionary;
the various cute shapes of print bullets; bi-directional printing phrases
running at 90 degrees to the rest of the print; entries in a TV guide and
other TV listings; differences in the shapes of the letters in diffeerent
fonts or typefaces; a music staff; labels in diagrams, etc. etc. etc.
All these things I've seen with the Optacon and thousands of other things
besides. For this aspect of the Optacon, I am truly grateful.
Catherine
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