Re: letter in Matilda Ziegler Magazine
- From: Winifred Downing <wmdowning@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 16:49:42 -0700
I don't know this man, but if you send a braille letter to the man in care
of the Ziegler and ask the magazine to forward it to him, I feel sure
someone will do that.
At 07:43 PM 5/21/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>In the May 2006 Matilda Ziegler Magazine, there was a letter sent in to the
>Readers Forum column by a David Glagola from Pittsburgh, PA. He says he's
>been using the Optacon for 30 years and laments the fact that no
>organization has picked up the manufacture of the machine. He apparently
>thinks it's next to impossible to get the Optacon repaired. He is totally
>blind and is nearly deaf, so he can't communicate by phone. He also
>doesn't have a computer and feels frustrated by his inability to know how
>and when he can purchase a new machine.
>
>I must admit that I was both surprised and pleased to see such a letter in
>the magazine at the exact time when we're trying to reach out to current
>Optacon users. Unfortunately, Mr. Glagola does not include his address
>with his letter; but I'm wondering if anyone out there might know him and
>how to get in touch with him re our efforts to preserve the Optacon.
>
>Thanks.
>Rachel
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