[optacon-l] Re: [option-l] Another thing about the Acer V173B Display
- From: "don bishop" <w6smb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 12:05:10 -0700
I'd add one thing to this. Well, actually two.
First get a book which is well made and where the print doesn't run too
closely into the binding. You can read these, but trying to read the
letters when they are very close to the binding can be very distracting,
especially for a new user.
The other thing is to get a book which uses a font that's easy to read
and where the printing is quite clear.
In my training I remember the first book we read was Jonathan Livingston
Seagul. It's short and really a nice little book.
And, the print was very clear and letters easily recognized.
You can graduate to more difficult fonts and print quality later, but I
really think that in the early stages you need to keep the material
simple.
Just my thoughts.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "H & C Arnold" <4carolyna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 11:45 AM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: [option-l] Another thing about the Acer V173B
Display
Eileen, set aside at least 30 minutes a day. Get a book that you know
you
will like. Try to read it in its entirety. That is one way to develop
proficiency with the Optacon. Eventually, you might want to spend more
time,
so you could build tolerance. Get a very good book so that you'll want
to go
back to it. (Incidentally, I like red wine too.) Good luck.
In God We Trust,
Carolyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eileen Misrahi " <eileenmis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 1:06 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: [option-l] Another thing about the Acer V173B
Display
> Mary,
>
> Good point about laying it flat. It would be a better ergonomic
> position
> to
> prevent a repetitive injury and the arm would not get so tired. My LCD
> screen is an off brand, but I have buttons on the bottom of it. I
> marvel
> at
> everyone's proficiency with the Optacon. I am a new user and purchased
> one
> a
> couple of years ago. At the time, I was enrolled in grad school and
> could
> not dedicate the time to desensitize my fingers to recognize the
> words. I
> would like some advice from the list serve on how to learn the Optacon
> in
> a
> methodical manner. I do have the advantage that I lost my sight as an
> adult
> and have visual memory of the alphabet. Any suggestions will be most
> welcomed. My interest in the Optacon developed from a friend who could
> read
> a bottle of red wine in order to know which type of wine he was
> drinking.
> So, I try to tell individual's who use to use the Optacon to join the
> list
> and indicate that the Optacon is thriving.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Eileen
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 5:23 PM
> To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [optacon-l] Another thing about the Acer V173B Display
>
> Hi again,
>
> I forgot to mention that since the stand wasn't necessary, I just laid
> the
> screen on its back, and can read it as if it's an open print book. I
> have
> it
>
> on a little table to the right of what used to be the dinette table
> but I
> don't eat at it any more because the optacon and PC keyboard and a
> million
> other things are on it. You know how that goes. <grin>
>
> Mary
>
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