today's survey update May 9 or 10
- From: Catherine Thomas <braille@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 22:09:49 -0400 (EDT)
We received a note today from Dave Godfrey in England. I had forwarded to
him an email from a young university student who was interested in getting
an Optacon. Dave made contact and has arranged for the student to try an
Optacon and see where things go from there.
We are receiving requests for surveys and also responses steadily. We are
almost up to 100 current user surveys. I think we have about twenty of the
second survey.
ANOTHER POSITIVE OUTCOME
In response to the survey, several users have told me that they decided to
try again to use their Optacons. One asked for directions to start up the
Optacon II (she had forgotten) and one asked for help in beginning to
teach himself on an r1d. (We also sent him an owner's manual) didn't we?
THE WISH LIST
Earlier I posted a message which had appeared on this list a few years
ago. The wish list is far fromcomplete but I think we can use it and add
to it.
INTERESTING OPTACON USE
On e respondent says that he/she gets the on-the-tv-screen phone numbers
for info-mercials by doing the following:
1. Record the portion of the program likely to contain the
information on a VCR.
2. Play back the VCR tape and when it comes to the part where the
phone number should be on the screen, pause the tape and use the Optacon
to read the tv screen for the number.
There's something for you all to try!
DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE HUNT FOR CORPSES
Some people are expressing interest in trying Optacons to see if they can
in fact become users. This will only be possible if enough corpses are
found. So keep up the search for those non-working and unused Optacons.
Someone today suggested contacting guide dog schools. Some schools at one
point gave Optacons to some graduates. If you unearth any Optacons,
forward the information directly to Richard Oehm our acting repair
coordinator or do as Cynthia did and share it with the list.
That's it for today.
Catherine
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