[real-eyes] Re: Apology to the list
- From: "ANNE Radetic-MURPHY" <jasmurphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 00:51:34 -0600
Oh. Thank you as someone once has said I do have a lot to offer to the blind
community.
Good luck with your grant.
For Your information I am starting a website called Beyond Blindness to
culminate all of the blind resources together so that other people will not
have a difficult time finding resources out by just googling constantly.
Word of mouth as been invaluable but has taken a long time. As we have seen
personal attitudes get in the way of truly helping people. So, this will be
a objective spot.
I will let everyone know of this as it gets up and going.
I just found this out yesterday that Ray Campbell's only job is to assist
blind and visually impaired individuals with technical problems. He ,
thank God, did a tandem remote access on my computer and helped me out a
lot.
I only wish I would have known about this like back in June but oh well.
Live and learn:
If we all make him busy enough then maybe they will expand his position to
include other blind individuals. He originally was working under a grant
from Boeing and now the Lighthouse finances his position because they
recognize how valuable it is.
Here is the contact info:
Ray Campbell, Help Desk Technician
Adaptive Technology Center
Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
1850 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
312-997-3651 (Voice/Relay) or
888-825-0080 (voice/Relay)
ray.Campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
AIM Screen Name: tclhelp
www.thechicagolighthouse.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "V Nork" <ginisd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:22 PM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Apology to the list
> Hi Anne, I for one would like to see you stay on the list, since I have
> benefited from your comments, and think you could continue to benefit
> yourself from postings.Here from my perch in San Diego California, I know
> nothing of the specifics of what is going on except to say, Those people
> who
> are really good at teaching assistive technology may be spread thin. If
> they have to set limits on how much they can help, it can be hellishly
> hard
> to do so with sensitivity, I think. I have been frustrated and even
> pissed
> off with some of the help I have gotten in my town. I try to do as much
> as
> I can to have a variety of helpers, read and find tutorials, but really,
> it
> can be tough.. I am putting together a patchwork quilt of helpers and
> resources, and am doing much better now. Still, in a perfect world we
> would
> have help in our homes with this esoteric yet vital equipment. My
> personal
> cause, a project, is to find private non government funding to pay for the
> help blind persons need to use this technology. I can read a tutorial in
> my home, but it may not apply to my own system, with it's own quirks. So
> wish me luck with my grant seeking, and again, I hope you stay with us.
> Sincerely, Ginny
>
>
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