[real-eyes] Re: Apology to the list
- From: <bigdaddylou63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 01:56:34 -0500
excuse my ignorance, but what is a tandem remote access. Sounds rather
complex.
Peace
Luis
----- Original Message -----
From: "ANNE Radetic-MURPHY" <jasmurphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 1:51 AM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Apology to the list
> 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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