[vicsireland] Re: Galway Open Day
- From: "Kerie doyle" <ker4hh@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:08:40 -0000
Hey I had a fabulous day, it was great fun, and I'm even buying a new gadget
because of it!
kerie
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[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Harper
Sent: 01 March 2010 15:57
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Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Galway Open Day
This is very interesting technology working both ways. I know th
Edat generator buoys are being tested off the east coast of the 'States
using wave nmovement to generate electricity. As far as I know they are
only running their own lights at the moment, but the potential is enormous.
The display you describe should make tactile maps diagrams, computer
powered, very accessible too. How about feely signs that only go into
relief at the presence of a vip identifier?
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From: "Sandy Tomkins" <sandratomkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 12:26 PM
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Galway Open Day
Hi to all who managed to attend the Vics Day either virtually or in
the flesh! Just wanted to say that I had a great day and that not the
least of it was meeting up with other Vics members.
One thing I did notice though, and I haven't listened to the
podcast (if there is one) was the universal groan when prices were
mentioned for the various bits of new adaptive technology. There
seems to be an ever widening gap twixt the cost and our
ability/willingness to pay! Maybe I am wrong here, but it seems clear
to me that we should look, more and more, to the mainstream with work
arounds for our tech solutions. So, here is something to watch: for
those of us who like to use braille displays, but are sometimes
frustrated by both their limitations and exorbitant prices, there is
something that has been around, in the development stage, for quite
some time now, but which is very nearly ready for production, which
are called EAP displays. Now, don't quote me on this, because I would
need to check it out on Google, EAP stands for Electro Actuated
Polimers. In brief, these are sheets of thin, rubberised, paper,
potentially of any size, but for our purposes, say, average, large,
braille paper size, which can bluetooth to a PC/PDA/Phone/what every
you want, and can show a full page of refreshable braille. They aren't
exactly mechanical, as are our present ones, can be easily mass
produced and could/should be extremely cheap!!! They may not be as
durable as our current displays, but, because they should be pounds
rather than thousands of pounds, could easily be replaced.
Now, does this sound like adaptive tech rather than mainstream,
well, no! You see these EAP displays are being developed for the
mainstream and the Braille functionality is only one application, I
believe thay can also be visual displays, and this is why I am so
excited about them!
If anyone is interested, there is going to be a conference, I
think in California, on the 9th of March, which might be streamed. If
you google "eapad conference march braille" you should find more info.
As I say, it isn't quite there yet, but I believe that the first, up
and running, one of these displays will be demonstrated at that
conference!
Happy Googling!
Sandy and her four legged dustbin!
On 3/1/10, Joan Ann Brosnan <kerrygirl18@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Noreen
> I am delighted that you enjoyed the VICS information and technology
> day. The committee were very pleased with the turn out and would like
> to thank everyone for attending and making it a success.
>
> For those interested in system access, In the next day or so, I will
> post information on how you can get a 15 day demo of the screen reader
> and access to the mobile network containing the audio described films
>
> Joan Ann.
>
> On 2/28/10, Nicholas Kealy <nicky.kealy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Noreen, it was great to meet you there yesterday and delighted you had a
>> great day. It was great that we could rearrange it after having to cancel
>> due to the weather last November.
>>
>> Cheers, Nicky.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "noreenmeagher" <noreenmeagher@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:52 PM
>> Subject: [vicsireland] Galway Open Day
>>
>>
>>> Ciaran, Joan ann & all committee , demonstrators etc.,
>>>
>>> Just a note to say well done to all involved in making Saturday such a
>>> success. It was obvious a lot of hard work went into the organisation
>>> and I think everyone found the day well worth while. All we need now is
>>> to win the lottery...
>>>
>>> Best regards to all,
>>>
>>> Noreen M.
>>>
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