[vicsireland] Re: The Low Vision Working Group - We haven't gone away, you know!
- From: "Joan Kearns" <joankearns@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:24:52 -0000
Hi Derbhile, Thanks for the update. Keep up the good work. Joan
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[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Derbhile Dromey
Sent: 10 November 2010 07:20
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] The Low Vision Working Group - We haven't gone away,
you know!
Hi there
Just thought I'd keep you up to date with the activities of the Low Vision
Group.
Our main activity centres on discussion for the moment, of such topics as
the Windows 7 magnifier package and whether people have considered changing
to an iPhone. Joan Kearns spoke about her experiences finding a mobile phone
with good colour contrast. As yet, people haven't tapped into Windows 7. You
do need fairly good sight to avail of it, but it's a good stop gap while we
wait for AI Squared to get their act together and bring out the next version
of ZoomText.
I have decided that to be eligible for the group, people need to be members
of VICS, so they can be part of VICS as a whole. So I've been in touch with
members of the Macular Impairment Support group (MIST) and will be
encouraging them to join. None of them know about VICS, but I'm hoping that
our chats will persuade them to join, as many of them are older and are
unaware of the power of computers to restore them, in a sense, to the
activities they were able to enjoy when they were sighted. I'll also be
getting in touch with the REtinitis Pigmentosa group.
I've also been coopted onto the VICS committee, ensuring that the Low Vision
Working Group is very much part of the VICS family!
That's it for now.
Best wishes,
Derbhile
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