[access-uk] Re: VIBRATING TACTILE WATCH
- From: "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:35:31 +0100
Hi Robert and all,
I 100 percent agree with your son's comment. I've actually always thought
the same of many of the products which are designed for the blinds, in
particularly watches. It seems to me that designers think that just because
we are blind we don't care how we look. I appreciate that some folks are not
willing to pay such amount of money for a watch because the cheaper ones
maybe do the same job just as well, but, we have the choice now like any
other sighted person. I'll try to get my hands on one of those Tissots and
see if I like the look of them, and I hope that other manufacturers follow
the steps of Tissot and start taking in consideration the VI community when
designing their products.
Cheers for now,
Amro
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Stokes" <restokes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 9:43 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: VIBRATING TACTILE WATCH
> Hi Alex,
>
> Many years ago, I bought one of the first quartz Braille watches from RNIB
> at a cost of £50. I shudder to think of what it would be now. I was quite
> pleased with it. My son had recently bought a new Rolex costing over
> £1,000.
> When he saw my new watch he said, "why should people have to put up with
> that sort of rubbish just because they are blind?" When I asked what he
> meant, he said, "it looks naf and no sighted person with any respect for
> their appearance would be seen dead wearing it.
>
> I think perhaps a lot of us don't realise just how important appearances
> are
> to many people with normal vision. They feel that watches aren't just for
> telling the time, they also say something about the people wearing them.
>
> Best.
>
> Robert.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex Stone" <alex.stone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 6:27 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: VIBRATING TACTILE WATCH
>
>
> An awful lot of people do! I think it's important to realise that watches
> particularly from RNIB are subsidised, and we don't pay what they cost!
> Alex
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
> Of Peter Beasley
> Sent: 21 October 2004 20:33
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: VIBRATING TACTILE WATCH
>
>
> Who in their right mind would pay that sort of money for a watch?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex Stone" <alex.stone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 6:53 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: VIBRATING TACTILE WATCH
>
>
>> Graham, Well of course that's up to you! I'm very happy with mine!
>> Alex.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
>> Of Graham Lewis
>> Sent: 21 October 2004 16:34
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: VIBRATING TACTILE WATCH
>>
>>
>> Too rich for my blood.
>>
>> Graham Lewis
>> Centre for Academic Practice
>> University of Warwick
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