Jackie
I bought a blood pressure machine from Lloyds Pharmacy and it didn't need
any setting up and was quite cheap. I bought it to do my Mum's pressure and
it seems to give the same readings as her GP so must be fairly accurate.
Jo
-----Original Message-----
From: Jackie Brown
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2018 10:16 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: products made for the blind
Hi Alison
One product I wanted in recent times was a blood pressure monitor sold by
RNIB and possibly available on Amazon. The issue I had immediately was that
you needed sighted assistance to set the time and date, without that, it
wouldn't measure my blood pressure. Sadly, the Caretec version is no more
which was fully accessible. I do get irritated when I hear of a product
purporting to be accessible, only to find the caveat that you need sight for
something or other. This is not exclusive to RNIB either so I'm not
knocking anybody in particular. I do see a shift though in more mainstream
products becoming more accessible, but that's all well and good if you can
use Smart devices and touchscreens for accessing accompanying apps.
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
Email: Jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
CJ&AA MAY
Sent: 01 March 2018 10:05
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: products made for the blind
Widening this topic, I am disappointed about how few products these days are
being made to suit the needs of those with little or no sight. There was a
time when the RNIB catalogue regularly introduced new products, like talking
radio alarm clocks, talking kitchen scales etc. Now this rarely happens.
Why, for example, isn't there an accessible DAB radio? An accessible
bread-maker? Etc. There is an increasing number of digital productgs which
are inaccessible to those who cannot see the digital display.
Instead the catalogue has an increasing number of items for people with
other disabilities.
Alison
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
James English
Sent: 01 March 2018 04:53
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: products made for the blind
Hello,
This simply doesn't make much sense.
On audible, when I log in, it remembers who I am...unless my computer has
gone pearshaped. Given I use it like a library (I've been getting books on
the same credit and them 'returning' them once finished for the past 18
months) wouldn't it have the same issue?
On 3/1/18, Eleanor Martha Burke <eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
okay thanks Pete, I understand what you are saying there.** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
Eleanor
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On 28 Feb 2018, at 23:16, pete gurney <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
hi eleanor,
the problem isn't how us as users or Calibre as the provider look at
it, it is that publishers are extremely over cautious about the
security that ensures their books can't be used or pirated by non
authorised people and without putting this sort of protection into
the app we wouldn't be able to offer their books to listen to.
we started work on this app 2 years ago and we are still negotiating
with some publishers to give us permission for people to listen to
their books on the app that is why some books if you try to check
them out will give you a message saying you are unable to download this book at present.
this doesn't happen with the books that are calibre books but we
purchase a lot of books each year from various publishers so that our
members have the most popular recent releases to listen to and we
need permission from every one of these publishers to be able to let
our members download those books.
it's not a case of your neighbour or relations would know or use your
membership details, it's more that the publishers worry that if there
wasn't any protection and people lost or had their phone stolen, or
passed it on to or sold it on to someone else and forgot to
uninstall the app when they no longer wanted for any reason without
the protection whoever had the phone it's a case of that person
would have full access to their books.
pete.