[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: A blast from the past
- From: "Monica Svopa" <svopa@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:19:30 -0600
Hi Sarah. I do use a braille N Speak 2000. One day I hope to upgrade and
am considering a braille note of some kind, perhaps Empower. I don't think
it will happen any time soon though. Lots of other things higher on the
priority list like bills!
Monica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah Van Oosterwijck" <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 4:31 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: A blast from the past
> Would anyone know of a good home for a braille 'n Speak 2000? I have one
> and don't use it more than a couple times a year, usually only for the
> scientific calculater which is much better than the braille note's. I
know
> it is old and not very useful to most people anymore, but I just thought
> there might be someone who would really appreciate it for some reason.
>
> I also have a mostly full box of braille embosser paper that my state
> services counselor forgot to take away along with my embosser. I'll send
> that to the highest bidder free matter for the blind. In this case
highest
> bidder would mean the person who sends me a message off list with the best
> reason for wanting the paper. <grin>
>
> Sarah Van Oosterwijck
> Assistive Technology Trainer
> http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Monica Svopa" <svopa@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 3:58 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: A blast from the past
>
>
> Hi list. If I'm sounding opportunistic please let me know. I was
> wondering if instead of giving the braille writer to a school if the
person
> would mind giving it to me. You see, my parents are from the Dominican
> Republic and theya re always asking me if I know if anywhere they could
get
> any type of braille anything donated so that they could take it to the
> school there. You don't have to do this but if you do know of anywhere I
> could get anuything a blind person would use please let me know. Feel
free
> to write me off list for your convenience. Thanks.
>
> Monica Svopa
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Charles Wadman
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 8:40 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: A blast from the past
>
>
> Donna,
>
> Donate it to someone who teaches braille. They'll use it as a loaner to
> a student. My transcribing group has about 20 braillers that we loan to
> students of braille at the Braille Institute.
>
> They truly are remarkable machines, but about the only use we have for
> them now is to braille greeting cards - one of our annual tasks at
> Christmas time.
>
> Charlie
>
> At 08:50 AM 11/21/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Sorry for sending yet another OT post, but I have a situation that I
> thought folks from this list might be able to help with.
>
> Last night my husband was working out in the garage, and stumbled
> upon the old Perkins Brailler that my parents bought me when I was just
> starting school. I have to say, these things are truly amazing, and could
> almost convince one to become a Ludite. They're built like tanks! I've had
> mine for over thirty-five years, and it still works as well as it did the
> day I got it! Now i can't think of *anything you could buy today that
would
> last that long. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't really want to trade in my
> PC or Pacmate and go back to the old days, but I think we really lost
> something when we traded in durability and longevity for a throw-away
> culture.
>
> Anyway, my little musings aside, I don't want this thing to just go
> into a land-fill somewhere, but I'm honestly not sure I'd ever use it
> again. Does anyone know someone or someplace that might actually have a
use
> for it?
> Thanks,
> Donna
>
>
>
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