Incidentally, Sense-Sations was where I first saw the Braille 'n Speak back in
1988. I had heard about the device from someone who was a buddy of mine who
would wind up working at Blazie Engineering after I left. He was telling me
about this cool thing with a Perkins keyboard and I could hardly believe such a
thing even existed. I went down there and Fred showed it to me. To be honest, I
don't think Fred was very enamored with it and prefered the Smalltalk from GW
Micro. However, once I saw that little Bns nothing he said could convince me to
go with another product and I was determined to one day own one of them. I
likely would have bought one directly from Fred but there would have been
additional sales tax which I didn't have to pay if I ordered it directly from
Blazie and so, to save money, I ordered it from Blazie. However, Fred sold this
small carrying case for around $10.00, which I did buy from him. It wasn't made
for the Braille 'n Speak but it fit the device perfectly and, to be honest, I
liked it better than the case sold by Blazie, which I believe was also a bit
more expensive.
I also wound up buying a Seiko Braille alarm clock from him, which I really
liked. He was always very knowledgeable about the items he sold.
David Goldfield, Assistive Technology Specialist
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On 6/23/2018 7:15 PM, David Goldfield wrote:
Hi, Peggy.
I think I first heard of or met Fred sometime in the early to mid 1980s. At
that time, Sense-sations sold several Sharp talking clocks and calculators and
my dad had purchased one for me during that time. They would wind up having
many El-640s on their shelves for many years.
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On 6/23/2018 7:11 PM, pegkane52@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:pegkane52@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi David and all,
I knew Fred quite well from Philadelphia and here in New Jersey. He was quite a
nice man and always kind to me.
Take care everyone.
Peggy Kane
Peggy Sent from my IPhone.
On Jun 23, 2018, at 6:58 PM, David Goldfield
<david.goldfield@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:david.goldfield@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hello. I am sad to report of the passing of Fred Noesner. Many visually
impaired consumers in Philadelphia may have remembered Fred as he worked for
Associated Services for the Blind for many, many years. I believe he provided
Optacon training in the 1970s and was known for starting Sense-Sations, a store
located within the first floor of the agency selling both high-tech as well as
lots of low-tech equipment. Fred was later transferred to many other
departments within the agency and, for about a year was my supervisor when I
first started at ASB's computer technology center. Most of my memories of Fred,
however, were when I wanted to buy adaptive products at the store, such as
Braille paper, talking clocks or a replacement cane. Fred knew how to repair
canes as well and this was always a welcome service, as all of us have had the
experience of having our canes bent or otherwise damaged as a result of regular
travel. He also wrote a book, a work of fiction called Fortunate Son, which I
admit I have not yet read but it is available through NLS. Years after leaving
ASB he worked for a while at an adaptive equipment store in Delaware and was a
member of the Delaware Council of the Blind. He contributed years of service to
the blindness community and I know that he will be greatly missed.
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