[bookport] Re: Has anyone heard of this device?
- From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:26:43 -0400
The worste part is that while you may certainly take a note, you cannot
read anything back except letter by letter, because there is no
text-to-speech.
>>> rick.alfaro@xxxxxxxxxxx Friday, August 25, 2006 2:15:06 PM >>>
Yes, and if I were your friend, I would definitely put up a fight on
that
one. The TATI is nothing like a Braille Note or Pacmate. It is
somewhat
similar to a VoiceMate, but it has a small qwerty keyboard. You can
use it
to jot down notes, phone numbers and addresses, but certainly not at
all
suitable for graduate work. The TATI is like a toy compared to a real
note
taker. In addition, the TATI will totally loose all of its data if
the
batteries go dead. Personally, I think the Rehab person that
recommended
the TATI as a serious tool for anyone going to school should be shot.
The
TATI sells for about $250 or so and more than likely the small price
tag is
the only reason it is being forced on someone by the Rehab councilor.
You
can find more info on the TATI on the Maxi Aids web site.
Your friend definitely needs to go over the Rehab councilors head to
some
one that knows what they are doing. There must be someone he or she
can
appeal to.
It just makes my blood boil when I see this kind of incompetence in a
Rehab
person that is supposed to have the client's best interest in mind, and
not
their agency's pocket book.
Sorry for the rant.
--Best regards,
--Rick Alfaro
--rick.alfaro@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 10:23 AM
To: Deborah Kendrick
Subject: [bookport] Has anyone heard of this device?
A friend of mine just had her voc. rehab. case opened. She's in
graduate
school and desperately needs some updated equipment. I told her to
request
a Braillenote or Pac Mate. After meeting with her counselor, she said
that
the counselor insisted that a device called the TADI was perfect for
her
needs, and that's what she's getting. I've never heard of it -- and
she
wants my opinion. Anyone here ever heard of it?
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