[bookport] Re: Has anyone heard of this device?

  • From: "David Allen" <wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 16:33:17 +1200

Hi David and list:

I suspect such ignorance never figured in their attempt to gain the positions they hold. *lol*

Cheers,
Dave
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 4:07 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Has anyone heard of this device?



The other sad part of it is that so many counselor types attempt to pleed technology ignorance and that they don't understand the differences. Well, it would seem that the time has come that agencies require that either the counselors get some training in this area or that they may not make the final decision about what technology is purchased for their client if they have no idea what is most appropriate. Ignorance should never be allowed to be used as an excuse.


----- Original Message ----- From: "David Allen" <wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 9:30 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Has anyone heard of this device?



: Hi Richard and list:
:
: This problem is not unique to Iowa. It is a common problem in the industry,
: worldwide. There are exceptional folks involved here and there, but they are
: rare. The people who does this work even rarer have the experience of
: *needing what they organise. The agencies go by a myriad of different names,
: but budgets are often the bottom line. Sometimes it's just as far as someone
: is willing to investigate. It was simply a solution that worked for someone
: once and because the cost was under $500, it was simpler to process. Such is
: life.
:
: Cheers,
: Dave
: ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Richard Ring" <ring.richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 6:41 AM
: Subject: [bookport] Re: Has anyone heard of this device?
:
:
: >I can categorically say that no one in the state of Iowa would get one
: > of these devices in place of a full fledged note taker. It's not just
: > that rehab people want to protect the budget although this is a good
: > deal of the problem, it's that they no squat about technology, and they
: > don't make their business to learn!
: >
: >
: > -----Original Message-----
: > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandy Licht
: > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 1:21 PM
: > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > Subject: [bookport] Re: Has anyone heard of this device?
: >
: >
: > It seems to me, a lot of rehab councillors simply want to appear to
: > be helpful. Their main job is to protect the budget. I had one who
: > was different, but those are rare, unfortunately.
: >
: > At 01:15 PM 8/25/2006, you wrote:
: >>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
: >>
: >>-----Original Message-----
: >>From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
: >>On Behalf Of Deborah Kendrick
: >>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?
: >
: > Sandy Licht
: > Phone: 409-898-8218
: > Jeremiah 29:11 - 14A
: > 11For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They
: > are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a
: > hope. 12In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13If you look for
: > me in earnest,
: > you will find me when you seek me. 14I will be found by you," says
: > the LORD...
: >
: >
: >
: >
:
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