[bookshare-discuss] Re: Another look at recorded books
- From: "J.M." <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 13:46:58 -0700
Hi, Jana. I've never used a braille display with my PC. I have a serial port
on the PC, but like I said, not the laptop. I've always wanted to hook up
the Braille Lite and use it as a braille display, and with the M40, they
make it easy. I just haven't done it. Take care.
Julie Morales
Email and Windows/MSN Messenger:
inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
When God puts a tear in your eye, it is because He wants to put a rainbow in
your heart.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 3:51 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Another look at recorded books
Hi, Julie! I am the same way. I don't have a hearing impairment, but for
some reason, I've always preferred reading Braille. Thanks to Web Braille
and Bookshare, I always have more than enough reading material! <Smile>
I've heard that Freedom Scientific is increasing Braille support for a
future release, to the point that it will be possible to use the PC with
Braille only if desired. I'm anxious to try it out!
Jana
----- Original Message -----
From: "J.M." <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 8:44 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Another look at recorded books
> Hi, Jim. Yay! Another person who feels as strongly about braille as I do!
I
> have a whole stack of hardcopy braille books sitting over here to read and
> enjoy every minute of it. I also have a Braille Lite, and I'm actually the
> opposite of Shelly. I use the speech extremely rarely and use the braille
> most of the time. The only way I know of connecting it to a computer,
> though, is through a serial port, and my laptop doesn't come with one. It
> appears they're fazing them out, but oh, well. I still use my braille lite
> all the time in reading Bookshare books and still read hardcopy braille,
> too. Take care.
> Julie Morales
> Email and Windows/MSN Messenger:
> inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> When God puts a tear in your eye, it is because He wants to put a rainbow
in
> your heart.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Denham" <jdenham@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 6:16 AM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Another look at recorded books
>
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> I guess, in my mind, recorded books are the same as books read with
> synthetic speech. Yes, it is possible to examine electronic text using
> synthetic speech, but how many of us actually do this when reading a long
> novel. I do consider both recorded books and electronic books reading
> because it is gaining access to information. However, with that being
said,
> I am a very strong advocate for any totally blind person, especially
> students, learning Braille. Yes, reading with Braille may be slower as
> compared to reading with the ears, but you pick up things like spelling
and
> proper punctuation that you just don't get when listening to either a
> recording or synthetic voice. Whenever the parent of a blind student asks
> me why their student needs to learn Braille when all they will ever need
is
> on tape or in electronic format, I have a standard response. I tell them
> that their are no talking elevator buttons or restroom signs and being
able
> to access these two types of information is critical if a visually
impaired
> individual wants to live independently.
> Shelly, I don't want to pick on you and I apologize in advance if I come
> across that way, but for people on list who are like you, have access to
> refreshable Braille but only use it occasionally, may I suggest the
> following. Find a relatively short book and read it using only Braille.
> Yes, if your Braille skills are slow, this may take a while, but the only
> way you will get faster is by practice. I think that you will find that
> reading with refreshable Braille is a really rewarding experience as you
> will pick up so much more from the book. Not saying you can never read a
> book with speech again, because we all do this. But, once in a while,
pick
> up that refreshable Braille display (Or God forbid a hard copy Braille
book)
> and read it cover to cover in Braille. I think you will be glad you did.
> I'll get off my soap box now.
>
> Jim
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cindy Lou Ray [mailto:cindy.l.ray@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 11:35 PM
> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Another look at recorded books
>
>
> I don't think how many read the book or whether it is more interesting
than
> the movie makes much difference. But I do think that if someone finds
> "reading" the book with recording easier than seeing with the eyes, then
you
> don't want to discount what they are doing. I do think that people who
read
> from tape and refuse to learn alternative techniques like braille, unless,
> of course, there are circumstances which make this necessary, are at least
> shortchanging themselves. Also, if listening to a recorded book is not
> reading, then is listening to one with computer speech not reading either?
>
> I think these are rather interesting philosophical questions kind of like
if
> a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it does it
> still make a sound? Oh, dear, I should get the laundry taken care of and
get
> off of these questions.
>
> Sorry for all this.
> Cindy
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