[optacon-l] Re: Extra Abilities Provided By The Optacon
- From: "Dianne B. Phelps" <d.bphelps@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:10:21 -0800
Print methods and styles are a bit like movies without descriptive video.
There is no thought given to the fact that some of us may be using special
equipment to try to read it or someone is struggling with partial vision to
manage. It's all about how it looks, not about giving out the important
information.
Dianne
-----Original Message-----
From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of John Huffman
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 6:12 PM
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Extra Abilities Provided By The Optacon
Speaking of the increasing strangeness that seems to be overtaking the
wonderful world of print---
I have booklets of CD liner notes that are printed with such weird colors
and lack of contrast between words and background that they can't be
effectively scanned, I can't read them with my trusty Optacons, and my
sighted spouse has given up in despair.
What I wouldn't give to be CEo of one of those recording companies for a
day! The department responsible for getting those notes printed would look
very different by that day's end.
Regards, JH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dianne B. Phelps" <d.bphelps@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 3:05 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Extra Abilities Provided By The Optacon
> One of the things I had begun to run into when my optacon quit on me was
> that so much of the garbage I was getting in the mail was printed in odd
> colors, not just in reverse white on black, but reading bills was far
> easier
> because if you got used to the layout of the information, you knew where
> to
> look for what.
>
> When I worked as a medical transcriptionist, the optacon allowed me to
> check
> my formatting to see that it was correct and look up patient information
> along with terminology and medications. I would not have been able to stay
> in my job as long as I did without the optacon.
>
> Dianne
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