[optacon-l] Re: Optacon comes through, again

From: "Wilna Turnbull" <WTurnbull@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 09:32:35 +0200
Yes, I often use the Optacon to obtain account numbers, etc. from cards.
I even look at my credit card number on the back of my credit card and
find the unique number as well.  Last night my daughter was struggling
with Algebra.  The first thing I said, "It's a pity my Optacon's charger
is broken and I forgot the one at work."

I have fortunately 2 Optacons - one at work and one at home, but
unfortunately only one charger.  My daughter then took a pencil and,
whilst holding my hand, wrote the calculation so that I could know
exactly where the brackets were.  The Optacon is wonderful and assists
me even in preparing my children for their exams.

Regards

Wilna du Toit

-----Original Message-----
From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Handel
Sent: 11 May 2010 09:12 PM
To: Optacon
Subject: [optacon-l] Optacon comes through, again

Yesterday, my husband had to call the billing department at a local 
hospital.  They sent him a bill for some tests he had done at our
doctor's 
office.  The bill indicated they had not submitted the charges to
Medicare 
and his supplemental insurance company.  So, he called to talk with
someone.

Of course, they wanted to know his Medicare number and supplemental 
insurance number, as well as the group number on the card.  So, while he
was 
on the phone, I looked at the insurance card and got both numbers.  It 
really was a lot faster than any scanner or even the KNFB Reader could
have 
handled the information.  The lady on the phone was very interested in
how 
we were finding the information.  He mentioned that we're both blind and
I 
was using a kind of scanner to read the insurance card.  She asked more 
about it and he explained what the Optacon is, how it works, and that
it's 
no longer being made.  She was quite impressed.

So, we got the problem straightened out, thanks to the trusty Optacon.

Cindy

"Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then...find the
way."
Abraham Lincoln 

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References:
- [optacon-l] Optacon comes through, again
  - From: Cindy Handel
[optacon-l] Re: Optacon comes through, again

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