[optacon-l] Re: another quirky thing to do with the optacon
- From: Linda Gehres <ljgehres@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 10:35:50 -0700
When I was first using an Optacon in the 70's to read my bills, it took some
time and study for me
to determine exactly where to find "amount due" on each type of bill. They do
vary. Sure, it's
possible with a scanner to read the bills, and I'm sure many people do just
that. But, for a good many years, the
scanning technology wasn't such that you could look at the window of the return
envelope to determine
whether you'd put the detachable portion of the bill into it the right way so
that the address would show through the window
properly. Nowadays, scanners have improved to the point where this can be done,
to my delight. But, it
wasn't so several Curzweil versions ago.
Linda G.
On Wed, 12 May 2010 09:55:41 -0400, Natalie wrote:
>If you look at the return envelope first you know whether it is junk or
>someone you want to pay. Electric or phone bills are always the same,
>format-wise. You don't have to read the whole thing unless you have a
>grievance about it.
>
>Natalie
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Nick Dotson" <nickdotson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 9:55 PM
>Subject: [optacon-l] Re: another quirky thing to do with the optacon
>
>
>>I disagree. There are so many eye-candish things on bills and and in junk
>>mail it can be really frustrating. Many educators have found the best way
>>to gain speed in any reading methodology is to have the reader start by
>>reading somewhat familiar text, or at least in a genre they are interested
>>in. That way the layout is consistent, and the user can work on syntactic
>>clues in the first 2 or 3 letters of the word, thus working on tracking and
>>gaining hand speed as well as trust in one's perceptions. The most
>>important thing if you don't have a trainer is to discipline yourself not
>>to scrub or hover over something. Unless you keep the camera moving you'll
>>never gain speed, and play with intensity to keep your reading finger from
>>tiring out.
>>
>>Nick
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Korene Kegg" <kkegg57@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 7:52 PM
>>Subject: [optacon-l] Re: another quirky thing to do with the optacon
>>
>>
>>>Eileen
>>>
>>>I'd start with reading mail. It's so much quicker thatn scanning.
>>>
>>>Korene
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Eileen Misrahi" <eileenmis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 6:58 PM
>>>Subject: [optacon-l] Re: another quirky thing to do with the optacon
>>>
>>>
>>>>I am so jealous of all of you because I did not learn the Opticon in the
>>>>hay
>>>>days of its existence. I purchased my Opticon about 3 1/2 years ago,and
>>>>I
>>>>never seem to have the time to dedicate to it to become proficient. May
>>>>be
>>>>some of you seasoned users can give me some tips on how to start and
>>>>motivate me to learn this very valuable piece of equipment. I really do
>>>>believe that it has a place among all of the fancy gizmos that I have in
>>>>my
>>>>collections. I look forward to any suggestions on how I can get started.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>>Eileen Misrahi
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>[mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>>On Behalf Of Lori Castner
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:36 PM
>>>>To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Subject: [optacon-l] Re: another quirky thing to do with the optacon
>>>>
>>>>I have been able to read the print on some teashirts, some I have not.
>>>>
>>>>Lori C.
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:30 PM
>>>>Subject: [optacon-l] another quirky thing to do with the optacon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi folks,
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm getting quite a collection of T-shirts and wonder if any of you can
>>>>>read
>>>>>the sayings on them with the optacon. Sometimes you can feel the print,
>>>>>but
>>>>>often you can't. I like to try it sometimes; readibility depends on the
>>>>>color of the shirt and the amount of contrast between the shirt and the
>>>>>printing, and the type of font. If I can't read it, I can at least tell
>>>>>if
>>>>>the shirt is a light or dark color.
>>>>>
>>>>>Mary
>>>>>
>>>>>Mary
>>>>>
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