Yes. Don't know what would have happened if I haven't been in a school
for the blind by that time.
After having written this I do prefer integration whenever possible, but
it wasn't that usual these days. What if a blind child could get access to
an Optacon while being in an 'ordinary' school today?
On Sat, 5 Mar 2016, Carolyn Arnold <4carolyna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I got my training at TSI too, glad I did. I would think, at least in
1974, when I got mine, that it was the best training to be had. I am
thankful that I could make that trip and get an Optacon.
Bye for now,
Carolyn
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: number of years
I have been an Optacon user since 1978 and had my training at the
Telesensory headquarters in Palo Alto, California.
For me, it was my first trip on my own and it sure was an experience
that I won't forget. Yes, it was good.
My wife is also an Optacon user and she got her Optacon a few years
before me.
We are both still using our Optacons and when we find something wrong
or not working right we get it repaired right away.
We can't live without our Optacons and I use mine daily.
Original message:
Congratulations also to you, Camille!
Have any of you ever thought what hapens to your Optacon when the time
comes when you do not need it any more? This happens to everybody some
day, but the Optacon is a long-lasting device assuming that service has
been performed whenever needed.
I have thought about this, even though I probably do have many years ofand
Optacon usage left. But in case of something unexpected would happen,
even otherwise, I would like to know that my Optacon would not be justjust
thrown away as something unnecessary. I would not even like it to be
taken somewhere to collect dust instead ofbeing used of somebody!
On Sat, 5 Mar 2016, Camille Petrecca <ctap10547@xxxxxxx> wrote:
39 years of Optacon use for me, and the novelty has still not worn
off.-Camille from Connecticut
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The Optacon has got us closer to the sighted than most other gadgets
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