[optacon-l] Re: optacon research
- From: "Nick Dotson" <nickdotson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:06:59 -0600
I Had the honor and privilege to have had a chance to work with the Talking
Optacon a bit at TSI. It was wonderful.
Nick
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On Behalf Of Robert Feinstein
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 1:46 AM
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: optacon research
I'd like to comment on Marie's post. I agree that the Optacon gives us
something that a scanner cannot give us. I also think that for long texts,
or long newsletters, without pictures, the scanner enables us to rad much
more and with more ease. I think the scanner and optacon make a beautiful
marriage.
Bob
On Thu, 29 Dec 2011, Marie Rudys wrote:
> A shame that happened. I like to learn. Without my Optacon, I would
> have been lost in the world during the 1990's and now. When my
> computer goes down, so does the scanner; without my Optacon, how could I
sort my mail out?
> When I learned it in 1994, I realized a longtime dream of wanting to
> read print for myself. I learned in four months all the lowercase
> letters; I already knew my uppercase ones from little on. What a
> freedom the Optacon gives us that no scanner, however good it is, can
> give you. To be able to read away from the computer is a kind of
> freedom for me. I will continue to use that skill as long as possible.
>
> Marie
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Clegg" <eclegg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 7:27 PM
> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: optacon research
>
>
> >I agree whole heartedly with Nick.
> >
> > Most blind people would rather take the easy way out rather that put
> > in lots of effort into learning.
> >
> > I remember in the third grade in a boarding school in Canada being
> > told by a very wise teacher that there was no royal road to
> > learning.
> >
> > The same thing has happened with the amateur radio service being
> > dumbed down and taking away the Morse code requirement.
> >
> > Hey a speed of five words per minute is nothing!
> >
> > Hurray for the Optacon and for Morse code.
> >
> > Happy New Year to everyone.
> >
> > Eric Clegg, KU3I
> > Braille Specialist
> >
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