[optacon-l] Re: optacon research
- From: Mary Lorefice <mariooch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:08:04 -0500
Couldn't have said it better myself.
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From: "don bishop" <w6smb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 11:55 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: optacon research
> Eric and all,
>
> I remember how excited I was to get my Optacon and be able to read just
> about anything. I was certain that blind people in general would also
> be really excited and simply jump at the chance to learn it.
>
> Boy was I in for a shock! I couldn't believe the tremendous amount of
> apathy and downright disinterest. Frankly, it altered my view of bloind
> people in organizations who say they want equality and all sorts of
> similar things. But, with something like the Optacon they'd no longer
> have the excuse that they can't read something because they dodn't have
> a reader available, or many variations on that.
>
> It was definitely a rude awakening for me.
>
> But, that's how the real world is apparently, and scanning
> hardware/software is plenty enough for most blind people these days I
> guess.
>
> They don't know what they're missing and apparently don't care either.
>
> End of rant.
>
> Don
>
>
>
> On 12/29/2011 7:27 PM, Eric Clegg wrote:
>> 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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