Yea, then they will really want to dip into our pockets. Anthony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eileen Misrahi" <eileenmis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 11:39 PM Subject: RE: update on training manuals > This is wonderful. May be FS will see that there are a fair number of us > Optecon users out here and begin supporting us. > > Great job for your efforts. > > Eileen > > -----Original Message----- > From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Robert Englebretson > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 6:54 PM > To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: update on training manuals > > Dear All, > > I have some exciting news to share with the list about the training > manuals > and other documentation. Many of you may remember that I had volunteered > to > take on the job of scanning them in order to make them available for > purposes of teaching and learning the Optacon. My first step in that > process was to track down copyright permissions. It turns out, as several > of you suggested, that Freedom Scientific is indeed the copyright holder > for > Optacon documentation. So I contacted Freedom Scientific's General > Counsel > to explain my plan, to argue for the necessity of making these > out-of-print > training manuals available, and to seek permissions to scan and > distribute > them for free. I heard back from him earlier this week, and they actually > have proposed something even better than what I had suggested! They did > not > grant permissions, but instead, they have decided to make the training > manuals (Stage I, Stage II, and Independent Practice for Stage I), the > Teaching Guidelines, and the Owner's Manuals available for free download > from their web site. I will be assisting them in scanning some of these > over the next few weeks, and they are aware of the necessity for page > images > in the training manuals so as to preserve font information and exact page > layout. I think this is really exciting, since it will make all of these > materials easy to find for everyone, on a well-known, centralized > location. > We don't have a timetable yet as to when all of this will be completed, > but > I'll keep the list informed. I'm very impressed that Freedom Scientific > has > taken an interest in doing this, especially since they don't otherwise > market or support the Optacon at all. I guess all that needed to happen > was > for someone to raise an interest and ask them--so thanks to those of you > on > the list who nudged me into doing that. I'll let everyone know when they > are available online. > > Best, > --Robert Englebretson > > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.