[real-eyes] Fw: Re: Please, response to Andrea's message

  • From: "Terrie Arnold" <tanderson3@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 05:44:29 -0600

WOW, HAS THIS LITTLE LIST GONE BIG 
TIME. WE WERE A LITTLE LOCAL LLIST 
AND LOOK AT US KNOW WE HAVE GONE 
UPTOWN SO TO SAY,GLAD THAT THIS 
LIST CAN HELP YOU ALL , BUT FIRST 
OF ALL THIS WAS STARTED AS A LOCAL 
SUPPORT GROUP, AND YOU CAN ENJOY 
OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY ON A STREAM 
FILE , IS THAT RIGHT JIM.
TERRIE
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R. E. Driscoll, Sr." 
<llocsird@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 
10:18 PM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Please, 
response to Andrea's message


> Also one from Weatherford, 
> Texas - thats in Parker County!
>
> Andrea Breier wrote:
>> We have people from India, 
>> Indiana, Chicago,
>> St. Louis  and California? What 
>> has happened to our little 
>> list?  We must be
>> really cool, or famous!  Oh, my 
>> gosh!  Oh, my gosh!
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Andrea M. Breier
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "ANNE Radetic-MURPHY" 
>> <jasmurphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 
>> 2009 8:54 PM
>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: 
>> Please, response to Andrea's 
>> message
>>
>>
>> In response to changeing the 
>> subject lines:
>> Sorry, , Andrea   I know how 
>> that can be frustrating and 
>> take a lot of
>> precious time away from other 
>> important matters.
>> I hadn't mentioned this before 
>> but,  if  everyone could try to 
>> personally
>> email people if they have stuff 
>> to discuss like I.e. "the 
>> Christmas Party in
>> KC" that not all of us  would 
>> or could go to.   that would 
>> also reduce the
>> emails received that people on 
>> this list like in India, 
>> Indiana, Chicago,
>> St. Louis  and California get. 
>> Unless of course you meant to 
>> invite all of
>> those from around the world. 
>> Just kidding.
>> Smiles.Unless next year we all 
>> meet in a central location for 
>> let's see,
>> what did you guys have? 
>> meatballs, butterscotch rum, 
>> little smokees or as I
>> prefer to call them" little 
>> veenies."  and beer and soda. 
>> We could meet
>> in a tropical place and just 
>> all have a blast talking in 
>> person. LOL.
>>
>> To respond to someone 
>> personally or make your list of 
>> email contacts etc.:
>>  If using JAWS:
>> press alt 1 to  get the "from " 
>> field
>> double click on it and copy and 
>> paste  to a new message
>> press alt 2 to  get the date 
>> field  see above for copy and 
>> paste  etc.
>> press alt 3 to get the to field
>> same as above
>> press alt 4 to get the cc field
>> same as above
>> alt 5  to get the  bc field
>> same as above
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Andrea Breier" 
>> <abreier@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 
>> 2009 8:10 PM
>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: 
>> Please, change the subject 
>> lines?
>>
>>
>>
>>> I just wanted to remind 
>>> everyone on the list to please 
>>> remember to change
>>> the subject line?  This is 
>>> especially helpful for those 
>>> of us who wish to
>>> read or delete threads.  This 
>>> is a view that you can use 
>>> without having to
>>> see each and every message.  I 
>>> do not want to inadvertently 
>>> delete
>>> something
>>> that I wished that I had read, 
>>> because the subject line 
>>> hadn't been
>>> changed.
>>> Thank you in advance from the 
>>> rest of us scrolling through 
>>> the message
>>> list
>>> of the day.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Andrea M. Breier
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "ANNE Radetic-MURPHY" 
>>> <jasmurphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 
>>> 2009 1:00 AM
>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: 
>>> Apology to the list
>>>
>>>
>>> When you use JAWS 10 there is 
>>> a new feature on there that 
>>> lets people
>>> access
>>> your computer remotely to 
>>> assist  you.  As I have 
>>> recommended before you
>>> may
>>> like JAWS better and it is 
>>> always good to know more than 
>>> one program.
>>>
>>> I can help you get started 
>>> with this if you want. Smile.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: 
>>> <bigdaddylou63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 
>>> 2009 12:56 AM
>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: 
>>> Apology to the list
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> excuse my ignorance, but what 
>>>> is a tandem remote access. 
>>>> Sounds rather
>>>> complex.
>>>>
>>>> Peace
>>>> Luis
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "ANNE Radetic-MURPHY" 
>>>> <jasmurphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 
>>>> 2009 1:51 AM
>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: 
>>>> Apology to the list
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Oh. Thank you as someone 
>>>>> once has said I do have a 
>>>>> lot to offer to the
>>>>> blind
>>>>> community.
>>>>> Good luck with your grant.
>>>>> For Your  information I am 
>>>>> starting a website called 
>>>>> Beyond Blindness to
>>>>> culminate  all of the blind 
>>>>> resources together so that 
>>>>> other people will
>>>>> not
>>>>> have a difficult time 
>>>>> finding resources out by 
>>>>> just googling constantly.
>>>>> Word of mouth as been 
>>>>> invaluable but has taken a 
>>>>> long time.  As we have
>>>>> seen
>>>>> personal attitudes get in 
>>>>> the way of truly helping 
>>>>> people.  So, this
>>>>> will
>>>>> be
>>>>> a objective spot.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will let everyone know of 
>>>>> this as it gets up and 
>>>>> going.
>>>>>
>>>>> I just found this out 
>>>>> yesterday that  Ray 
>>>>> Campbell's only job is to
>>>>> assist
>>>>> blind and visually impaired 
>>>>> individuals with technical 
>>>>> problems.   He ,
>>>>> thank God, did a tandem 
>>>>> remote access on my computer 
>>>>> and helped me out a
>>>>> lot.
>>>>>
>>>>> I only wish I would have 
>>>>> known about this like back 
>>>>> in June but oh well.
>>>>> Live and learn:
>>>>> If we all make him busy 
>>>>> enough then maybe they will 
>>>>> expand his position
>>>>> to
>>>>> include other blind 
>>>>> individuals.  He originally 
>>>>> was working under a
>>>>> grant
>>>>> from Boeing and now the 
>>>>> Lighthouse finances his 
>>>>> position because they
>>>>> recognize how valuable it 
>>>>> is.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is the contact info:
>>>>> Ray Campbell, Help Desk 
>>>>> Technician
>>>>> Adaptive Technology Center
>>>>> Chicago Lighthouse for 
>>>>> People Who Are Blind or 
>>>>> Visually Impaired
>>>>> 1850 W. Roosevelt Road
>>>>> Chicago, IL  60608
>>>>> 312-997-3651 (Voice/Relay) 
>>>>> or
>>>>> 888-825-0080 (voice/Relay)
>>>>> ray.Campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> AIM Screen Name: tclhelp
>>>>> www.thechicagolighthouse.org
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "V Nork" 
>>>>> <ginisd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: 
>>>>> <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 
>>>>> 2009 8:22 PM
>>>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: 
>>>>> Apology to the list
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Anne, I for one would 
>>>>>> like to see you stay on the 
>>>>>> list, since I have
>>>>>> benefited from your 
>>>>>> comments, and think you 
>>>>>> could continue to benefit
>>>>>> yourself from postings.Here 
>>>>>> from my perch in San Diego 
>>>>>> California, I
>>>>>> know
>>>>>> nothing of the specifics of 
>>>>>> what is going on except to 
>>>>>> say, Those
>>>>>> people
>>>>>> who
>>>>>> are really good at teaching 
>>>>>> assistive technology may be 
>>>>>> spread thin.
>>>>>> If
>>>>>> they have to set limits on 
>>>>>> how much they can help, it 
>>>>>> can be hellishly
>>>>>> hard
>>>>>> to do so with sensitivity, 
>>>>>> I think.  I have been 
>>>>>> frustrated and even
>>>>>> pissed
>>>>>> off with some of the help I 
>>>>>> have gotten in my town.  I 
>>>>>> try to do as
>>>>>> much
>>>>>> as
>>>>>> I can to have a variety of 
>>>>>> helpers, read and find 
>>>>>> tutorials, but
>>>>>> really,
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> can be tough..  I am 
>>>>>> putting together a 
>>>>>> patchwork quilt of helpers 
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> resources, and am doing 
>>>>>> much better now.  Still, in 
>>>>>> a perfect world we
>>>>>> would
>>>>>> have help in our homes with 
>>>>>> this esoteric yet vital 
>>>>>> equipment.   My
>>>>>> personal
>>>>>> cause, a project, is to 
>>>>>> find private non government 
>>>>>> funding to pay for
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> help  blind persons need to 
>>>>>> use this technology.  I can 
>>>>>> read a tutorial
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> my home, but it may not 
>>>>>> apply to my own system, 
>>>>>> with it's own quirks.
>>>>>> So
>>>>>> wish me luck with my grant 
>>>>>> seeking, and again, I hope 
>>>>>> you stay with us.
>>>>>> Sincerely, Ginny
>>>>>>
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