[Blind-Rollers] Screen contact with audio information only.

Mon Apr 11 02:24:16 UTC 2022

Greetings everybody, this is Jane from Oklahoma, the Kane travel instructor. A colleague showed me something a couple of weeks ago that may help with haptic issues.  She had me take a bump dot, the sort we would put on a keyboard or a dishwasher or a thermostat or whatever, and instead, I licked it and put it on my index finger.  She had me put the bump dot upside down on an iPhone and manipulate the iPhone with the bump top between my skin and the screen.  She was trying to address problems of a client with tactal issues and I thought this might work for her. Swiping left or right could be determined by speech and the bump dot stuck to my index finger allow me to make contact with the screen without doing more Screen taps than intended and without raising my finger inappropriately and jumping around to unintended areas.  Since we did this experimentation, I have not seen the client we were discussing but I wondered if it would help people on the list.  The idea is you would have a contact with the screen on the iPhone or whatever your device, and use the speech output to determine if you were managing the controls correctly.  After I try this with a real client, I will keep you guys posted about our success.  Keep it in mind and if you buy bump dots from LS&S or ILA, get some extra ones just in case.  

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> On Apr 10, 2022, at 7:23 PM, Becky Frankeberger via Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Leah, how has the training of the candidate going. I hope you and your pup
> are doing great.
> 
> Becky in her Joy Wheels 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Leah
> Campbell via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2022 2:08 PM
> To: Blind wheelchair users list <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Leah Campbell <scottish_lass at outlook.com>
> Subject: Re: [Blind-Rollers] New member
> 
> Hi Annette,
> 
> My apologies for the late response. I had been out of state and am just
> getting caught up on email. I really wish I had seen your email earlier. I
> have been living with blindness for about 32 years. I initially became a
> quadriplegic in 2001 when I was given a chemotherapy as a treatment for a
> disease I had been misdiagnosed with. The relapse caused by the medication
> also  left me without sensation of touch from the collarbone down. In 2006 I
> was finally diagnosed with a rare autoimmune condition called Neuromyelitis
> Optica. So my blindness and paralysis are secondary from it. I am relatively
> new to the NFB. I have struggled with trying to get training and figuring
> out as much independence as possible with this combination of disabilities.
> I've contacted one of the directors of the NFB training centers and was told
> they didn't know how they could help.
> 
> Since I lack sensation of touch and can't use the keyboard, I cannot just
> use jaws and have to use speech recognition and a program called J-Say. Of
> course I can't use Braille either. I can't access touch screens due to this
> and lack of proprioception. It has left me feeling marginalized since I
> can't use the typical alternative techniques that probably nearly all blind
> people use. Someone from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee
> spoke at the Oklahoma state convention where I shared my story and
> struggles. He had told me to email the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
> committee but I just hadn't gotten around to it. If you would like to know
> more, please feel free to contact me.
> 
> Leah
> leah.campbell316 at gmail.com
> ________________________________
> From: Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org> on behalf of Erica
> via Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2022 8:02 AM
> To: 'Blind wheelchair users list' <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: ejcole at fmail.co.uk <ejcole at fmail.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Blind-Rollers] New member
> 
> Welcome Annette
> I don't post often, I'm a very good lurker. I have a very dodgy relationship
> with my inbox, which doesn't help!
> I'm a power chair user but don't go out without support.
> 
> I hope you find the list of personal use, as well as in your work with  NFB.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Erica from the UK
> 
> Erica Cole
> Find me on Twitter: @ladymunch
> And I'm on Facebook at facebook.com/ezzie85
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of maureen
> Pranghofer via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: 28 March 2022 18:05
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> Cc: maureensmusic at comcast.net
> Subject: Re: [Blind-Rollers] New member
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> Hello
> You will love this list, there are lots of people with good ideas. I've been
> totally blind since 1993 and had a spinal cord injury in 1996 so use a power
> chair. The biggest issue I've seen on the list is the problems people have
> convincing medical folks they can use a power chair.
> Maureen
> 
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> From: Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Annette
> Anderson via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2022 11:44 AM
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> Cc: Annette Anderson <aanderson at csjtech.com>
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> Hi, My name is Annette Anderson
> (aanderson at csjtech.com<mailto:aanderson at csjtech.com>). I just found this
> list.
> I'm a long-time federationist living in the Cleveland Oh. Area.
> I'm a retired Civil Rights Investigator, and president of my local NFB
> chapter. I've been in a wheelchair for about six years.
> I would be interested to know what issues are of concern to the members of
> the list and what challenges they are facing.
> I am a member of NFBO's   Diversity, Equity and inclusion committee. We are
> planning some webinars in the next few months, which we will announce on
> NFBnet. We will be looking for speakers with mobility impairments and those
> with secondary disabilities.
> I am looking forward to hearing from members of the list.
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