[blindlaw] courtesy and JAWS (and other talking office products)

Tue Aug 25 18:18:52 UTC 2015

Hi All

I've been using bone conduction headphones in the office for the last
couple of weeks.  You may want to give then a try if hearing what's going
on around you is important.  Here's the link;

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00JO9XY74/ref=sr_ph_1?qid=1440525672&sr=sr-1&m=A25OJ82DI1BZM9&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&keywords=Aftershokz+AS450+Sportz+M3+Mobile+Bone+Conduction

On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 11:06 AM, Angie Matney via blindlaw <
blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Another option is to use headphones that are a bit more obvious but do
> not impact your ability to hear other sounds (unless, of course, you
> want to use headphones with active orpassive noise-cancelling
> capabilities). I particularly like these headphones, which are
> inexpensive, have pretty good sound, and have an in-line volume
> control:
>
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00007056H?&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage
>
> But, again, these do not isolate you from ambient noise. I keep my
> door closed more often than most of my coworkers, but I recognize this
> isn't an option for everyone.
>
> If you want a good earbud-type solution, I recommend the following,
> from Perkins Solutions:
>
> http://www.perkinsproducts.org/store/en/reading-devices/243-earphone.html
>
> This "over-the-ear single earphone speaker" is flat, and I often wear
> an iPhone headset over it. I play music at low volumes. Perhaps it
> sounds counter-intuitive, but the music makes other ambient noise less
> distracting to me. Here's a link to the iPhone headset I use:
>
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WV8PKG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage
>
> This one is also not good at isolating you from ambient noise. For
> that, you might try one like the following (I haven't used it but have
> considered it):
>
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-Momentum-On-Ear-Headphone-Black/dp/B00DKPXU9A/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1440525814&sr=1-2&keywords=sennheiser+momentum
>
> As an aside, I find it hard to concentrate on JAWS unless I am wearing
> an earbud or headphones. Of course, your mileage may vary.
>
> If you do come across a good statement re assistive technology use,
> please pass it on.
>
> Angie
>
>
>
>
> On 8/25/15, Dan Beitz via blindlaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > There is nothing you can do but use an earbud.  When someone comes by and
> > asks for your opinion, you just take the earbud out, and tell them to
> start
> > over because your computer was yapping at you.
> >
> >
> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Susan
> Kelly
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> > Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 1:30 PM
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> > Cc: Susan Kelly
> > Subject: [blindlaw] courtesy and JAWS (and other talking office products)
> >
> > Like many governmental offices, my agency is a fairly noisy one - thin
> > walls, folks who would yell between offices and cubicles rather than
> sending
> > an e-mail or message, playing of audio disclosure at high volume, use of
> > speaker phones at equally high volumes...all sorts of thing that conflict
> > with being able to hear my computer.  I have relatively sensitive
> hearing,
> > and thus hate to turn it up to overpower the other audio distractions.
> Past
> > attempts at using an earbud weren't helpful, especially since that made
> it
> > even more likely that a co-worker would come I and start asking for my
> legal
> > opinion on something before I could silence the narration.  Is there a
> > non-offensive list or statement of courtesy considerations towards
> assistive
> > technology users somewhere that I could print and post near my office?
> How
> > does everyone else deal with this on a daily basis?
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