[blindlaw] {Spam?} {Disarmed} Blindfold Games: If you can see, then you are a bad listener

[David Andrews]

He unsubscribed from this list, so it is no longer an issue.

Dave

At 11:08 AM 7/27/2016, you wrote:
>The first blondfold games email seemed like an 
>interesting thing someone would forward out of 
>want to share with a group of those likely to 
>also be interested. I was not bothered by the 
>first email, and I was glad it was sent as the 
>concept is interesting. However, these emails 
>are beginning to sound like advertisements. 
>Which is quite annoying. I typically try to read 
>all blind law threads as the are typically 
>filled with useful information. These spam 
>emails are tainting the utility of the mailing 
>list. Is there any moderator who can ask the 
>sender to stop or remove them from the list? 
>Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 27, 2016, at 11:14 
>AM, Charles Krugman via BlindLaw 
><blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > I totally 
>agree. Where is our moderator when we need 
>him? > Chuck > > -----Original Message----- 
>From: Gerard Sadlier via BlindLaw > Sent: 
>Wednesday, July 27, 2016 5:12 AM > To: Blind Law 
>Mailing List > Cc: Gerard Sadlier ; Blindfold 
>Games > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] {Spam?} 
>{Disarmed} Blindfold Games: If you can see, then 
>you are a bad listener > > Hi All, > > I think 
>these blindfold games emails are spam and would 
>prefer not to > receive them on this list. 
>Perhaps those of you (if any) who are > 
>interested could join a dedicated list? > > Many 
>thanks. > > Kind regards > > Ger > >> On 
>7/27/16, Blindfold Games via BlindLaw 
><blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: >> If you can see, 
>then you are a bad listener >> ========== >> >> 
>When I created the tutorial for Blindfold Racer, 
>I was really confused why >> blind teens had no 
>problem understanding the tutorial, and sighted 
>adults >> would get confused. >> >> I added more 
>pauses ("tap the screen to continue") between 
>each tutorial >> instruction, or more tried 
>rephrasing the sentence, but they just didn't >> 
>understand. Then an auditory therapist mentioned 
>that sighted adults lose >> their ability to 
>listen and comprehend without seeing something 
>to reinforce >> what they are learning. Blind 
>people can't rely on their sight, so their >> 
>auditory attention skills are far 
>superior. >> >> The therapist continued to 
>explain to me that visually impaired people >> 
>develop their auditory cortex in lieu of using 
>their visual cortex. >> >> I learned the true 
>extent of this when I collaborated with Judy 
>Dixon (who >> runs the Talking Book program at 
>the Library of Congress) to build a >> Blindfold 
>Sudoku game. If you are unfamiliar with Sudoku, 
>the basic idea is >> that you must fill a 9×9 
>grid with digits so that each column and each 
>row >> contains all of the digits from 1 to 9 
>with no duplicates. >> >> When I play Sudoku, I 
>need to see the entire puzzle to solve it. 
>Blindfold >> Sudoku tells you what number is in 
>each cell, or row, or column and from >> that, 
>you must create the image in your head. Blind 
>Sudoku players are able >> to do this; very few 
>sighted people can. >> >> My blog follows the 
>development of audio games and other 
>technologies that >> we’re building that 
>don’t require using your eyes. It’s a 
>different way of >> perceiving the world, and 
>it’s amazing what you can learn. >> >> Check 
>out our blog, where you can download any of the 
>games for free: >> BlindfoldGames.org ( >> 
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