[blindlaw] {Spam?} {Disarmed} Blindfold Games: If you can see, then you are a bad listener
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Thu Jul 28 01:27:29 UTC 2016
Right you are!
Dave
At 01:31 PM 7/27/2016, you wrote:
>These messages are going to a lot of our
>lists. The information is probably acceptable
>on some lists but not on others. I am Guessing
>that Dave Andrews is likely already on
>this. Best regards, Steve Jacobson
>-----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw
>[mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>Of Charles Krugman via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday,
>July 27, 2016 10:14 AM To: Blind Law Mailing
>List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> Cc: Charles Krugman
><ckrugman at sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: [blindlaw]
>{Spam?} {Disarmed} Blindfold Games: If you can
>see, then you are a bad listener 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 9Ã9 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 >
>weâre building that donât require using your
>eyes. Itâs a different way of > perceiving the
>world, and itâs 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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