[Blindtlk] clothes shopping

[Julie J.]

Thanks!  I'll check it out!

Julie
On 10/1/2011 6:41 PM, Chris Nusbaum wrote:
> Hi Julie,
>
> While I'm not a lady, I might be able to give you a good resource.  :) 
> The ACB does a show on their ACB Radio Internet radio station called 
> ACB Reports, which is a monthly news magazine for blind people, 
> especially ACB members.  I only listen to it to stay informed, not 
> because I'm an ACB member, by the way.  :) Sometimes, a lady named 
> Lynn Kooper comes on there to give men's and women's fassion tips for 
> each season or time of year.  Since she herself is blind, she 
> describes the clothes very well and sometimes talks about accessible 
> Web sites that offer clothes shopping.  Lynn represents something 
> called the Mirrors Project, which deals with fashion for blind 
> people.  Since I don't have a direct link to the project, I'd suggest 
> just Googling the Mirrors Project.  You can find the 2011 episodes of 
> ACB Reports, some of which Lynn appears on, at acb.org under 
> Publication and Media, then ACB Reports.  You can find some older 
> shows on acbradio.org under On Demand, then ACB Reports.  
> Unfortunately, that is the extent of my knowledge on this subject, so 
> you may need to talk to some other people on this list for more 
> information.  * Smiles! Hope this helps in some small way!
>
> Chris
>
> Chris Nusbaum
>
> "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The real 
> problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that exists.  If 
> a blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness can 
> be reduced to a mere physical nuisance." -- Kenneth Jernigan 
> (President of the National Federation of the Blind, 1968-1986.)
>
>  Visit the I C.A.N.  Foundation online at: www.icanfoundation.info for
> information on our foundation and how it helps blind and visually
> impaired children in MD say "I can!"
>
>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:03:12 -0500
> Subject: [Blindtlk] clothes shopping
>
> Hello ladies!
>
> I'm wondering if any of you have favorite web sites where you shop for
> work clothes.   I'm looking for business casual attire in classic
> colors, like navy, black, dark green, dark brown etc.  I've looked at a
> lot of web sites and haven't found any that describe the clothes very
> well.   Or if they do have good descriptions the site is difficult to
> navigate with JAWS.  My absolute ideal would be if they made suggestions
> of what matched with what, but so far I haven't found any that do.
>
> I need to do most of my clothes shopping on the internet.  There is only
> one womens clothing store in the town where I live.   I do travel to
> other towns and take advantage of the shopping opportunity when I can,
> but I still like to shop on my own at home on the internet.
>
> All recommendations are welcome! Thanks in advance,
> Julie
>
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