[Blindtlk] Question and meet the blind month with the NFB of NY

Dave workerbee123 at earthlink.net
Mon Oct 10 12:37:42 UTC 2011 

Ditto!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425 at verizon.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question and meet the blind month with the NFB of NY


>I don't know what you mean, here, by stepping back and laughing at
> ourselves.  If we're writing for business or professional purposes and
> mangle spelling and sentence structure, it's no laughing matter.  Even
> though standards for writing have been drastically lowered, these days, it
> doesn't mean that we need to lower our own standards and settle for poor
> sentence structure, bad grammar and poor spelling.
>
> Cindy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 7:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question and meet the blind month with the NFB of 
> NY
>
>
> We need to step back and laugh at ourselves, and also help one another.
>
> We had a long day here in NY. The NFB of NY, and some members of the NJ
> Affiliate went on a cruse ship tour of the Norwegian Gem today.
>
> We had an awesome time, the staff was great, we all were educated about a
> lot of things, they learned from us as well, and they implemented braille
> menus on the ship and will look to add to the rest of the fleet.
>
> HArd work pays off, I have been working hand in hand with the cruise line,
> and they are working hard with us. We had a total of 18 people, 5 were
> sighted, one guide dog mine, the were a few that cancelled the last minute
> that had guide dogs, but there was suppose to be 4 in total.
>
> I will write more about it for the braille monitor. But it was a busy day
> for us the blind and for us working with a company who is trying to make
> things better.
>
>
> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> http://www.echevarriatravel.com<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/>
> 631-456-5394
> reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com>
>
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Superior Travel, located in
> Baldwin, NY. www.superiortravel.com<http://www.superiortravel.com/>
>
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel, 
> Inc.
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Constance Canode<mailto:satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
>  To: Blind Talk Mailing List<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>  Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 7:43 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question
>
>
>  Very funny...smile.
>
>  At 06:31 PM 10/9/2011, you wrote:
>  >My spiel chequer works grate.
>  >
>  >Joseph
>  >
>  >
>  >On Sun, Oct 09, 2011 at 05:14:47PM -0400, Dave wrote:
>  >>Grammer and proof reading your messages before you send them are
>  >>also very important.  Right Cheryl?
>  >>----
> Original Message ----- From: "cheryl echevarria"
>  >><cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>
>  >>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List"
> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>>
>  >>Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 4:27 AM
>  >>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>>you are very welcome.
>  >>>
>  >>>let us know how you did you on test. I would be very interested 
> myself.
>  >>>
>  >>>Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>  >>>
>  >>>Cheryl Echevarria
> 
>  >>>http://www.echevarriatravel.com<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/>>
>  >>>631-456-5394
> 
>  >>>reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com>>
>  >>>
>  >>>Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Superior Travel,
>  >>>located in Baldwin, NY.
> www.superiortravel.com<http://www.superiortravel.com/<http://www.superiortravel.com%3chttp//www.superiortravel.com/>>
>  >>>
>  >>>Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel,
> Inc.
>  >>>----- Original Message -----  From:
> winona<mailto:trumpetqueenwb at gmail.com<mailto:trumpetqueenwb at gmail.com>>
>  >>>To: Blind Talk Mailing
> List<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>>
>  >>>Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 10:47 PM
>  >>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >>>My Geometry teacher doesn't read Braille, but my Visionteacher
>  >>>dOes.  And thanks for correcting my spelling.  Sorry.
>  >>>
>  >>>Winona
>  >>>
>  >>>  ----- Original Message -----
>  >>>From: "cheryl echevarria"
> 
>  >>><cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com%3Cmailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>
>  >>>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List"
> 
>  >>><blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>>
>  >>>Date sent: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 16:14:58 -0400
>  >>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question
>  >>>
>  >>>um does you teacher read braille.
>  >>>
>  >>>Also watch your spelling since is spelled s I n c e, no sence.
>  >>>Being blind and know how to read and write braille we need to
>  >>>know how to spell correctly.
>  >>>
>  >>>This is just some friendly advice, in school I grew up sighted,
>  >>>and had very strong family with spelling, grammar is another
>  >>>issue but spelling important.
>  >>>
>  >>>As a grown up, I remind my daughter, so forgive the correction.
>  >>>
>  >>>Sincerely,
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >>>Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>  >>>
>  >>>Cheryl Echevarria
>  >>>
> 
>  >>>http://www.echevarriatravel.com<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/<http://www.echevarriatravel.com%3chttp//www.echevarriatravel.com/<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/%3Chttp://www.echevarriatravel.com%3chttp//www.echevarriatravel.com/>>
>  >>>631-456-5394
>  >>>
> 
>  >>>reservations at ecHevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriat<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com%3Cmailto:reservations at echevarriat<mailto:reservations at echevarriat%3Cmailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com%3Cmailto:reservations at echevarriat>>
>  >>>ravel.com
>  >>>
>  >>>Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Superior Travel,
>  >>>located in Baldwin, NY.
>  >>>
> 
>  >>>www.superiortravel.com<http://www.superiortravel.com/<http://www.superiortravel.com%3chttp//www.superiortravel.com/<http://www.superiortravel.com/%3Chttp://www.superiortravel.com%3chttp//www.superiortravel.com/>>
>  >>>
>  >>>Affiliated As an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise &
>  >>>Travel, Inc.
>  >>>   ----- Original Message -----
>  >>>   From:
>  >>>
> winona<mailto:trumpetqueenwb at gmail.com<mailto:trumpetqueenwb at gmail.com<mailto:trumpetqueenwb at gmail.com%3Cmailto:trumpetqueenwb at gmail.com>>
>  >>>   To:
>  >>>
> blindmath at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org>>>
>  >>> ;
>  >>>
> 
>  >>>blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>>
>  >>>   Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 12:43 PM
>  >>>   Subject:[Blindtlk] Question
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >>>   Hello everyone,
>  >>>
>  >>>   I have a geometry exam next week and my teacher told us that we
>  >>>   can use one sheet of notebook paper front and back for anything
>  >>>   that we don't feel comfortable with or are a little unsure of.
>  >>>   So my question is, how many pages is that in Braille? I've
>  >>>heard
>  >>>   that for every page and Braille is only is only half a page in
>  >>>   print, but sence geometrry have so much pictures, wouldn't that
>  >>>   take up more space than words?
>  >>>
>  >>>   I hope this makes sence.  And I have to do it because my
>  >>>teacher
>  >>>   is grading it as a quiz grade.
>  >>>
>  >>>   Thanks,
>  >>>   Winona
>  >>>
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