[Blindtlk] technology. Is it essential to success?

Tue Mar 19 02:17:41 UTC 2013

They are the best aren't they/

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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judy jones
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] technology. Is it essential to success?

Oooooooh, how thoughtless of me!  The Perkins.  My husband and I have had
ours so long, they would tell interesting stories if they could talk.  I
earned the money working as a teen to buy mine, and it has rarely needed to
be in for repairs.  They are such workhorses.

Judy

----- Original Message -----
From: "justin williams" <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] technology. Is it essential to success?

> What' up purkins brailer.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judy 
> jones
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:00 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] technology. Is it essential to success?
>
> My husband and I each have a computer, but I still maintain there is 
> nothing
> to replace a good typewriter, and we will never get rid of our Hermes 
> manual
> typewriter, any more than a sighted person would throw away use of a pen 
> or
> pencil.  Same with slate and stylus; will never throw those out.
>
> I use a typewriter at work to write on sticky notes, add messages on
> receipts, type envelopes, fillin a counselor stamp, write on thank-you
> stationery, type up deposit slips, etc.
>
> Judy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hyde, David W. (ESC)" <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:08 AM
> Subject: [Blindtlk] technology. Is it essential to success?
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>
>> You and I do not disagree about the importance of technology, but, I
>> believe, of its place. It makes things easier, cheaper, and faster. I
>> would, however argue that there is nothing being done with technology now
>> that wasn't done without its current incarnation in former times. Since
>> we're talking about employment, it has an overriding import. We need to
>> use the tools that others are using. But would you lose your
>> non-technological skills if, all of a sudden, technology stopped working?
>> I maintain that the critical thinking skills, the ability to use anything
>> available and the creativity that an employee needs to possess for most
>> jobs is more important than the technology used. Without these, most
>> technology becomes a very expensive paperweight.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin
>> williams
>> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 10:59 AM
>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] learning Jaws
>>
>> Yeah, but without those things, are abilities are curtailed.  You have to
>> have so many other factors going for you if you don't have access to 
>> jaws.
>> So, yes, screen readers are nearly inherent to success?  Were there
>> successful blind people with then? Yes.  However, nott nearly as many.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Hyde,
>> David W. (ESC)
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 9:33 AM
>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] learning Jaws
>>
>> Having come up through screen readers when the best on the market was
>> something called Video Voice, followed by Provox,, then by Vocal Eyes,
>> Arctic Business Vision, Outspoken, JAWS, Window Eyes, and now Voice Over,
>> and let us not forget the free ones, I do not agree that any program of
>> whatever nature or capability is inherent to our success. Remember, those
>> of you who can, that some were successful before there were programs,
>> computers, or, for that matter electricity. A fellow named Milton got by
>> with only his daughters, although they didn't enjoy the work.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
>> Thomas
>> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 9:37 PM
>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] learning Jaws
>>
>> I believe that learning jaws is paramount to a blind persons success.
>>
>> Yes there is window-eyes but that is not the most popular screen reader.
>> Jaws is used in the government and in most businesses.
>>
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