[Blindtlk] Suggestions Needed

[Jude DaShiell]

I am a type 2 diabetic also, I am at a point where I only have to get 
tested if I get sick.  That took a long time to get to that point.  An 
alternative to finger testing is to test on the fatty part of your arm. 
The pen tip for this testing has a wider hole on it the lancet goes 
through than the pen tip for finger testing.

On Wed, 4 Oct 2017, S L Johnson via blindtlk wrote:

> Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 20:45:37
> From: S L Johnson via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Reply-To: S L Johnson <SLJohnson25 at comcast.net>,
>     Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: S L Johnson <SLJohnson25 at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Suggestions Needed
> 
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your suggestions.  I cannot afford the Apple products O I will be
> looking at an android phone.  I am going to call the agency for the blind
> here in Indianapolis to see if they have any assistance for a senior
> homemaker who's medical situation has changed.  I was looking on LS&S
> reading about the digital recorders.  Some models may help me organize some
> of the stuff I now keep in Braille.  I have already begun looking into
> changing my Braille prescription labels to talking labels if that is needed.
> I had a terrible time reading those Braille labels the past few days.  As
> for the lancets pricking my already numb fingers, I am a type 2 diabetic but
> have stopped the testing on my fingers for now.  I have contacted Prodigy
> about the alternative testing sites.  I do appreciate the helpful
> suggestions I have received from many of you.  Thanks so much.  To me losing
> the ability to read Braille is as bad as a sighted person losing their
> glasses.  Thanks for the kind support.  Does anyone know how Dragon
> Naturally Speaking works with Jaws or NVDA?  I have also considered trying
> to start a discussion list for those of us with additional medical issues or
> disabilities.  I am sure that a lot of us could really benefit from sharing
> ideas and coping strategies.  Keep those great ideas and support coming.
> Feel free to write off list if this topic becomes too much for the
> guidelines of the list.  I am sure David will let us know if we need to take
> our discussion private.  Meanwhile it might just help someone else.  Have a
> good evening.
>
> Sandra
> SLJohnson25 at comcast.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jude DaShiell via blindtlk
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2017 8:18 PM
> To: S L Johnson via blindtlk
> Cc: Jude DaShiell
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Suggestions Needed
>
> Please get to some place with braille resources that supports braille
> use.  If you can do that, ask to examine a sample of jumbo braille and
> perhaps pick up equipment to write jumbo braille.  I've never felt it
> but understand it is larger and perhaps will keep you in the game a
> little longer.  Perhaps American Printing House For The Blind could come
> up with an orbit reader with a jumbo braille display too.  That might be
> useful for you too.  If anybody tries sticking a needle or lancet into
> any of your braille reading fingers, strangle them.  Having that happen
> really will degrade sensitivity in those fingers even faster.
>
> American Printing House for the blind makes two sizes of abacus and
> interestingly the larger size for people like me with fine motor
> deficits is slightly less expensive than the standard small sized
> abacus.
> Many smart phones have no keypads and have flat screens.  I suggest you
> get yourself to maybe an Apple Store and spend some hours there with an
> iPhone and have the vo starter program installed and running on the
> phone.  You get to try different activities in that program and will
> find out pretty shortly if a smart phone ought to be part of your
> future.
>
> If you do get to an apple store see if someone can show you how to use
> VoiceOver on a mac computer and explain your disabilities situation to
> them accurately.  They may have ideas for you I don't now have to help
> with existing and upcoming challenges you will face.
>
> On Wed, 4 Oct 2017, S L Johnson via blindtlk wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 11:34:17
>> From: S L Johnson via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Reply-To: S L Johnson <SLJohnson25 at comcast.net>,
>>     Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: Blind-Talk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: S L Johnson <SLJohnson25 at comcast.net>
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Suggestions Needed
>>
>> Good Morning:
>>
>> I am writing to my fellow list members to ask for suggestions.  I am
>> totally
>> blind and have been using Braille for all my needs since loosing my sight
>> in
>> 1972.  I have multiple sclerosis.  One of my most annoying symptoms is
>> that
>> my fingers are getting very numb and uncoordinated.  This is making it
>> almost impossible for me to read Braille and daily tasks are more
>> difficult
>> with numb clumbsy hands.  I am seeking ideas for labeling household goods,
>> keeping track of user names and passwords,  a new way to manage my phone
>> and
>> address file and lots of other things that I normally do with Braille.  My
>> other need is a way to read print.  I have been an optacon user since
>> 1976.
>> I have open book on my computer but want something more portable.  I have
>> considered getting a smart phone so I can use KNFB Reader but what kind of
>> feeling and dexterity will I need to use one effectively?  I noticed that
>> in
>> the past few days I had trouble answering my home phone because I could
>> not
>> feel the buttons.  Even typing on my computer is getting more challenging.
>> Any advice and information will be appreciated.  You can write to me off
>> list if you prefer and I don?t want to clutter up the list with my needs.
>>
>> Sandra Johnson
>> SLJohnson25 at comcast.net
>>
>
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