[BlindTlk] Type

[J w]

Why are royal typewriters

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 11, 2020, at 11:45 AM, Pamela Dominguez via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I remember the school district gave me a portable typewriter on loan to use in highschool, but I had an itinerant teacher, so I didn't really use it to type homework or anything.  I actually used it to type letters on.  Pam.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Sherri via BlindTlk
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 5:32 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Cc: Sherri
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Type
> 
> Thank you!  You are kind!  Thank goodness for my medical spell checker. Lol!
> 
> We used mainly royal typewriters at the school for the blind.  I remember my
> mom found me an old Royal typewriter which served me well through college.
> 
> I also remember typing research papers in high school and college.  What a
> drag!  Had to actually count your lines on the page to leave enough space
> for the footnotes.  Very difficult.  College students have it made now with
> computers.
> Sherri
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mark Tardif
> via BlindTlk
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 5:14 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Mark Tardif <markspark at roadrunner.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Type
> 
> I have indeed observed you typing, and you are very fast.  You kick butt.  I
> haven't been timed in a very long time, but I started taking typing in the
> sixth grade at the school for the blind.  I was using a manual Royal
> typewriter and I used a manual Smith Corona in college.  Yes, I remember the
> IBM Selectric.  I worked with one for a couple of summers.
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sherri via BlindTlk
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 2:44 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Cc: Sherri
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Type
> 
> I haven't been timed for a long time, but I do medical transcription for a
> living, so I know my typing speed is quite high.  I can usually outtype the
> dictation of most doctors.  I was taught typing at the school for the blind
> I attended starting in about fourth grade, I believe.  For me, it was the
> one skill that got me a job, which I have been doing on and off for well
> over 40 years.  When I started transcription, I used an IBM Selectric
> (remember those)?  Things have come a long way technologically, but because
> of that, the field of medical transcription is changing as doctors are doing
> more and more of their own dictation with programs that "type" what they are
> saying.  This requires the transcription field to change from typing
> straight dictation to editing the work of doctors for accuracy.  I am very
> glad I learned the typing skill at such an early age.
> 
> Sherri
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jamelle via
> BlindTlk
> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2020 10:44 PM
> To: BlindTlk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: jmail201586 at yahoo.com
> Subject: [BlindTlk] Type
> 
> Hi,
> 
> At what age did you learn to type?
> 
> How many wpm can you type now?
> 
> I'm asking this question because I think that blind and visually impaired
> individuals are learning skills at earlier ages then some who are the same
> ages. I was 11-12 when I'd began typing.
> 
> According to the hr center I'd went to a few years ago, I'm able to type
> 46-53 wpm.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> BlindTlk mailing list
> BlindTlk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> BlindTlk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/flmom2006%40gmail.com
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> BlindTlk mailing list
> BlindTlk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> BlindTlk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/markspark%40roadrunner
> .com
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> BlindTlk mailing list
> BlindTlk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> BlindTlk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/flmom2006%40gmail.com
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> BlindTlk mailing list
> BlindTlk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for BlindTlk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/pammygirl99%40gmail.com 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> BlindTlk mailing list
> BlindTlk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for BlindTlk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/jmail201586%40yahoo.com Where are royal typewriters thank you