<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Wonderful Thoughtful note. I had not seen it before our latest philosophy Friday. Although we have been touching on matters that seem, lately, always to revolve back to or specifically around technology. I don’t think we’ve really ever said, we are going to talk about technology and how it affects our lives as blind people on philosophy Friday. On the other hand, almost every philosophy Friday In some form or fashion deals with that double edged sword of technology. And I love that particular speech.<br><br><div dir="ltr">At Your Service,<div>Kevan Worley</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 29, 2020, at 1:15 PM, Darian Smith via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Good afternoon,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> I was reading a recent national convention banquet speech”<a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/convent/2017/banquet-speech-2017.html" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">Innovation, Blindness, and the Emerging Pattern of Thought</span></a>”and it got me thinking about how technology has impacted the way we live in this new version of our world.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Technology has allowed us to stay connected with our loved ones, allowed us to continue our work from the safety of our homes,Travel to get what we need, explore new eateries or enjoy our old favorites, and share what’s new in our lives.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> Still we face technology that we are unable to use, owing to how the technology is designed, and to another extreme the technology we use in our daily lives gets mistaken as essential in making us whole as opposed to a beneficial tool that gives our whole selves the chance to participate fully in society.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> How do you feel technology has been beneficial to you as a blind person?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> When have you experienced times when people erroneously see the technology you use as a godsend that due to your blindness you would be lost without?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">What is a piece of technology or an advancement in the field of technology that the NFB has made happen that you benefit from today?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">What are ways that our philosophy or, as the banquet speech terms it, “pattern of thought influenced your personal strategy/philosophy on leveraging technology?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">I know that we all use technology in different ways and have different levels of comfort as this topic relates.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> I look forward to hearing the differing points of view.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> Best,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> Darian </span></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk mailing list</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Colorado-Talk:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/kevan%40nfbco.org</span><br><span>List archives can be found at <http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>