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<P>This is amazing and thank you and your daughter for sharing it with us all. This is great assistance technology and I am excited to see much more to come in the future. Technology like this helps bridge the gap between the blind and sighted world.</P>
<P>Cheri<BR><BR></P>
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<P><B>From: </B>"Deb Reed" <deb.reed57@gmail.com><BR><B>To: </B>"NFB of Connecticut Mailing List" <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org><BR><B>Sent: </B>Tuesday, July 23, 2013 9:42:24 AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: [Ct-nfb] Boston Globe highlights new technology for the visually impaired<BR><BR>Yes Dave that would be an example of over reliance, but I am sure we can agree that when some of our skills don't reveal what we would like to know, it could be a tool for further independence. Enjoy your day!<BR><BR></P>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 10:26 PM, David Andrews <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:dandrews@visi.com" target=_blank>dandrews@visi.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>I can see some good things about this, but some bad too. I would worry about over-reliance on it -- you don't need a phone to tell you what you have for lunch in front of you!<BR><BR>Dave
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<DIV class=h5><BR><BR>At 06:23 PM 7/22/2013, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Hi everyone,<BR>My daughter forwarded this link about some new software that is being used at the Carroll Center in Newton and will become available next year. Sounds amazing. One thing to take special note of is the blue tooth to keep audio info to the user only. <BR><A href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/07/21/for-blind-kids-smartphone-shows-way/RCxI74zW3ENnpMtXP02oNL/story.html?p1=Well_BG_Links#" target=_blank>http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/07/21/for-blind-kids-smartphone-shows-way/RCxI74zW3ENnpMtXP02oNL/story.html?p1=Well_BG_Links#</A> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Ct-nfb mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" target=_blank>Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</A><BR><A href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org" target=_blank>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</A><BR>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ct-nfb:<BR><A href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/deb.reed57%40gmail.com" target=_blank>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/deb.reed57%40gmail.com</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Ct-nfb mailing list<BR>Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org<BR>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org<BR>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ct-nfb:<BR>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/cbduquette%40comcast.net</div></body></html>