[Diabetes-talk] Voice

[Eileen Scrivani]

Why can't the voice of the Diabetic be produced in a down-loadable format 
that would save on both printing & paper costs in addition to the costs for 
audio dubbing/recording equipment and cassettes?  If a master copy was made 
available on a web site & with today's technology, both text & audio 
versions could be easily down-loaded to computers.  From there they could be 
read with the use of screen reading software, magnification software, or 
simply copied onto a CD and played on a boom box.  Who doesn't own a CD 
Player these days?  Also with NLS moving to the digital down-loadable 
talking books format blind people will be equipped with players that would 
allow them to read these files.

I think there is some good & useful info that comes from the voice.  It 
would be a shame if a newly blinded diabetic could not get the information 
they need.  Doctor's certainly don't know the blindness aspect of diabetes 
well.  In fact, in December, I was at my Doc's and they were asking me what 
the options are for talking/accessible meters!

By the way, out of noseyocity, what percentage of the NFB membership is the 
diabetic population?  I would think pretty high?  Just guessing, but am 
interested to know.

Eileen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joyce Porter" <joyce.m.porter at verizon.net>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Voice


>I couldn't agree more.  I believe other cuts could have been made and the
> "Voice" could have been left alone.  I'm afraid our support system is
> beginning to collapse.  At work our diabetes educator has recommended the
> "Voice to her patients.  I sure hate to tell her that it is gone.
> Joyce
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Anspach
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 10:58 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Voice
>
> Hi Joyce and all,
> I couldn't agree more. It was quite apparent by the large number of copies
> being circulated that many, many in the diabetes area or field were 
> reading
> the Voice.
>
> It now makes me wonder how much support I can expect to get from the NFB 
> now
> that this happened. Will the NFB be there to help us all when it comes to
> fight for an accessible insulin pump, for example? How will these cutbacks
> impact the DAN as an affiliate in the future? After reading Elizabeth's
> message, it really makes me wonder. I sincerely hope that this does not 
> mean
> the end of the DAN and the support we as blind diabetics get through the
> NFB.
>
> Dave
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 5:39 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Voice
>
> I feel so bad that there will be no more "Voice of the Diabetic".  So 
> many
> folks have enjoyed and learned so much from this publication.  It will  be 
> a
> loss to the blind and sighted community.
>
> Joyce Kane
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