[Diabetes-talk] Need Info about Advocate Meter

[Jude DaShiell]

Unless it's a much improved model in terms of accessibility you'll do 
better with any of the other meters discussed on this list.  From the 
review I read of them, they're foreign manufactured which always properly 
raises a question about counterfeit parts in the manufacturing supply 
chain Tiwan manufacture not far from People's Republic Of China.  
Logistics can't even keep counterfeit medicines coming in from India and 
can't keep counterfeit parts out of the aircraft maintenance supply chains 
in America,.On Tue, 5 Apr 2011, Mike Freeman wrote:

> So do we all.  NFB's Technology Bill of Rights and the already-passed
> Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (which both
> NFB and ACB supported) would go far toward making this happen.  We would
> parlay the Technology Bill of Rights to cover medical devices such as blood
> glucose meters, keytone test kits, A1C test kits and insulin pumps.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debbie
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 7:43 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Need Info about Advocate Meter
> 
> Thanks, Mike.  I long for the day when devices have to be completely
> accessible without sighted assistance!
> 
> Debbie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 10:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Need Info about Advocate Meter
> 
> 
> > No; it speaks the current reading but you cannot review readings from 
> > memory
> > using speech and you cannot set the time/date and other meter functions 
> > via
> > speech.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> > [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debbie
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 6:31 PM
> > To: Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> > Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Need Info about Advocate Meter
> >
> > A friend of mine is currently using the Prodigy Voice meter, but was 
> > wanting
> > to consider other talking meters.  Is the Advocate blind-friendly and
> > accurate?
> >
> > Obviously from recent threads, not all talking meters are created equal!
> >
> > Debbie
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