[Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice comments

Tue Jan 24 02:44:56 UTC 2012

Wow, I am agreeing with Mike on this one LOL.  Sorry Mike just funning.
Anyway, I believe that if we move to work on these issues in our own state, like here in NY, we are working on finalizing in our congress, the Blind Patients Bill of Rights, if it goes through this would be a victory, and this could expand to other states as well.  As well as NY is also trying to Insurance Companies such as Medicaid and some HMOs to have in there formularies to cover the strips and meters.
Working closely with Advanced Diabetic Solutions, where they were have many clients insurances not pay for their clients strips and other needs such as the solo or prodigy voice.
We are hard at work on this, and will keep the Division in the loop of the success of this. Mindy Jacobsen, who is our Division President here in NY is also an officer of this division and should keep President Freeman, updated on this and other issues.
This I feel is a reason, that we should have Diabetic Divisions in our state affiliations to start little and go big.
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> From: k7uij at panix.com
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:59:19 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice comments
> 
> Dolly Madison situation? I don't follow.
> 
> As for the Technology Bill of Rights, we (NFB) have pulled in our horns a
> bit. Given the current make-up of the House of Representatives and the
> adamant opposition of the majority party in the House to "mandates", it was
> decided to reduce the scope of the Technology Bill of rights to cover only
> home Appliances at this juncture. Thus, kiosks, office equipment and,
> presumably, medical equipment, are not covered in the proposed Home
> Appliance Accessibility Act. While this is disappointing to those of us who
> use medical equipment that we wish were accessible without vision, this is
> certainly understandable and, in the current political climate, wise. It's
> far easier to explain to an obstinate congressperson why one might want
> access to one's stove or laundry equipment than it is to cover a more
> extensive list of products. Even so, we're rolling the stone uphill. I won't
> write further in this vein as I might wax partisan and NFB is nonpartisan.
> If you want to read a diatribe on the subject, write me privately. (huge
> grin)
> 
> Insofar as what we can do, I'll give some advice privately. But publicly, I
> think the best we can do re accessibility is to await the results of the
> 2012 elections and hope the next Congress will be mor conducive to mandates.
> 
> We can still work at the state level to make insurance carriers put what
> accessible products there are on their formularies. I confess that I have
> not caused a bill to be introduced in the Washington state legislature to
> this effect though I know where in statute it should reside as the
> legislature is dealing primarily with figuring out how to balance our
> budjget and it's a short session so any bill I would have introduced would
> go nowhere. I hope the legislative climate is better next year.
> 
> Mike Freeman
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 1:24 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice comments
> 
> Just out of curiosity, what is being done, or has been done, helping
> diabetics receive the nonvisual tools, such as talking meters, essential
> for independent management, and is this something that would be covered
> under the technology bill of rights? And are there any updates on this
> bill? And if diabetic needs are not specifically mentioned in the
> current bill, what can any of us do to ensure we are listed on it? Don't
> want another Dolly Madison situation, smile.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>  
> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Colleen Roth
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 12:37 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice comments
> 
> 
> Hi,
> My Prescription Provider only covers strips and lancets from two
> companies. It is amazing but Expess Scrips can't figure out why a
> totally blind person needs to have a talking meter. Colleen Roth
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Albert Sanchez <albertsanchez at suddenlink.net>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Monday, Jan 23, 2012 09:22:53 AM
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice comments
> 
> >
> >
> > Hello List
> > I have been using a Prodigy Voice glucometer for the last several 
> > years and
> > am quite pleased with it. I recently had a need to find the meters
> serial 
> > number which is on the back. Since both my wife and I are totally
> blind I 
> > had to wait until I could get sighted assistance in finding that
> number and 
> > it occurred to me that since I can get an audible "readout" of the
> serial 
> > number from my Digital Talking Book player and my VR Stream, would it
> be 
> > possible to get that type of information built in to the "Voice"? I
> called 
> > Prodigy Tech Support with that idea. I was told by their
> representative that 
> > "if it happened at all, it would be a long time before it would be 
> > implemented. The reason for the importance of the Serial Number is
> that some 
> > software to download your readings from the meter to the computer
> requires 
> > the meters serial number.
> > 
> > Am I the only one who wonders about this, or are their others on list 
> > with
> > input into this discussion question.
> > 
> > Yours Cordially
> > Albert Sanchez
> > 
> > 
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