[humanser] good news: conference materials

[Lisa Irving]

Hello

I love the Knfb I find it useful for taking pictures and reading email maybe a menu and some simple stuff I don't find very practical to use for large quantities of material I have a hunch like Hanafee reader will be very helpful tomorrow as I read the conference agenda. I did receive the agenda however it was a image file of some sort. So yes I like the reader.

From
Lisa Irving

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> On Oct 21, 2015, at 4:39 PM, Ginny Duff via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> How about the KNFB Reader? 
> 
> 
> 
> Dr. V. Duff 
> Clinical Director, West End ACT Team, 
> St. Joseph's Heatlh Centre , Toronto
> Staff Psychiatrist, Complex Mental Illness, CAMH 
> Lecturer, University of Toronto
> Tel:   416.530.6000, ext 3101
> FAX:   416.530.6363
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Oct 21, 2015, at 5:51 PM, Michael Abell via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Ginny and all,
>>   The Pearl camera is a great tool as it is a portable camera that
>> sets up in a couple of minutes and can be carried in a back pack. It works
>> with Open book (OCR program) to convert the image of a book, handout, or
>> letter into text that can be used with Jaws to read the document to you.
>> Using it is fairly simple and it works great.
>>   I use it in those cases when I have not asked for materials ahead of
>> conferences or classes so that I can participate with the rest of the
>> participants. It is a great tool for translating text into speech.
>>   The best tool is preparation. If I am planning on attending a
>> conference, I always ask ahaead of time for the materials in electronic
>> format. I have found that these documents are always produced in .dox or
>> .pdf already, so it it easier to get them before the conference begins.
>> There are few tools that can take the place of preparation.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Michael "Big Dog" Abell
>> 
>> Helping individuals to find their eyes in the dark.
>> (480) 369-0805
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ginny Duff
>> via humanser
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 10:26 AM
>> To: humanser at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Ginny Duff
>> Subject: =?utf-8?B?UmU6IFtodW1hbnNlcl0gZ29vZCBuZXdzOiBjb25mZXJlbmNlIG1hdGVyaWFscw====?> 
>> Lisa - What is a Pearl camera?? 
>> 
>> Ginny
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Dr. V. Duff 
>> Clinical Director, West End ACT Team, 
>> St. Joseph's Heatlh Centre , Toronto
>> Staff Psychiatrist, Complex Mental Illness, CAMH 
>> Lecturer, University of Toronto
>> Tel:   416.530.6000, ext 3101
>> FAX:   416.530.6363
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>>> On Oct 21, 2015, at 1:20 PM, Lisa Irving via humanser
>>> <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Most of you have heard about my concerns and some of my frustrations about
>>> obtaining training and conference materials in accessible digital content.
>> I
>>> want to share some good news in this area of my life. Essentially, I spoke
>>> to a very empathetic woman this morning. She's in charge of a local
>> day-long
>>> mental health conference. We I'll work together after the conference to
>> find
>>> ways to make the information accessible. I am getting a Pearl camera and
>>> it's my understanding that I will be able to take charge in this
>>> overwhelming, non-stop and very frustrating area of my life. I know the
>>> Pearl camera is not the end-all but, it's another option for self-reliance
>>> and self-empowerment. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From,
>>> 
>>> Lisa Irving
>>> 
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