[nabs-l] phone numbers at night clubs

[Adrianne Dempsey]

I think taking a note taker to the club is a bad idea.  I don't even bring 
my purse because it is just something to carry around.  You don't want to 
set it down somewhere, and you would just look silly dancing with it.  In 
fact I don't even bring my cane because I don't know what to do with it on 
the dance floor.  I usually go with a friend and just go sighted guide.  I 
hate loosing a bit of independence but what ells can you do.  If I go with 
other blind friends then I usually bring my cane but I always feel silly 
with it at the club.  As far as phone numbers...  I think having someone 
ells program it in to your phone is fine if you can not do it yourself.  But 
my phone is not very accessible and I can do it.  I just  hit o.k. and it 
brings up a menu the first thing on the menu is add contact.  I hit O.K. 
again, and then you can type in the number then down arrow and type in the 
name. Then hit o.k. again and their it is.  Another option is to have a 
bizness card with your info, so you can give the new person your number. 
This is probably not so necessary as pretty much every one has cell phones 
now but it is a thought.  The slate and stylist is a good idea to if you can 
get a hold of one of those ninny slates.  But you have to be careful with 
this option, because you could get stabbed with the stylist if you move 
funny or if your pants are tight.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] phone numbers at night clubs


> Hmmmmm. Interesting subject.  I would've taken the notetaker just
> because I'm pretty touchy feely about my information.  The numbers are
> not programmable by a blind person in my cell phone, so a note taker
> is a good option.
> Beth
>
> On 1/1/10, Kevin Wassmer <commanderlumpy2003 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Hello folks. It's been a long time sense I have bought up a discussion on
>> here. First of all, I will say I am doing fine. I have a job at Verizon
>> Wireless working at a call center. It is challenging. How it is 
>> rewarding. I
>> am glad to finely get off of social security soon. Or as I call it 
>> socialist
>> insecurity. But that's another story.
>>
>>                 I want to bring up a topic. I use to go to night clubs 
>> back
>> in the day. I did not want to bring my Braille Note with me because the
>> thought back then of bringing my note taker sounded strange. But I would
>> always have a problem if I met someone and wanted to get their number. 
>> This
>> was because the music was so loud that it was hard to communicate. I use 
>> to
>> have people program numbers in to my cell phone at nosy places like that. 
>> My
>> question to you all is this. Being blind, would you have taken your note
>> taker to the night club? The more I think about it, the more I believe a
>> Slate and Styles would have been a great option for some like the night 
>> club
>> sidereal. What would you have done?
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