[nabs-l] daisy playback devices

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi=20Ashley,

I=20know=20you're=20in=20Northern=20Virginia,=20so=20I=20can=20tell=20you=20=
that=20ITG=20
will=20still=20support=20old=20Humanware=20products.

Chris

Chris=20Nusbaum
Email=20and=20Google=20Talk/Keychat=20(on=20the=20BrailleNote)=20ID:=20
dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
Skype:=20christpher.nusbaum3=20or=20search=20for=20Chris=20Nusbaum

"The=20real=20problem=20of=20blindness=20is=20not=20the=20loss=20of=20eyesi=
ght.=20=20The=20
real=20problem=20is=20the=20misunderstanding=20and=20lack=20of=20education=
=20that=20
exists.=20=20If=20a=20blind=20person=20has=20the=20proper=20training=20and=
=20
opportunity,=20blindness=20can=20be=20reduced=20to=20a=20mere=20physical=20=

nuisance."
--=20Kenneth=20Jernigan

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20"Ashley=20Bramlett"=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Wed,=2015=20Feb=202012=2019:22:51=20-0500
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20daisy=20playback=20devices

Joshua,
I=20agree.=20=20I=20am=20beyond=20disappointed=20that=20human=20ware=20woul=
d=20
discontinue=20great
products.=20=20I=20have=20a=20wave=20and=20love=20it=20but=20I=20know=20it=
=20won't=20last=20
forever.=20=20Will
humanware=20vendors=20even=20fix=20these=20old=20products?=20Okay=20I=20mig=
ht=20
understand
discontinuing=20some=20products.=20=20but=20the=20vr=20classic?=20No=20way!=

The=20victor=20reader=20classic=20had=20some=20advantages;=20a=20few=20are=
=20as=20
follows:=201.=20=20the
buttons=20were=20larger.=20=202.=20=20The=20texture
of=20the=20arrows=20was=20different=20as=20I=20recall.=20=203.=20=20You=20c=
ould=20put=20it=20on=20
a=20desk=20and
it=20was=20heavy=20enough=20not=20to=20knock=20over,=20but
not=20so=20heavy=20you=20could=20not=20hold=20and=20move=20it.=20=20I=20say=
=20this=20because=20
I've=20knocked
over=20small=20products=20by=20accident.
Besides,=20seniors=20and=20people=20with=20multiple=20disabilties=20could=20=
use=20
these=20simple
cd=20players.
We=20are=20fortunate=20to=20have=20internet=20connections,=20computers,=20s=
creen=20
readers,
and=20the=20tools=20to=20download=20books.=20=20But=20not=20everyone=20has=
=20these=20
tools.=20=20Not=20every
one=20has=20this=20ability;=20they=20may=20have=20ability=20to=20pop=20a=20=
cd=20in=20and=20
press=20a
button=20though.

I=20wish=20I=20could=20start=20a=20petetion=20to=20humanware=20about=20this=
.=20=20not=20a=20
good=20trend=20at
all;=20especially=20with=20multiple=20disabled=20students=20who=20cannot=20=
use=20
the=20internet;
but=20they=20can=20press=20buttons.

-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20Joshua=20Lester
Sent:=20Wednesday,=20February=2015,=202012=207:13=20PM
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20daisy=20playback=20devices

Wow!
What=20a=20shame!
I=20agree=20with=20you!
Something's=20got=20to=20give!
Blessings,=20Joshua

On=202/15/12,=20Ashley=20Bramlett=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net>=20wrote:
=20Hi=20all,
=20I=20like=20the=20ease=20of=20daisy=20cds.
=20But=20products=20for=20them=20are=20being=20discontinued.

=20Increasingly,=20we=20are=20getting=20only=20devices=20that=20play=20sd=20=
cards=20so=20
you=20have
=20to
=20download=20books.=20=20That=20is=20fine=20if=20you=20are=20tech=20savvy=
=20and=20have=20an=20
internet
=20connection=20and=20the=20site=20is=20accessible.=20=20For=20some,=20thos=
e=20
variables=20do=20not
=20exist=20though.
=20Besides,=20I=20want=20to=20just=20pop=20a=20book=20in=20a=20player;=20it=
s=20easier=20than
=20downloading
=20for=20me.
=20I=20was=20on=20learning=20ally=92s=20site=20and=20saw=20this=20disappoin=
ting=20news.=20=20
Well,=20I
=20actually=20knew=20they=20discontinued=20the=20classic=20and=20bibe.
=20It=20said,
=20=93The=20following=20players=20are=20no=20longer=20available=20for=20pur=
chase=20at=20
Learning
=20Ally,=20but=20training=20and=20support=20materials=20are=20available=20f=
or=20the=20
Victor
=20Reader
=20Wave,=20Victor=20Reader=20Vibe=20and=20Victor=20Reader=20ClassicX+=20=93=

=20The=20players=20they=20sell=20include=20the=20plextalk=20and=20vr=20stre=
am.
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