[nabs-l] daisy playback devices

Tue Feb 21 21:31:35 UTC 2012

HIMS=20is=20another=20manufacture=20of=20technology=20for=20the=20blind,=20=
like=20
Humanware.=20=20They=20make=20the=20BrailleSense.

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:=20Joshua=20Lester=20<jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Mon,=2020=20Feb=202012=2020:15:15=20-0600
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20daisy=20playback=20devices

What=20is=20HIMS?
Thanks,=20Joshua

On=202/20/12,=20Ashley=20Bramlett=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net>=20wrote:
=20Chris,
=20No=20petition=20from=20me;=20however,=20I=20will=20write=20down=20my=20s=
uggestions=20
for=20products
=20and=20improvements=20for=20the=20braille=20note;=20sad=20to=20hear=20you=
=20think=20
they=20are=20not
=20listening;=20I=20suppose=20it=92s=20the=20nature=20of=20a=20large=20busi=
ness.
=20I'd=20say=20don't=20give=20up=20and=20keep=20giving=20your=20feedback=20=
to=20them=20as=20a=20
informed
=20customer.

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20Chris=20Nusbaum
=20Sent:=20Monday,=20February=2020,=202012=205:00=20PM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20daisy=20playback=20devices

=20Do=20you=20think=20we'd=20get=20enough=20signatures?=20And=20send=20the=
=20petition=20
to
=20who,=20Humanware?=20I'm=20sorry=20to=20be=20pesemistic=20here,=20but=20I=
=20highly
=20doubt=20they'll=20listen=20to=20a=20petition;=20they=20won't=20listen=20=
to
=20BrailleNote=20users'=20suggestions=20on=20the=20BrailleNote=20list=20and=
=20in
=20direct=20emails/calls=20to=20Humanware,=20and=20plus=20they=20won't=20ke=
ep=20their
=20promises=20when=20it=20comes=20to=20new=20features=20in=20the=20BrailleN=
ote=20that
=20they=20promise=20will=20come=20in=20the=20next=20Keysoft=20upgrade,=20bu=
t=20they
=20never=20do.=20=20HIMS=20is=20blowing=20them=20out=20of=20the=20water,=20=
and=20Humanware
=20doesn't=20even=20seem=20to=20get=20the=20point!=20That's=20just=20my=20s=
oapbox
=20though.

=20Chris

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

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

=20nuisance."
=20--=20Kenneth=20Jernigan

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
=20From:=20Joshua=20Lester=20<jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Date=20sent:=20Wed,=2015=20Feb=202012=2020:56:35=20-0600
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20daisy=20playback=20devices

=20Let's=20file=20a=20petition!
=20Blessings,=20Joshua

=20On=202/15/12,=20Rania=20Ismail=20CMT=20<raniaismail04 at gmail.com>=20wrote=
:
=20Wow=20that's=20sad!=20Ashley,=20I'm=20with=20you=20when=20it=20comes=20t=
o=20just
=20putting=20a=20book=20in
=20a=20player!=20That=20is=20so=20much=20easyer=20especially=20if=20people=
=20like=20me
=20don't=20have=20any
=20of=20those=20things=20to=20download=20to!
=20Rania,

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
=20[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On=20Behalf
=20Of=20Joshua=20Lester
=20Sent:=20Wednesday,=20February=2015,=202012=208:13=20PM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20daisy=20playback=20devices

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

=20On=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
=20you=20have
=20to
=20download=20books.=20=20That=20is=20fine=20if=20you=20are=20tech=20savvy=
=20and=20have=20an
=20internet
=20connection=20and=20the=20site=20is=20accessible.=20=20For=20some,=20thos=
e
=20variables=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's=20site=20and=20saw=20this=20disappointi=
ng=20news.
=20Well,=20I
=20actually=20knew=20they=20discontinued=20the=20classic=20and=20bibe.
=20It=20said,
=20"The=20following=20players=20are=20no=20longer=20available=20for=20purch=
ase=20at
=20Learning
=20Ally,=20but=20training=20and=20support=20materials=20are=20available=20f=
or=20the
=20Victor
=20Reader
=20Wave,=20Victor=20Reader=20Vibe=20and=20Victor=20Reader=20ClassicX+=20"
=20The=20players=20they=20sell=20include=20the=20plextalk=20and=20vr=20stre=
am.
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