[NFB-DB] Looking For Methods To Help The Deaf-Blind At meetings

Wed Apr 4 14:37:02 UTC 2018

Danielle,

I don’t use ASL, at this point in life I don’t care to learn, I like technology and am thankful to the FCC and their ICC program.

I have experienced situations where meetings are not equipped to pay for interpreters.  We cannot force anyone to pay for something they can’t afford, I certainly can’t afford to pay for one myself.  I attend many meetings and find an SSP to be the BEST way.

How do you get a private group or organization to pay?  My experience has been to not go there. . 

P.S.

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I agree with Danielle. The problem is, most people are not quick enough braille readers to benefit from a system like this. Also, this assumes the person's first language is a written language-- eg English.  I also am Deafblind and use interpreters. There are voiceover interpreters for Deafblind who are hard of hearing, and then sign language-- ASL, or another manual coded forms of English available. Good luck! 

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On Apr 3, 2018, at 3:50 PM, Danielle Burton via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-db at nfbnet.org> > wrote:

Hi Louis, these are very good questions. I personally have not found these methods to be particularly great. I guess if everyone is tech savvy enough to figure it out it might work but then what if the technology fails then the DeafBlind wouldn't have that access. The best access  is really through interpreters. Maybe someone else on this list might know how this works but as a DeafBlind person myself I wouldn't like fighting with the technology of that sort. Just my opinion.   

Danielle Burton, Secretary National Federation of the Blind DeafBlind Division 

Email: danielleburton94 at gmail.com <mailto:danielleburton94 at gmail.com> 

Phone: 859-469-6260  

On Apr 3, 2018, at 4:43 PM, Louis Maher via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-db at nfbnet.org> > wrote:

Hello,

I am looking for a method to help the deaf-blind participate in meetings.

It has been proposed to have a person type the speakers words in real time and send the written speech output to linked computers using Braille displays.

I am not sure how to do this.

I believe that Bluetooth can connect several computers at a time; however, I am unsure how to have the deaf-blind see the output of one
Typist using a bluetooth system.

It has been suggested that I I Use Collaboration software such as  
Microsoft teams, 
Slack, 
go to meeting, or skype for business.

Has anyone linked a system of computers to help the deaf-blind attend meetings?

Does anyone have an opinion on what the best software would be?

Thanks for your help.

Regards
Louis Maher
Phone: 713-444-7838
E-mail ljmaher03 at outlook.com <mailto:ljmaher03 at outlook.com> 

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