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<DIV><FONT size=4>Hey Shadow Wolf,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>You are very observant, yes I meant perplexed. I hope
this group is all that you need it to be.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I have Optic Neuropathy, which effects both vision and
hearing. It is hereditary. My vision has only gotten worse with
age. I also use Zoomtext at a 16 to 24X. While I took braille 1 and
2 in the past, I haven't any equipment either. My hearing is at a moderate
loss. I didn't until recently consider that I was deaf-blind since I
didn't use sign language like other members of my family. There is no real
neat package to fit into when you are not totally deaf blind. I accept
that I have both hearing and vision loss. Having hearing loss is the only
disability where people get angry at you because you don't understand what they
are saying. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I will be happy to communicate with
you. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Blessings,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Cheri </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/19/2014 6:00:52 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
soulalibi@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Hi
Cheri,<BR>Thanks for the brief intro about this group. And I think you meant
to say "perplexed at first". <BR>Anyhow, I have been a Deaf-Blind individual
my whole life. I am visually impaired with a common eye degenerate known as RP
(retinitis pigmentosa). I am also hard of hearing (H of H) wearing both a CI
and a digital hearing aid. But I did not go by this term (Deaf-Blind) until
2009 when I was first exposed to the Deaf-Blind community. But it took me
another year to learn to accept the term. I didn't know a DB community or such
groups existed, until around that time. I'm no stranger to the Deaf-Blind
realities as I live with it my whole life. I just successfully completed my 11
month long training at the Helen Keller National Center this past Jan. 31st.
And I am fully aware of the many needs and challenges we DBs face in everyday
life. My personal needs may not be the same as yours and others in this
group. For example, I am not yet a skilled Braille reader. My skills ended in
Grade 2 Uncontracted Braille somewhere in the beginning of the first couple
chapters. I prefer to read with my own eyes using the ZoomText 10 software.
That means I may lack some basic knowledge in Braille related equipment and
associated Braille products. <BR><BR>I hope to keep up with certain
discussions that I can relate to. <BR><BR>--Shadow Wolf<BR><BR>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 3/19/2014 4:53 PM, <A
title=mailto:Cherifields@aol.com class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:Cherifields@aol.com">Cherifields@aol.com</A> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Hello Shadow,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>My understanding is that it started out to help those of
us who had both hearing and vision loss to ask us how we voted and we all
gave our responses as to what would help us to be able to vote in
elections. When that was finished this board was to let others ask
questions and give responses. I hope this helps you. I was
somewhat complexed at first and then I just jumped in and answered someones
questions or said hello to new members.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Blessings,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Cheri Fields</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 3/19/2014 10:01:19 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, <A
title=mailto:soulalibi@gmail.com class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:soulalibi@gmail.com">soulalibi@gmail.com</A> writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>Thanks for the clarification. Looking forward to some
interesting <BR>discussions in this forum.<BR><BR>On 3/19/2014 6:35 AM,
Gerardo Corripio wrote:<BR>> This list is mainly talk about
deafblind, people who have both, <BR>> hearing and vission impairments.
For instance I start talking about <BR>> let's say hearing aids, and
others chime in by replying to my EMail.<BR>><BR>> El 19/03/2014
06:58 a.m., Shadow Wolf escribió:<BR>>> Hello Lisa or
David,<BR>>> I first sent an email to Lisa Hall, but unfortunately
her email <BR>>> address as provided in this group information page,
did not go through.<BR>>> I just joined the NFB-DB list yesterday.
But I am not familiar with <BR>>> how this list works. I am getting
occasional emails from individuals <BR>>> where I have no clue what
the topic of discussion is about. Or from <BR>>> someone in response
to someone else's comment as part of a broader <BR>>> discussion.
Perhaps from before I joined. I haven't posted anything <BR>>> yet.
Until I fully understand how the list works. Any helpful <BR>>>
suggestions?<BR>>><BR>>> Thanks,<BR>>><BR>><BR><BR>--
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