[NFB-Krafters-Korner] ALEXA

[Ruth Reynolds]

HI ERICKA,

	I DON’T THINK I’LL NEED A SCREEN. 

	YES, I HAVE SOME FUNCTIONING SIGHT.

	I THINK I WOULD MOSTLY NEED IT AT MY MOTHER’S CONDO FOR ADJUSTING THE HEATING/COOLING, AND HELPING IN THE KITCHEN.
	I HAVE LIVED IN MY ONE-BEDROOM APT.  FOR ALMOST 18 YEARS, I AM REASONABLY SAFE HERE.

	ERM, MY MOTHER HAS MORE FUNCTIONING SIGHT THAN I DO, BUT SHE HAS NO INTEREST IN YOUTUBE VIDEOS.
	I DON’T KNOW THAT MY MOTHER HAS DEMENTIA, AS SHE CAN STILL DRIVE (HER DOCTOR HASN’T RECOMMENDED THAT HER LICENSE BE REVOKED).
	AND I’M HOPING, IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS WHEN I REACH MY MID-50’S, I’LL QUALIFY FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING TRANSIT.

	I AM A PATRON OF “LAMP” FORMERLY THE LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED IN PHILADELPHIA.
	I HAVEN’T RECEIVED BRAILLE BOOKS FROM THEM SINCE JUST AFTER COVID-19 “STARTED,” BUT IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS,  I’VE STARTED TO AGAIN RECEIVE LARGE PRINT BOOKS.
	I HAVE A PLAYER ON MY IPAD.

	I HAD A PHONE INTERVIEW WITH BVS (BUREAU OF BLINDNESS AND VISUAL SERVICES) ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, AM DUE TO GET A DECISION THIS WEEK.

THANKS!,
RUTH

Sent from my iPad

> On Jun 14, 2022, at 10:57 AM, Ericka via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Yes Ruth you can do a lot with one of those. The echo dot has no screen but we have that we find it useful. Things like an echo show have a screen but we’ve never gotten the one someone gave us running. Do you need sighted assistance of some sort. I have some useful vision but I found it to be a pain in the butt. I guess on the Alexa show you can watch Amazon prime movies other stuff. But I don’t see the point. However it might be useful if your mother can see pretty well. She can watch YouTube videos. I can help you with some ideas to help your mother with dementia.  Until my body gave out I was an activity aid in assisted-living and volunteered for programs like that for Canada County. Call your states talking book in braille library. Your public library should be able to tell you where it is. You can get books and a player sent to you for nothing.  I’m just thinking that if you’d like to read this is a good idea, especially since technology can be a pain in the butt. This is just Stika Kircher gin and push play kinda deal. A three year old can operate it so it’s really simple. Good luck with OER. 
> 
> Ericka Nelson
> 
>> On Jun 14, 2022, at 7:12 AM, Ruth Reynolds via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>>     HI ALL,
>> 
>>   I DON’T KNOW IF THIS AN APPROPRIATE POST, BUT HERE GOES:
>> 
>>   IN 6-8 MONTHS, I ANTICIPATE MOVING IN WITH MY GERIATRIC MOTHER, WHO IS BECOMING MORE FORGETFUL.  AND MY SIGHT WILL NOT GET ANY BETTER.
>> 
>>   I HAVE APPLIED TO PENNSYLVANIA’S VERSION OF OVR, WAITING TO HEAR WHICH PROGRAM/S  I’D QUALIFY FOR.
>> 
>>   IN THE MEANTIME/ADDITIONALLY, I UNDERSTAND ALEXA MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
>> 
>>   ANYONE HAVE ANY GUIDANCE/ADVICE?
>> 
>> THANKS AND SINCERELY,
>> RUTH
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
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