[Nfb-seniors] Hello

[Dave Mack]

Dar, Welcome!  And to all, a big hello from the east side of San Francisco 
Bay!

I, too, just joined this list a few days ago.  I am 67-years-old  in April 
and am one of those seniors who has experienced declining vision in my later 
years.  I have been transitioning gradually from sight to sound when using 
the computer.  I began by using cut-and-paste clipboard readers and, as my 
vision loss has increased, I have begun using a full screen reader.  I am a 
member-at-large of NFB now and I also belong to bookshare.org as I enjoy 
reading, mainly science, philosophy, and the study of world religions, both 
east and west.  I am looking forward to receiving the KNFB Mobile Reader in 
a few days as I can no longer read printed text without the aid of such a 
device and am thankful I am living in an age where such advances in 
technology are possible.  I am retired from the Social Security 
Administration where I worked for about 25 years, during the sighted period 
of my life experience.  In one of my capacities there I served as a 
representative advocate on behalf of a number of Social Security employees 
who were deaf or vision-impaired on issues before the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission.  It was in that capacity that I began to learn about 
assistive technologies that could help these employees be more independent 
and work more efficiently.  Little did I know back then that I would be 
using advances in these technologies in my later years.  Well, that's some 
of my background in a nutshell and I am pleased to be learning from a number 
of lists and appreciate the opportunity we all have to share our various 
interests and/or concerns.

Best regards,

Grandpa Dave in California

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "d m gina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
To: <nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 7:57 AM
Subject: [Nfb-seniors] Hello


> this is Dar,
> I joined the list the other day, and didn't get a message out to you.
> One of the things I enjoy doing is knitting.
> I wish to get some knitting books in Braille.
> I find patterns on the web, where most of them read so differently than I 
> am used to.
> So it is harder to brake down for me to get what is happening.
> Now if you know a site I can go to where patterns are easy to understand, 
> let me know, I would get them from the site.
> I have gone to ask.com then other places as well.
> I get my yarn from Wall mart, that works out for me.
> I love the larger skains.
> Just finished an afghan for our chapter is holding the state convention in 
> September here in Montana.
> We are in Billings.
> this is just out of Wyoming.
> We are on the Southern side of Montana.
> In a valley.
> Now mother nature has blanketed our streets with snow and more snow.
> I think she thought this was the only place that needed snow.
> Now I wish for it to be gone waiting for spring.
> One of the things we enjoy doing is sitting outside in the evenings.
> I love to knit while listening to ball games baseball that is.
> As well as XM and much more.
> Enjoy listening to what the neighbors are doing as well.
> I am a guide user, got my dog from GDF.
> We are a team of four years this year in april.
> The time sure flies by.
> We have a small church four blocks away or so, where it is harder to walk 
> in the winter months for me,
> so spring is wonderful.
> Just wanted to say hi, and let you know I will do my best to send a 
> message to the group.
> Thanks for letting me in.
> I don't know the age you are asking for a Senior, where I am in my 
> fifties.
> Over fifty five.
> If AArP says I am a senior giggle, guess I will let that happen.
> Thanks again.
>
> -- 
> --Dar
> skype
> dmgina23
> every saint has a past
> every sinner has a future
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