[nfb-talk] Braille Monitor

ckrugman at sbcglobal.net ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
Fri Aug 5 17:28:00 UTC 2011


This is a good point. I am aware of many elderly blind people who don't feel 
comfortable using Newsline or due to hearing difficulties have trouble 
understanding the Newsline voices as they are jut not used to computer 
voices or technology.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>; "'Nancy Lynn'" 
<FreeSpirit at AccessibleWorld.Org>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Braille Monitor


>
> Dear all,
>
> Thumb drives will work, be smaller, but CD-ROMs might be considered too 
> and could play as an MP3.
> They could even use the mini CD-ROMs that look like a CD, but are cut down 
> in size and are sometimes used for demos.
> They would be cheaper, but do the job and are disposable.
> They too, could travel "Free Matter for the Blind and Physically 
> Handicapped."
> They could play on any common CD player or DVD drive.
> Thumb drives are a lot of memory and that is what you pay for.
> I think that ht e mini CD-ROM is the right substitute for the audio tape.
>
> I have been the editor and producer of both my chapter newsletter since 
> 1988 and the Florida State Affiliate newsletter at one point and produced 
> them on audio tape, in large print and by e-mail.
> I think that this is the easiest and cheapest method to use as I see it.
> Until more Blind people gain the use of computer technology and can down 
> load the Monitor.
> 73.4% of all Blind people are over the age of 65 years old.  This 
> population group is becoming increasingly expose to technology, but most 
> are not there yet and we will potentially leave them behind if we jump to 
> far ahead in the use of technology.  Can we afford to leave behind almost 
> 75% of the population we are here to serve?
>
>
> David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan Wheeler" <awheeler65 at windstream.net>
> To: "'Nancy Lynn'" <FreeSpirit at AccessibleWorld.Org>; "'NFB Talk Mailing 
> List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 8:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Braille Monitor
>
>
>>I was wondering about that. It would make sense to do it that way.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Nancy Lynn
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 7:06 PM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Braille Monitor
>>
>> They were talking about putting it on newsline.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ed Meskys
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 6:56 PM
>> To: nfb-talk
>> Subject: [nfb-talk] Braille Monitor
>>
>> I am surprised that no one has referred to Dr. Maurer's announcement of 
>> the
>> end of the cassette edition of the Braille Monitor after the December 
>> issue.
>>
>> Computer users will be encouraged to download it, but no decision has yet
>> been made as to what will be done for non-computer users. A possibility 
>> is
>> thumb drives, which can be cheaper than the cartridges. We are supposed 
>> to
>> get a full announcement in September. In answer to a question, we were 
>> told
>> that it cannot be placed on BARD, but downloads will have to be from an 
>> NFB
>> site.
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