[nfbcs] Fwd: Happy Birthday Mr. Braille! - $200discount onourBraille products

[Brett Winches]

I wish more Daisy was available as you describe.  The only one I have
fund with both audio and txt synchronization is from the CNIB  and is a
history of the same.  What others do you know of and where to obtain
them as well?
 


Merci!
Brett Winchester KD7JN 
bwinchester at icbvi.idaho.gov
208.639.8386

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onourBraille products

Audio is great on so many levels and one of the things I like most about
Daisy books (those that include both audio and text) is the ability to
choose what is most appropriate for that item and be able to switch when
needed.

One such example, that happens to only come on cassette but wish I had
daisy, is Smart Computing. Most of the time listening to an issue is
just fine. However, sometimes I find an article that is especially
useful. It would really help if it was in text format so that I could
use a braille display when reviewing particular sections that I needed
to reference to solve a problem. Really long internet addresses are
extremely hard to follow in an audio format. Also, some things just make
more sense when looking at how they are setup "visually" (tactually).

Cindy

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gary Wunder
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 6:53 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Fwd: Happy Birthday Mr. Braille! - $200 discount 
> onourBraille products
> 
> 
> I can't speak for Liz, but encouraging the use of braille and saying 
> that it is a tool that dramatically enhances the chances of being 
> literate doesn't in any way diminish the value of a live reader, a 
> tape recorder, or some kind of digital playback device. We need all of

> those things to live and survive in the world, but far too often 
> people believe that we can do without braille without ever considering

> that they want all of the audio options we now have but would never 
> think about sacrificing a way to directly interact with information as

> they do with print.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Albert Yoo" <albertyoo1 at hotmail.com>
> To: <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 3:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Fwd: Happy Birthday Mr. Braille! - $200 discount 
> onour Braille products
> 
> 
> 
> What about hiring a reader to read mail to you That would be some one 
> else reading to you having a screen reader or audio book Are readers 
> okay? >
> From: liz.bottner at gmail.com> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org> Date: Tue,
> 6 Jan 2009
> 14:23:44 -0500> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Fwd: Happy Birthday Mr. 
> Braille! - $200
> discount on our Braille products> > Hi all, > > I don't mean to offend

> or start any major heated discussion, but my own> personal view is 
> that if someone cannot read print and doesn't know Braille,> then they

> are, by all means, illiterate. Just listening to audio or reading> via

> a screenreader on the computer, in my view, isn't actually reading;> 
> that's having things reed to you. I'd be interested in others' 
> thoughts on> this matter. > > Just my thoughts, for what they're 
> worth, > > Liz > > email: > liz.bottner at gmail.com  > Visit my 
> livejournal: > http://unsilenceddream.livejournal.com > Follow me on 
> Twitter:> http://twitter.com/lizbot > > > > > 
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