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

[slery]

Text only versions can be accessed with daisy software programs to make them
voiced.

Cindy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brett Winches
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 6:00 PM
> To: NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Fwd: Happy Birthday Mr. Braille! - 
> $200discountonourBraille products
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of slery
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:43 AM
> To: 'NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Fwd: Happy Birthday Mr. Braille! - 
> $200discount 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-----
> > From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> > Behalf Of Gary Wunder
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 6:53 PM
> > To: NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List
> > 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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