[nfbcs] Sighted Assistance (was Re: namecheap)

[Gary Wunder]

This certainly is a good chapter project and for many reasons: the service
is needed; we normally would prefer people be screened; lots of folks would
like to help and to earn a bit in the bargain, but they don't know how.



-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter Donahue
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 1:18 PM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Sighted Assistance (was Re: namecheap)

Good afternoon everyone,

    Even Baksheesh doesn't always work. We've offered to pay sighted folks
to assist us with technology-related and other issues and have gotten no
response. When we've offered to pay someone for gas to take a computer to
the shop they've declined our offer but still expressed a willingness to
assist us with reading our mail for example. When we call them to follow up
our calls are never returned. A great project for our local chapters is
organizing pools of individuals willing to provide reader assistance on a
volunteer or a paid basis. San Antonio is one community in very bad need of
such a service!

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Sighted Assistance (was Re: namecheap)


> Baksheesh. It's money which is used to pay someone for a service. Don't 
> feel bad; I had to look it up too. Grin!
>
> Chris Nusbaum, Secretary
> Maryland Association of Blind Students
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 19, 2014, at 1:40 PM, "I. C. Bray" <i.c.bray at win.net> wrote:
>>
>> A little what??
>>
>> Ian
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>> To: "'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 11:29 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Sighted Assistance (was Re: namecheap)
>>
>>
>> :A little baksheesh goes a long way.
>> :
>> : Mike
>> :
>> :
>> : -----Original Message-----
>> : From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy 
>> Carcione
>> : Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 7:56 AM
>> : To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>> : Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Sighted Assistance (was Re: namecheap)
>> :
>> : Of course sighted assistance is helpful, but I, and I suspect many 
>> others,
>> : just don't have it on a regular basis.  The sighted people I know don't
>> come
>> :
>> : around every day, and, when they do, I don't want always to be 
>> pestering
>> for
>> :
>> : help.  Further, most of them are not particularly computer-savvy, and
>> : getting across what I need them to do is not as easy as one might think

>> it
>> : would be.
>> :
>> : I get awful tired of people assuming I always have a sighted person at 
>> my
>> : beck and call.  I don't.  Maybe that means there's something wrong with
>> me,
>> : but I don't think so.
>> : Tracy
>> :
>> : ----- Original Message ----- 
>> : From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>
>> : To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> : Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 2:07 AM
>> : Subject: [nfbcs] Sighted Assistance (was Re: namecheap)
>> :
>> :
>> : > Are you kidding?  There are many tasks that are much easier to do 
>> with
>> : > sighted assistance than using a screen reader.
>> : >
>> : > Why would you deny yourself the most reliable blind-people friendly
>> : > computer access tool there is, sighted help?
>> : >
>> : > Jim
>> : >
>> : > On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 09:40:53PM -0800, Nicole Torcolini wrote:
>> : >> So you are telling me that you think that it is acceptable  to 
>> require
>> : >> sighted assistance in order to do something? I can accept this for 
>> some
>> : >> things, like driving a car, but not for most tasks on the computer.
>> : >>
>> : >> -----Original Message-----
>> : >> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gabe 
>> Vega -
>> : >> CEO
>> : >> Commtech LLC
>> : >> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 7:32 PM
>> : >> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>> : >> Cc: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>> : >> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] namecheap
>> : >>
>> : >> are you telling me in your daily life, you never not once running to

>> a
>> : >> side
>> : >> of person that is willing to help you? I'm sure my employees are 
>> paid
>> to
>> : >> help me but nonetheless, I even have cited friends that would help 
>> me
>> : >> register a domain which is a quick 2 to 5 minute process.
>> : >>
>> : >> Gabe Vega  - CEO
>> : >> Commtech LLC
>> : >> The leader of computer support, training and web development 
>> services
>> : >> Web: http://commtechusa.net
>> : >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/commtechllc
>> : >> Facebook: http://facebook.com/commtechllc
>> : >> Email: info at commtechusa.net
>> : >> Phone: (888) 351-5289 Ext. 710
>> : >> Fax: (480) 535-7649
>> : >>
>> : >> > On Jan 18, 2014, at 7:48 PM, "Michael Baldwin"
>> <mbaldwin577 at gmail.com>
>> : >> wrote:
>> : >> >
>> : >> > Not all of us have the benefit of someone with sight to do it for 
>> us.
>> : >> >
>> : >> > Michael
>> : >> >
>> : >> > -----Original Message-----
>> : >> > From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gabe
>> Vega -
>> : >> > CEO Commtech LLC
>> : >> > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 11:23
>> : >> > To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>> : >> > Cc: <blindwebbers at yahoogroups.com>
>> : >> > Subject: Re: [nfbcs] namecheap
>> : >> >
>> : >> > he is a Mac and voiceover. I will try logging today, I've gotten 
>> the
>> : >> > majority of my domains from them. Even if I can't login and 
>> success
>> : >> > Lisa's for my own domain, I will have a staff member who has 
>> sight,
>> do
>> : >> > it
>> : >> for me.
>> : >> >
>> : >> > Gabe Vega  - CEO
>> : >> > Commtech LLC
>> : >> > The leader of computer support, training and web development 
>> services
>> : >> > Web: http://commtechusa.net
>> : >> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/commtechllc
>> : >> > Facebook: http://facebook.com/commtechllc
>> : >> > Email: info at commtechusa.net
>> : >> > Phone: (888) 351-5289 Ext. 710
>> : >> > Fax: (480) 535-7649
>> : >> >
>> : >> >>> On Jan 18, 2014, at 6:52 AM, "Michael Baldwin"
>> : >> >>> <mbaldwin577 at gmail.com>
>> : >> >> wrote:
>> : >> >>
>> : >> >> Well, I can no longer recommend namecheap.com as a domain 
>> provider.
>> : >> >> They have changed the site, and for me it is unusable with Jaws. 
>> I
>> am
>> : >> >> not able to sign in to my account or even search for a new 
>> domain.
>> : >> >> those that use namecheap.com should check it out and see if it 
>> works
>> : >> >> for them and their setup.
>> : >> >> Michael
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