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<DIV><SPAN class=656521223-23042011><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Hi
Edman,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656521223-23042011><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656521223-23042011><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>I am
truly glad that you responded to my email. I realize you are not familiar with
blindness and your intentions are well-meaning. You have to realize that
the blind are subject to so many projects, surveys, tests, interviews etc.
that we have grown weary of it all. There was a gentleman a
few months ago, just one of many I might add, that wanted us to take a
survey about our sex lives. I still don't think he believes blind people even
have sex much less enjoy it. I hope you can see where I am coming
from. Back to your project, blind people already tag their clothing using many
methods. Basically, you are re-inventing the wheel. We don't consider
tagging clothes a major problem, certainly not one that would cause us to
approach clothing manufacturers to have this feature.built in. We would be
more likely to work with a clothing company to ask them to employing
blind people. I hope you have had the time to visit the web sites I gave you so
that you can learn about our philosophy and our expectations for the blind. I
would consider it a pleasure to continue dialoging with you.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=656521223-23042011><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Cathy
Jackson</FONT> </SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Edana Hoehn
[mailto:edanahoehn@gmail.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 22, 2011 1:19
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Cathy<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Final Design Project for the
Blind<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Hi Cathy,
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<DIV>I sincerely apologize if my project in any way sounds as though I am in any
way saying that the visually impaired are incapable for any reason. That was not
my intent at all, and I sincerely apologize if it came across that way. My
project is based upon aiding those with vision problems, those who may be color
blind, and also those who do not have vision problems of any sort. The clothes
are not going to look different from what you could buy in a department store.
Instead, however, they are going to focus on a tagging system that incorporates
Braille, bolder fonts and other small details that could make a person's
wardrobe easier to manage and navigate. The product's focus will be to make
organization of one's closet much easier for all, but I focused on those who
depend upon other senses other than sight to do so because it takes the process
to another dimension and gives a deeper meaning as to why a tag is in a certain
place, why a pocket is a certain size or in a specific location,
etc. </DIV>
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<DIV>Again I apologize for any misunderstanding and would love to hear any
feedback you may have if you are still interested in hearing insights that I
have come across.</DIV>
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<DIV>Hope you enjoy your weekend. Happy Friday.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Edana</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Cathy <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:cathyj@iglou.com">cathyj@iglou.com</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><SPAN><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Edman,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>I would like for you to
forward me the questions you might have regarding your project to design a
line of clothing for the blind and visually impaired. However, probably
not for the reasons you would like. My question to you is, why do you believe
blind persons need a specially designed line of clothing? We are quite capable
of wearing the same clothing found on the racks in department
stores. We can coordinate our clothing as well as sighted individuals. It is
off-the-wall projects such as yours that lead the general public to
believe blind people are less than capable. I would like to refer you to our
web sites so that you can learn more about blindness and the work of the
National Federation of the Blind and the National Federation of the Blind of
Kentucky. We are the largest membership organization of the
blind speaking for the blind. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Check out <A
href="http://www.nfb.org" target=_blank>www.nfb.org</A> and <A
href="http://www.nfbky.org"
target=_blank>www.nfbky.org</A>.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><FONT color=#888888>
<DIV><SPAN><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Cathy Jackson,
President</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>National Federation of the
Blind of Kentucky</FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Edana Hoehn [mailto:<A
href="mailto:edanahoehn@gmail.com"
target=_blank>edanahoehn@gmail.com</A>]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 22, 2011
10:27 AM<BR><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:president@nfbky.org"
target=_blank>president@nfbky.org</A><BR><B>Subject:</B> Final Design Project
for the Blind<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Hi Cathy,
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>My name is Edana Hoehn and I am a senior design student at the University
of Cincinnati. For my senior design project, I am developing a line of
clothing for the blind and visually impaired. I recently visited the American
Printing House for the Blind and was given your contact information from Katie
Carpenter. I am trying to continue my research to be able to better design for
my target market. I was wondering if I would be able to send along some
specific questions to you to gain further insights in order to better design
more efficient products. If you are visually impaired or blind, your
insights would be very much appreciated. If not, if there is someone that you
could put me in contact with I would appreciate that as well. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Edana</DIV><BR>-- <BR>Edana Hoehn<BR>University of Cincinnati<BR>Fashion
Design: Product Development<BR><A href="mailto:edanahoehn@gmail.com"
target=_blank><FONT color=#000000>edanahoehn@gmail.com</FONT></A><BR><A
href="tel:419.234.4449" target=_blank
value="+14192344449">419.234.4449</A><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR
clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Edana Hoehn<BR>University of Cincinnati<BR>Fashion Design:
Product Development<BR><A href="mailto:edanahoehn@gmail.com" target=_blank><FONT
color=#000000>edanahoehn@gmail.com</FONT></A><BR>419.234.4449<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>