[nfbmi-talk] FW: Requesting interviews withblind/visually impairedpeople

Michael Powell mpowell7583 at yahoo.com
Sun Oct 11 02:18:59 UTC 2015


Hello list serve members.
I am forwarding this from John as he wanted all of you to know that we are
all on the same page concerning this. 
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: JohnC. Scott [mailto:jcscot at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 9:09 PM
To: 'Michael Powell'
Subject: RE: [nfbmi-talk] Requesting interviews withblind/visually
impairedpeople

Thanks Mike.  Please let the list members know, I thought it was stupid too.
Of course, I wasn't so course about withMr. Cheng.  I did tell I suspected
no one with be interested, but he was welcome to inquire.  I also invited
him to a chapter meeting. 



John

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Powell [mailto:mpowell7583 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 11:46 AM
To: 'JohnC. Scott' <jcscot at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: FW: [nfbmi-talk] Requesting interviews withblind/visually
impairedpeople



-----Original Message-----
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Ann Robinson via nfbmi-talk
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 9:04 AM
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Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Requesting interviews withblind/visually
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Mary Ann
----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry D. Eagle via nfbmi-talk" 
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Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Requesting interviews withblind/visually
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> We don't need a "special" cup of any type.
>
> A perfect example why the NFB exists, and why we need relentless 
> positive action to educate the uneducated and lost sighted persons 
> about blindness, if and so we can achieve equality, opportunity, 
> security, and independence in each and every aspect of society and life!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Joe Sontag via nfbmi-talk
> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 5:50 AM
> To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Joe Sontag <suncat0 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Requesting interviews with blind/visually 
> impairedpeople
>
> Why do we really need a special cup for the blind and visually 
> impaired anyway?! I'm as blind as they get and yet I've managed quite 
> well with the same cups and glasses that (gasp) the sighted use.; and 
> I'm not a fluke in this regard. I hope John explained blindness as it 
> really is and not the way most of the sighted believe it to be.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Linda Bloodsaw via nfbmi-talk" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Linda Bloodsaw" <lindabloodsaw at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 09, 2015 19:18
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Requesting interviews with blind/visually 
> impairedpeople
>
>
> : Detroit Chapter President, John Scott, spoke to Mr. Cheng, and I am 
> posting here in case you would like to participate. Thanks.
> :
> : *****
> :
> : Hi there,
> :
> : My name is Mu-Hua Cheng. I am currently taking a course at the 
> University of Michigan where my group and I are designing a cup 
> (either a drinking cup or a measuring cup) for the visually impaired 
> and blind populations. We are searching for potential users of our 
> product to interview about their experiences with assistive and 
> non-assistive technologies related to pouring liquids. We are hoping 
> to talk face-to-face, but are open to telephone conversations if this 
> makes scheduling easier.
> :
> : While we are interested in collecting data as early as possible 
> (within the next couple weeks), our course runs until mid-December and 
> we would certainly be interested in talking with as many potential 
> users as we can throughout the semester. Ann Arbor residents are most 
> convenient for face-to-face interviews, but a couple of my group 
> members have cars so we may be able to venture out a little.
> :
> : Contact me at the phone number or email listed below. Thanks so much 
> in advance for your help.
> :
> : Mu-Hua Cheng
> : M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2017
> : University of Michigan
> : Ann Arbor
> : Phone: 510-703-2821
> : Email: muhua at umich.edu
> :
> :
> :
> :
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