[Nfbmo] Nfbmo Digest, Vol 73, Issue 24
Rodney Shane Jackson
jackson_mr at sbcglobal.net
Tue Jun 29 18:12:43 UTC 2010
Well I live in Dexter MO and I usually goof around on the computer.
I am 40 years old and I am a guide dog user, however my dog is retired. I
have RP and I enjoy making new friends.
I used to be affiliated with the NFB in Florida but that has been a long
time
I have been trying to check out the NFB here in MISSOURI but I have had no
luck.
rodney
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Today's Topics:
1. new member (Rodney Shane Jackson)
2. Re: new member (Debbie Wunder)
3. I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader. (Fred Olver)
4. Re: I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
(Matthew Sievert)
5. Re: I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader. (Dewey Bradley)
6. Re: I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader. (Bryan Schulz)
7. Re: I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader. (Greg Aikens)
8. Re: I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader. (Fred Olver)
9. Fw: [Missouri-l] FW: VP Parade Info (Fred Olver)
10. Re: I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
(Matthew Sievert)
11. Re: I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader. (Shelia Wright)
12. Re: new member (Shelia Wright)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:41:07 -0500
From: "Rodney Shane Jackson" <jackson_mr at sbcglobal.net>
To: <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Nfbmo] new member
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My name is Rodney and I am from Dexter
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:58:12 -0500
From: "Debbie Wunder" <debbiewunder at centurytel.net>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] new member
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Hello Rodney, welcome to the list! Please tell us all about yourself.
Looking forward to talking with you.
Debbie
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> My name is Rodney and I am from Dexter
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:17:19 -0500
From: "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net>
To: <Blindad at babel-fish.us>, <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: msb-alumni at googlegroups.com
Subject: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
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the I phone will have an OCR app soon. thus no need to pay two grand for
the kurzweil reader , phone , and talks or moble speak. the 3 g as well as
the new 4g phone will work with this OCR software. and the I phone has it's
own speech software which is FREE. So go and listen to the file below and
see for yourself.
SayText is an app designed especially for the visually impaired and by the
way, it's free! In a few words to describe it's use, you need to place the
iPhone on the center of a document. There's a big button for starting the
tool, tap it. ?Slowly elevate the i Phohne upwards from the document until
you hear a beep sound - this indicates, that the document is now fully in
frame and the camera will shoot automatically, when the picture is stable /
focused. ?Now only thing you have to do, is to wait for a few seconds. (You
can tap the screen to hear the OCR progress, e.g. OCR 35%). ?When the OCR is
ready you can start the voiceover to read the document out loud. The app
should come to Appstore in a week or so. There is a website for SayText:
http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
There's also a video, where Mr. Heikki Ekola, a totally blind person uses
it. He's representing the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired - You
can find the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlWJF27IdX4
This video is also at the SayText homepage.
http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
Fred Olver
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:54:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: Matthew Sievert <msievert at sbcglobal.net>
To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
Message-ID: <511737.40842.qm at web82807.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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This is impressive. A sign of the changing environment in how accessible
technology is developed.
On Jun 29, 2010, at 8:17 AM, "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net> wrote:
the I phone will have an OCR app soon. thus no need to pay two grand for
the kurzweil reader , phone , and talks or moble speak. the 3 g as well as
the new 4g phone will work with this OCR software. and the I phone has it's
own speech software which is FREE. So go and listen to the file below and
see for yourself.
SayText is an app designed especially for the visually impaired and by the
way, it's free! In a few words to describe it's use, you need to place the
iPhone on the center of a document. There's a big button for starting the
tool, tap it. ?Slowly elevate the i Phohne upwards from the document until
you hear a beep sound - this indicates, that the document is now fully in
frame and the camera will shoot automatically, when the picture is stable /
focused. ?Now only thing you have to do, is to wait for a few seconds. (You
can tap the screen to hear the OCR progress, e.g. OCR 35%). ?When the OCR is
ready you can start the voiceover to read the document out loud. The app
should come to Appstore in a week or so. There is a website for SayText:
http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
There's also a video, where Mr. Heikki Ekola, a totally blind person uses
it. He's representing the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired - You
can find the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlWJF27IdX4
This video is also at the SayText homepage.
http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
Fred Olver
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:03:22 -0500
From: "Dewey Bradley" <dewey.bradley at att.net>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
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I read somewhere that Verizon is going to start selling it as well, so many
people have I phones, it really will almost put us on a level playing field.
Now if only I had the paisions the learn the thing.
I had it for a week and took it back.
I'm not trashing it, just not for me
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Sievert" <msievert at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
> This is impressive. A sign of the changing environment in how accessible
> technology is developed.
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 29, 2010, at 8:17 AM, "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net> wrote:
>
> the I phone will have an OCR app soon. thus no need to pay two grand for
> the kurzweil reader , phone , and talks or moble speak. the 3 g as well
> as the new 4g phone will work with this OCR software. and the I phone has
> it's own speech software which is FREE. So go and listen to the file
> below and see for yourself.
>
> SayText is an app designed especially for the visually impaired and by the
> way, it's free! In a few words to describe it's use, you need to place the
> iPhone on the center of a document. There's a big button for starting the
> tool, tap it. ?Slowly elevate the i Phohne upwards from the document until
> you hear a beep sound - this indicates, that the document is now fully in
> frame and the camera will shoot automatically, when the picture is stable
> / focused. ?Now only thing you have to do, is to wait for a few seconds.
> (You can tap the screen to hear the OCR progress, e.g. OCR 35%). ?When the
> OCR is ready you can start the voiceover to read the document out loud.
> The app should come to Appstore in a week or so. There is a website for
> SayText:
> http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
>
> There's also a video, where Mr. Heikki Ekola, a totally blind person uses
> it. He's representing the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired -
> You can find the video here:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlWJF27IdX4
>
> This video is also at the SayText homepage.
> http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
>
>
> Fred Olver
>
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:25:19 -0500
From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
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hi,
any chance these phones have an option for not having to pay 30-60 bucks a
month?
Bryan Schulz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net>
To: <Blindad at babel-fish.us>; <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: <msb-alumni at googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:17 AM
Subject: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
> the I phone will have an OCR app soon. thus no need to pay two grand for
> the kurzweil reader , phone , and talks or moble speak. the 3 g as well
> as the new 4g phone will work with this OCR software. and the I phone has
> it's own speech software which is FREE. So go and listen to the file
> below and see for yourself.
>
> SayText is an app designed especially for the visually impaired and by the
> way, it's free! In a few words to describe it's use, you need to place the
> iPhone on the center of a document. There's a big button for starting the
> tool, tap it. ?Slowly elevate the i Phohne upwards from the document until
> you hear a beep sound - this indicates, that the document is now fully in
> frame and the camera will shoot automatically, when the picture is stable
> / focused. ?Now only thing you have to do, is to wait for a few seconds.
> (You can tap the screen to hear the OCR progress, e.g. OCR 35%). ?When the
> OCR is ready you can start the voiceover to read the document out loud.
> The app should come to Appstore in a week or so. There is a website for
> SayText:
> http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
>
> There's also a video, where Mr. Heikki Ekola, a totally blind person uses
> it. He's representing the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired -
> You can find the video here:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlWJF27IdX4
>
> This video is also at the SayText homepage.
> http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
>
>
> Fred Olver
>
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:32:57 -0500
From: Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com>
To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
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The new data plan apparently has two levels, either $15 or $30 on top
of the normal price of a phone plan. Apparently the $15 plan is enough
for most normal data usage. A friend of mine just changed his plan.
-Greg
On 6/29/10, Bryan Schulz <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> hi,
>
> any chance these phones have an option for not having to pay 30-60 bucks a
> month?
>
> Bryan Schulz
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net>
> To: <Blindad at babel-fish.us>; <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: <msb-alumni at googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:17 AM
> Subject: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
>
>
>> the I phone will have an OCR app soon. thus no need to pay two grand
for
>>
>> the kurzweil reader , phone , and talks or moble speak. the 3 g as well
>> as the new 4g phone will work with this OCR software. and the I phone
has
>>
>> it's own speech software which is FREE. So go and listen to the file
>> below and see for yourself.
>>
>> SayText is an app designed especially for the visually impaired and by
the
>>
>> way, it's free! In a few words to describe it's use, you need to place
the
>>
>> iPhone on the center of a document. There's a big button for starting the
>> tool, tap it. ?Slowly elevate the i Phohne upwards from the document
until
>>
>> you hear a beep sound - this indicates, that the document is now fully in
>> frame and the camera will shoot automatically, when the picture is stable
>> / focused. ?Now only thing you have to do, is to wait for a few seconds.
>> (You can tap the screen to hear the OCR progress, e.g. OCR 35%). ?When
the
>>
>> OCR is ready you can start the voiceover to read the document out loud.
>> The app should come to Appstore in a week or so. There is a website for
>> SayText:
>> http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
>>
>> There's also a video, where Mr. Heikki Ekola, a totally blind person uses
>> it. He's representing the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired -
>> You can find the video here:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlWJF27IdX4
>>
>> This video is also at the SayText homepage.
>> http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
>>
>>
>> Fred Olver
>>
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:46:56 -0500
From: "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
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I'm not sure, Brian, but I'll be making a trip to the Apple store to discuss
the rate for use of it. If nothing else it is a hand-held, portable scanner
usable in restaurants, stores and on the go.
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
> hi,
>
> any chance these phones have an option for not having to pay 30-60 bucks a
> month?
>
> Bryan Schulz
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net>
> To: <Blindad at babel-fish.us>; <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: <msb-alumni at googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:17 AM
> Subject: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
>
>
>> the I phone will have an OCR app soon. thus no need to pay two grand
>> for the kurzweil reader , phone , and talks or moble speak. the 3 g as
>> well as the new 4g phone will work with this OCR software. and the I
>> phone has it's own speech software which is FREE. So go and listen to
>> the file below and see for yourself.
>>
>> SayText is an app designed especially for the visually impaired and by
>> the way, it's free! In a few words to describe it's use, you need to
>> place the iPhone on the center of a document. There's a big button for
>> starting the tool, tap it. ?Slowly elevate the i Phohne upwards from the
>> document until you hear a beep sound - this indicates, that the document
>> is now fully in frame and the camera will shoot automatically, when the
>> picture is stable / focused. ?Now only thing you have to do, is to wait
>> for a few seconds. (You can tap the screen to hear the OCR progress, e.g.
>> OCR 35%). ?When the OCR is ready you can start the voiceover to read the
>> document out loud. The app should come to Appstore in a week or so. There
>> is a website for SayText:
>> http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
>>
>> There's also a video, where Mr. Heikki Ekola, a totally blind person uses
>> it. He's representing the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired -
>> You can find the video here:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlWJF27IdX4
>>
>> This video is also at the SayText homepage.
>> http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
>>
>>
>> Fred Olver
>>
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:47:43 -0500
From: "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Nfbmo] Fw: [Missouri-l] FW: VP Parade Info
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----- Original Message -----
From: Denny Huff
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Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 9:29 AM
Subject: [Missouri-l] FW: VP Parade Info
Subject: VP Parade Info
Hi!
I'm hoping you can pass the word about the disabled viewing area for the VP
Parade this Saturday on to your clients and constituents.
A special viewing area will be provided for spectators with special needs or
disabilities, as has been done for previous Veiled Prophet Parades. It will
be located at the corner of 8th Street and Market. It will open at 9:00
a.m. and the parade starts at 10:00 a.m.
The facilities will include announcers for the visually impaired provided by
Minds Eye, interpreters for the hearing impaired, and viewing space for the
orthopedically impaired. Cold water and wheelchair-accessible portable
restrooms will be available, and limited parking for handicapped licensed
vans will be provided on a first come - first serve basis, on 8th Street
between Market and Walnut. Metro's Call a Ride can also drop off right next
to the area.
If you would like more info about the Parade, please visit
http://www.vpparade.org/
Marjorie Williams
Executive Director
Minds Eye Information Service
9541 Church Circle Drive
Belleville, Illinois 62223-1000
mwilliams at oblatesusa.org
618-394-6442
314-241-3400 ext 6442
Fax 618-394-6438
www.mindseyeradio.org
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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:00:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Matthew Sievert <msievert at sbcglobal.net>
To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
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All iPhones have to be sold with a data plan.
On Jun 29, 2010, at 10:46 AM, "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net> wrote:
I'm not sure, Brian, but I'll be making a trip to the Apple store to discuss
the rate for use of it. If nothing else it is a hand-held, portable scanner
usable in restaurants, stores and on the go.
Fred
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
hi,
any chance these phones have an option for not having to pay 30-60 bucks a
month?
Bryan Schulz
----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net>
To: <Blindad at babel-fish.us>; <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: <msb-alumni at googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:17 AM
Subject: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
the I phone will have an OCR app soon. thus no need to pay two grand for
the kurzweil reader , phone , and talks or moble speak. the 3 g as well as
the new 4g phone will work with this OCR software. and the I phone has it's
own speech software which is FREE. So go and listen to the file below and
see for yourself.
SayText is an app designed especially for the visually impaired and by the
way, it's free! In a few words to describe it's use, you need to place the
iPhone on the center of a document. There's a big button for starting the
tool, tap it. ?Slowly elevate the i Phohne upwards from the document until
you hear a beep sound - this indicates, that the document is now fully in
frame and the camera will shoot automatically, when the picture is stable /
focused. ?Now only thing you have to do, is to wait for a few seconds. (You
can tap the screen to hear the OCR progress, e.g. OCR 35%). ?When the OCR is
ready you can start the voiceover to read the document out loud. The app
should come to Appstore in a week or so. There is a website for SayText:
http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
There's also a video, where Mr. Heikki Ekola, a totally blind person uses
it. He's representing the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired - You
can find the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlWJF27IdX4
This video is also at the SayText homepage.
http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
Fred Olver
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:16:50 -0500
From: "Shelia Wright" <sbwright95 at att.net>
To: "'NFB of Missouri Mailing List'" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
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I am all for options and for affordability. If the Apple's OCR program is
comparable or even better than the KNFB Reader that is great. However, the
fact that the NFB and Kurzweill has developed the technology through many
years of work, has in and of itself led to making it possible.
The tone of the posts that the KNFB Reader is a rip off is a bit niave and
annoying given the years of work I have witnessed. Bravo for the work Apple
is doing; Bravo that technology is advancing and becoming more affordable;
Bravo to the pioneers who led the way!
Shelia Wright
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From: nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Bryan Schulz
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 9:25 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
hi,
any chance these phones have an option for not having to pay 30-60 bucks a
month?
Bryan Schulz
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From: "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net>
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Cc: <msb-alumni at googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:17 AM
Subject: [Nfbmo] I-Phone could take the win out of KNFB Reader.
> the I phone will have an OCR app soon. thus no need to pay two grand for
> the kurzweil reader , phone , and talks or moble speak. the 3 g as well
> as the new 4g phone will work with this OCR software. and the I phone has
> it's own speech software which is FREE. So go and listen to the file
> below and see for yourself.
>
> SayText is an app designed especially for the visually impaired and by the
> way, it's free! In a few words to describe it's use, you need to place the
> iPhone on the center of a document. There's a big button for starting the
> tool, tap it. ?Slowly elevate the i Phohne upwards from the document until
> you hear a beep sound - this indicates, that the document is now fully in
> frame and the camera will shoot automatically, when the picture is stable
> / focused. ?Now only thing you have to do, is to wait for a few seconds.
> (You can tap the screen to hear the OCR progress, e.g. OCR 35%). ?When the
> OCR is ready you can start the voiceover to read the document out loud.
> The app should come to Appstore in a week or so. There is a website for
> SayText:
> http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
>
> There's also a video, where Mr. Heikki Ekola, a totally blind person uses
> it. He's representing the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired -
> You can find the video here:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlWJF27IdX4
>
> This video is also at the SayText homepage.
> http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/
>
>
> Fred Olver
>
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:20:33 -0500
From: "Shelia Wright" <sbwright95 at att.net>
To: "'NFB of Missouri Mailing List'" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] new member
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Hi Rodney,
Welcome to the list. How did you hear about the NFB?
Shelia Wright
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My name is Rodney and I am from Dexter
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