[Nfbmo] Cd players

[MATTHEW SIEVERT]

Dan,

Thanks for your advice. 

I will have to contact the Talking book library folks up here in Michigan and 
see whats up.

I also mentioned News-Line to her, but here in Michigan I am not sure if they 
have restored funding to the program. Since it was cut off last year. 


I am sure they have, or hope they have. I shall check into it.

Obviously I am not very active in local blind stuff here in Michigan. 

I went to their state convention and they spent a lot of time complaining about 
news-line and how their state organizations weren't representing the needs of 
the blind folks well.

I got very little networking out of it. I did meet some employees of the "AT 
Guys" and they are a good company for accessible technology.

anyways, I shall look into talking books. 

I have given away both of my APH machines to other blind folks, so I don't have 
any of that stuff anymore, and I never saw a reason to get the new stuff. Since 
the "sighted" alternatives were working well for me. 







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From: "DanFlasar at aol.com" <DanFlasar at aol.com>
To: nfbmo at nfbnet.org
Sent: Wed, November 9, 2011 8:37:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Cd players

Matt,
     And more advantages for the Talking Books program  - you not only get 
the latest books, classics and a huge variety of genre  fiction, nonfiction, 
biography and more, more than you can get through a local  library.  But 
you also can get quite a variety of magazines.  The  books are navigable to 
different extents - and you can bookmark them.  You  always start where you 
leave off, you have 15, 30, 45 or 60 minute sleep timer,  the sound quality is 
excellent and it's FREE!
    Wolfner has noted that older patrons adapt to this  player very quickly 
and want nothing to do with the old cassette player.   More, since there 
are no moving parts in the digital player, they are much less  prone to 
breaking down - which is always a problem with CD and Tape  players.
     And she can have a reader advisor find the books  she wants and will 
get them in the mail right quick.
Dan
PS:   Public disclaimer - I am on the Advisory board of the  Wolfner 
Library and feel the digital talking books program is the greatest thing  - even 

better than sliced bread.



In a message dated 11/9/2011 6:54:37 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
msievert at sbcglobal.net writes:

Bryan,

Thank you for your response!

Matt  Sievert
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From: "Bryan Schulz"  <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
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Date:  Wed, 9 Nov 2011 18:23:14 
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Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Cd  players

hi,

only thing i can think of with start/stop at the  same place specific for 
cds 
is the victor wave.
shouldn't be much if  you can find one.

Bryan Schulz

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Sent: Wednesday, November  09, 2011 6:13 PM
Subject: [Nfbmo] Cd players


> Hello  Federationists,
>
> I hope you all are well.
>
> I am  needing your help in picking out a compact disk player that is easy 
>  for someone with low vision or no vision.
>
> My grandma has  Macular degeneration.
>
> It will be primarily used for books on  compact disc. So the ability to 
> stop and start at the same spot would  be a nice feature.
>
> Thank you for your time and have a good  day.
>
> Matt Sievert
>
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