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[James Aldrich]

Hi all,

I'd say we have compared notes and asked questions and discussed many 
things through the years since we've known each other for some time.  
This has helpped.  I too had some help with the PC from a friend but 
have pretty much gone on my own and learned what I know today.

I'll briefly say Dan Burke, Dar and myself are the only ones who 
actively use the IPhone other than yourself.  We certainly would be 
happy to share what we know!

Jim


Original message:
> When I was mentioning Microsoft Word, I was thinking of Sheila because I
> don't remember if she has that on her computer or not.

> Were you able to get the information I sent you about the fact sheets?

> I can't speak for Bruce, but I can tell you that I went to a school for the
> blind at a young age and got a good grounding in Braille there.  Bruce grew
> up in the same town as the blind school in California, and his parents
> refused to send him there.  As far as cooking is concerned, I am pretty much
> self-taught.  My mom was afraid to let me in the kitchen for fear I'd burn
> the place down.  Truth was she didn't have the patience to teach me what she
> knew.  It was just easier for her to do it herself.  She was a good cook,
> too.  So I got out on my own and learned through trial and error.  I didn't
> get training in cooking.  When I was old enough, the home ec class at the
> high school didn't know how to incorporate me, and the one at the blind
> school didn't exist because there weren't enough of us.  I went to public
> school my last two years of high school and I don't know if there would have
> been time for home ec then.  I would have loved it, though.  It seems funny
> to me that my mom had the attitude she did about me in the kitchen, because
> in every other way I was treated as normally as possible and expected to do
> chores and have responsibilities and be just a regular kid.  My parents even
> moved to the same town where the blind school is, so that I could go to
> school every day and come home and be with my family in my neighborhood at
> night like every other kid.

> I had known typing since something like second or third grade because we
> were taught it in school, so jumping to computers was relatively easy,
> especially in the Dos days before Windows.  As new things have come along, I
> have learned a few things by having a computer expert familiar with screen
> readers come and show me a few things to get me started, but now I learn
> more by reading tutorials and just trying things.

> Have they said why they don't want you to come to CCB?  That doesn't seem in
> character for them.  Maybe your application is just taking a while.

> Maybe the reason Bruce and I do as well as we do is because we have to.
> Necessity is the mother of invention.  Nobody is here to do things for us,
> so we have had to figure out ways of doing them ourselves.  You learn how to
> do certain things after a lifetime of living a certain way.  I suppose you
> could call it immersion training.  Joy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rebecca Stewart
> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 8:22 PM
> To: 'NFB of Montana Discussion List'
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] (no subject)

> Hi Joy.  I have Word 2013 in my computer.  No.  I'm sure the problem lies
> with the operator.  I'm not very good at using a computer.  I had hoped to
> learn better computer skills and so much more at CCB since they offer all of
> that but for some reason they appear to not want me to come to CCB so I
> don't know what I'm going to do. I'm in quite a pickle.  I don't know how to
> use a computer beyond a few things my friend showed me, I can't read Braille
> and I'm not very competent at cooking.  These are all things I had hoped to
> get at CCB.  Did you get training at CCB or some other school for the blind?
> Just tell me if it's none of my business.  I'm curious because you and Bruce
> are both blind.  It must be difficult for you guys to manage unless one or
> both of you received training.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bruce&Joy
> Breslauer
> Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 6:53 PM
> To: 'NFB of Montana Discussion List'
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] (no subject)

> I'm wondering if, since these are in Microsoft Word and you don't have that
> on your computer, (I don't think), that's why you can't access them.
> Otherwise, I don't have any other bright ideas.  But we got it solved
> anyway.  Joy


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