[nobe-l] Videos by the blind

Wed Aug 24 23:48:17 UTC 2016

Hello, David,
Yes, I would definitely like the website. Is there anyway to do MP3 tutorials on the iPhone? That would be even better for me, since I would like to be able to do tutorials when I'm not home as well.

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> On Aug 24, 2016, at 2:06 PM, David Moore via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I do MP3 tutorials with a great program called virtual recorder. You can record straight from your sound card, with your built in mike, or both. I have it set to both. All you do is press enter on record, and you can record JAWS or any other screen reader coming from your sound card, and you can record your voice with the internal mike at the same time. I use a Windows PC to do this. It is a laptop with a mike built in. You cannot use an external mike to do this. If your interested in downloading the program, I will give you the web site to download this and you can just install it to your Windows PC. I find what is on menus by just entering the name of the restaurant into Google, and then looking for the menu on the restaurant's web site. I can also ask SIRI to find restaurant menus, and some will come up on my iPhone. I use different devices to do different things. I use three screen readers with a Windows 10 PC; JAWS 17, NVDA 2016.3, and Narrator which is built into the Windows OS. I use an iPhone to do many tasks like using KNFB reader to scan print and do OCR on it. Voice Over on the iPhone will then read the text to you. You can take a picture of a printed page, and have the KNFB reader app on the iPhone do the OCR and then have it read to you. I read boxes and cans in stores, and I read menus this way inside of restaurants. I also use Infty Reader to do OCR on math and science texts. Infty reader is an OCR program for the PC that will convert math symbols into a word as it does the OCR. It is like OpenBook and the like, but Infty reader is very powerful at scanning math texts and having the words, symbols, and all put into a text file. Please ask questions.
> If you would like, I could show you how to create a Facebook account. It is very easy, and the easiest way to use Facebook is with the mobile site:
> m.facebook.com
> It is a very easy site to navigate. You can use this site on a PC or phone, now that I think about it.
> Take care.
> David Moore
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Jasmine Kotsay via NOBE-L
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 4:40 PM
> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
> Cc: Jasmine Kotsay
> Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Videos by the blind
> 
> That would be great! Thank you!
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Aug 23, 2016, at 4:04 AM, adrijana prokopenko via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> If you mean my group, I can send you the videos privately if you like.
>> 
>>> On 8/23/16, Jasmine Kotsay via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> David, you mentioned doing MP3 tutorials. How do you do these? Also, I was
>>> wondering, I do not have Facebook, so how can I join the group? I will not
>>> be getting a Facebook account so I was hoping that I could learn more about
>>> the group in other ways. Also, how do you get the menus for restaurants on
>>> your phone?
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 14, 2016, at 2:01 PM, David Moore via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I am blind, and I just signed up for the group on my Facebook account. I
>>>> have done so very much to educate the sighted about what the blind is
>>>> capable of doing. In my own life, I am around sighted people constantly
>>>> and have many sighted friends. To have many sighted friends is the best
>>>> way to educate. My wife is also sighted, and I have taught her how to use
>>>> the iPhone with Voice Over. My friends forget that I am even blind, and
>>>> they give me something to read. I use my iPhone and all other technology
>>>> to the fullest, so I know what is on the menu before we get to the
>>>> restaurant, for example. In the car, I tell everyone what I read on the
>>>> menu and suggest things they should get. I use NVDA, JAWS, and Narrator to
>>>> navigate the computer in every way. NVDA can do a lot, because you can use
>>>> it to move the mouse pointer with the arrow keys and hear what the pointer
>>>> is over. You can find out the position of the pointer, and save that
>>>> position so you can move the pointer right to that spot. I use win10 on my
>>>> PCs, and it is great. I have played around with Linux, and Ubuntu. I also
>>>> am trying to learn the newest Android phones. I will post videos of me
>>>> doing all of this. I do MP3 tutorials all of the time for tech lists. I
>>>> have always wondered why TV shows do not have blind people acting so
>>>> normal on the show that their blindness is not mentioned. For example, why
>>>> aren't there sit coms that show blind children going out on dates, going
>>>> to their regular public school with their brothers and sisters, and
>>>> interacting with others just like a sighted person. If this was done on
>>>> TV, sighted people would realize that blindness is nothing. I do not care,
>>>> most of the time, that I am blind, and I am proud of it. My life does not
>>>> revolve around it at all. Many days, I do not mention my blindness at all
>>>> to anyone, because it never comes up. This is how all blind people need to
>>>> try to be. We need to blend in with the sighted, and educate them by being
>>>> friends with them, and doing a lot of what they do, like going to sporting
>>>> events with a radio and so on. Take care, all, and let us keep showing the
>>>> world that we can be just like a sighted person, even though we are blind.
>>>> We accomplish the same goals, we just have a different way of getting
>>>> there like assistive technology, using a cane or dog, and so on. Most
>>>> sighted people I know really enjoy learning about how I do things. I Have
>>>> a personality where I can talk to any stranger just like a casual friend,
>>>> so that helps so much. People tell me that they feel like they have been
>>>> friends with me after I talk with them a few minutes. Take care, all
>>>> David Moore
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: adrijana prokopenko via NOBE-L
>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2016 11:20 AM
>>>> To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List ; nobe-l ; Blind
>>>> Professional Journalists List ; Blind Talk Mailing List
>>>> Cc: adrijana prokopenko
>>>> Subject: [nobe-l] Videos by the blind
>>>> 
>>>> I believe that blind and sighted people can learn a great deal about
>>>> blindness and the blind by the videos that they post out there on the
>>>> net. If you think you could help out posting videos on blindness or
>>>> sharing other peoples' videos or are interested in viewing them, feel
>>>> free to look a facebook group up as:
>>>> Videos by the blind
>>>> or click the link below and open the join group button. Feel free to
>>>> also spread this to others.
>>>> https://m.facebook.com/groups/826269550806585?refid=46&sld=eyJzZWFyY2hfc2lkIjoiODZiNzhkODUyNTVmOWUyY2I1YjI1YzhhZTc5ZDhlMzkiLCJxdWVyeSI6IlZpZGVvcyBieSB0aGUgYmxpbmQiLCJzZWFyY2hfdHlwZSI6IlNlYXJjaCIsInNlcXVlbmNlX2lkIjo5NDE3NDUzMjksInBhZ2VfbnVtYmVyIjoxLCJmaWx0ZXJfdHlwZSI6IlNlYXJjaCIsImVudF9pZCI6ODI2MjY5NTUwODA2NTg1LCJwb3NpdGlvbiI6MCwicmVzdWx0X3R5cGUiOjY5fQ%3D%3D
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