[Ohio-talk] Watches

[Marianne Denning]

Braille watches cannot be used in water.  The Bradley is the only
tactile watch I know that is waterproof.

On 4/27/15, Megan Shief  via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Good morning Barbara. Is the broiled watch able to be used while swimming?
> some blind people
> love to swim like me. it would have to be water proof. i would love to
> have a braille watch that
> I don't have to take off in the shower. I ruined several  vocal watches
> which did not have water
> proof. It is so easy to forget.
> Sport watches would be great for blind folks. Megan and MS. P. GDB.
>
>
>
>
>
>> could not have managed while I was teaching without a braille watch. I
>> still wear one every day and am lost without it. I agree that you do not
>> want a student of patient being reminded that you are keeping tabs on the
>> time, but you must know what time it is at any moment. The Braille watch
>> is the answer. I use a Seiko, which is a bit more expensive but lasts.
>> You
>> can master using it in about five minutes
>> Barbara Pierce
>> President Emerita
>> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
>> Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com
>> 440-774-8077
>> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
>> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
>> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
>> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you zwant;
>> blindness is not what holds you back.
>>
>>> On Apr 24, 2015, at 4:05 PM, Kaiti Shelton via Ohio-talk
>>> <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> First, sorry about the first email.
>>>
>>> I've recently grown concerned with my ability to keep track of time in
>>> my music therapy sessions.  We have 30 minute sessions from
>>> 10:45-11:15, and unless I ask my partner or supervisor I run the risk
>>> of pacing myself too slowly or too fast.  I used to use the talking
>>> watches but don't want something that talks while I'm in the middle of
>>> the session.  This is because I wouldn't want it to distract my
>>> clients, and if I want to check the time while they're playing hearing
>>> the time could be difficult for me.  The ideal situation would be to
>>> get a Bradley, but I don't have the $300 to shell out on a watch at
>>> this point.
>>>
>>> I know the braille watches are less expensive, but that their hands
>>> can be moved out of position fairly easily.  Do they move enough for
>>> me to be concerned about inaccuracy if I were to get one?  I haven't
>>> seen many of them so I really don't have much experience with them to
>>> go by.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kaiti Shelton
>>> University of Dayton 2016.
>>> Music Therapy, Psychology, Philosophy
>>> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students
>>> Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma
>>>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053