[Ohio-talk] Watches

[meandthedog at oberlin.net]

> Thank you Marianne. I hope the cost isn't formidable. Where can I find
one? Megan and MS. P.




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
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