[Ohio-talk] Watches

[Marianne Denning]

The Bradley costs $300.00.  I will get back to you with he website.

On 4/27/15, meandthedog at oberlin.net <meandthedog at oberlin.net> wrote:
>> Thank you Marianne. I hope the cost isn't formidable. Where can I find
> one? Megan and MS. P.
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> Braille watches cannot be used in water.  The Bradley is the only
>> tactile watch I know that is waterproof.
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>> 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.
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>>>> 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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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053