[stylist] Next nFB Telephone Meeting 5 days away

Thu Feb 19 00:20:15 UTC 2009

Angela:

Although a TTY can be connected to a Braille display specially designed for
this purpose, this does not work well.  The software is not good, but even
if it was perfect, there's the problem of the great disparity between speech
and reading speeds.  So forget the TTY.

What I do is use a videophone and call video relay service to get an
interpreter on the screen who can see me.  I use this along with a
communication facilitator who is with me in person, to relay to me what the
video interpreter is signing.  When I sign, the video interpreter will just
watch me and translate into spoken English.

Now, this is what my job is all about.  I hire, train, and coordinate those
communication facilitators that enable deafblind people to use video relay
service, which is the most popular telecommunications option among the
sighted deaf.  In addition to the benefit of this being very fast, there's
the fact that most deafblind people are not very literate in English and so
communicate best through ASL.

One downside is you need to make an appointment for a CF to come over.  So
it's not like just picking up the telephone.  E-mail is king in the
deafblind community, but when we do need to make calls, then using a
communication facilitator is the way to go.

I hope this answers your question!

John

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Angela fowler
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:29 PM
To: 'NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [stylist] Next nFB Telephone Meeting 5 days away

John, just curious ... If you were to call in on the conference call, would
You use a TTY device, ... I guess a better way to ask would be how does that
work? I've always wondered about that.  

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:25 PM
To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [stylist] Next nFB Telephone Meeting 5 days away

no problem john.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 01:22 PM 2/18/2009, you wrote:
>Jim:
>
>I realized that when I later read Robert's message asking for topics.  
>But I decided to leave my answer in anyway, and besides I won't be 
>calling on the conference call, as I'm booked all Sundays.  So consider 
>it my tiny contribution to the discussion.
>
>John
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
>Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:29 AM
>To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [stylist] Next nFB Telephone Meeting 5 days away
>
>john,
>it wasn't my question.  it came from new jersey, a participant in our 
>last teleconference.
>jc
>
>Jim Canaday M.A.
>Lawrence, KS
>
>At 01:53 AM 2/18/2009, you wrote:
> >Jim:
> >
> >How to become a novelist:
> >
> >1. Read novels all the time.
> >
> >2. then read the book HOW to Write a Damn Good Novel II. This is the 
> >best book I've ever read about fiction writing.
> >
> >John
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> >On Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
> >Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:37 PM
> >To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
> >Subject: Re: [stylist] Next nFB Telephone Meeting 5 days away
> >
> >another topic:
> >does anyone have particular strategies for writing to a word 
> >limit/editing for it?
> >
> >and the other topic was: how to become a novel writer.
> >
> >jc
> >
> >Jim Canaday M.A.
> >Lawrence, KS
> >
> >At 09:45 PM 2/17/2009, you wrote:
> > >It is only 5 days away!
> > >
> > >the next telephone conference meeting sponsored by the National
>Federation
> > >of the Blind Writers' Division is only 5 days away- Sunday, January
21st.
> > >The time is 7:30 PM central US, 8:30 Eastern, 6:30 Mountain and
> >5:30Pacific.
> > >
> > >
> > >Topics to start the discussion off are- (I am going to need help 
> > >here, I lost my notes as to what people wished to cover; there were 
> > >at least 3
> >items
> > >identified.) One that I clearly recall, was by last year's short 
> > >story winner, Amy Krout-Horn and it was like this- do you write a 
> > >story then
>look
> > >for a publisher that accepts that length of story. Or, do you seek 
> > >out
>the
> > >word count that a publisher will accept and then craft a story to 
> > >fit
>that
> > >number?
> > >
> > >Other topics, Please- the more the more fun and education.
> > >
> > >If you wish to join us, here is the information you need:
> > >
> > >The phone number you dial is-  (218) 339-4300 (This will cost you 
> > >your regular long distance charges.)
> > >
> > >Once in, you are asked   for your Access Code and it is: 568839#
> > >(The character at the end of the 6 digit number is the number-sign, 
> > >the
>key
> > >to the right of the zero on your touch-tone phone.)
> > >
> > >Once connected to the live conference, every caller will be able to
talk.
> > >Every caller will also have access to the touch tone commands 
> > >listed
>below.
> > >If you choose to use one of the following options, you press the 
> > >STAR key first then the corresponding number of the option you 
> > >desire; the star
>key
> > >is immediately to the left of the zero key.
> > >
> > >Options are:
> > >
> > >Exit conference - *3 (It asks if you really want to leave or go 
> > >back into the conference. If you have to leave, you can always just 
> > >hang-up; though the polite way to do it is to exit first then 
> > >hang-up.)
> > >
> > >Mute - *6 then to un-mute, just repeat this key combination.
> > >
> > >Here is a piece of advice: The way these telephone conference 
> > >things seem
> >to
> > >work is that only one person can talk and be heard; if two talk at 
> > >the
>same
> > >time, no one can really understand what is being said, voices get
>garbled.
> > >As I was with the first meeting,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >President NFB Writers' Division
> > >Robert Leslie Newman
> > >Email- newmanrl at cox.net
> > >Division Website-
> > >Http://www.nfb-writers-division.org
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