[stylist] seeing with your tongue

Mon Aug 30 23:43:31 UTC 2010

I've been following some of this incredible discussion.  Here are my thoughts.
First, I have had blind babysitters, and have found them competent.  Second, if a person has always been blind or has adjusted to blindness, obtaining sight would give them a huge challenge.  Third, there are some benefits to blindness, providing the blind person has mastered the skills of blindness.
1.  Reading in the dark under the covers after lights out
2.  Functioning perfectly well when there is a power outage.  My husband tells me he once stationed himself in his neighborhood and helped sighted people find their homes when the east coast was blacked out.
3.  The ability and privilege of assisting other blind people who have not adjusted.
4.  Being in the forefront of accessible technology (through the Federation)

If he had not been blind, instead of attending college and getting his masters, my husband would have had to drop out of high school to support the family, the way his siblings did.  He is the only one of five who completed high school and established himself in a career.

There are other things, I suppose.  The idea of stopping the development of a fetus who might be disabled is abominable, and I am surprised at the person who suggested it.  If it had been done, we'd be missing Homer, and Milton, and Steven Hawking--Well, maybe not Hawking, though killing a disabled fetus and killing a disabled person don't seem that different to me!
Be careful what you suggest.  You never know who is reading your words.
Lori

On Aug 27, 2010, at 4:37:38 PM, "Anita Adkins" <aadkins7 at verizon.net> wrote:

From:   "Anita Adkins" <aadkins7 at verizon.net>
Subject:    Re: [stylist] seeing with your tongue
Date:   August 27, 2010 4:37:38 PM EDT
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Hi,

I agree with you. I think it is okay for us to develop technology or for us 
to search for cures for blindness. However, I also believe that we should 
not sit and wait for this to happen, but that we should learn how to 
function now. So, learning nonvisual techniques and using them on a regular 
basis is essential for all of us to do until the magical cure or perfect 
piece of technology is available. And, I, too, do not know if I would want 
vision if I could have it. I think of all of the crime and such, such as 
people making out in public on a college campus, that I am fortunate enough 
not to witness because of my blindness preventing me from seeing it. Also, 
part of my personality stems from my being blind, and learning to live with 
vision would be a challenge for me. The benefits would be the privelige to 
have others hold high expectations of me. I could be automatically trusted 
to babysit someone's kids, for instance. In saying that, I want to make 
sure to point out that many people do find me competent, but blindness does 
have its little nuissances simply because people who are sighted do not 
understand it and are afraid of it. Therefore, they base what the blind can 
do on what they believe they can or cannot do as a blind person. For 
example, the manager of my apartment building, who regularly witnesses me 
walking to town, doing laundry, keeping house, and the like, concerns 
herself if something in the hall would present an obstacle for me to fall 
over. The only way for her to build confidence, therefore, is for her to 
actually perform tasks nonvisually. If I were sighted, I would not have to 
deal with the nuissance of her treating me as if I were not a competent 
traveler. Just some thoughts. Anita
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 3:40 PM
Subject: [stylist] seeing with your tongue

> Dear list,
>
> I am not against research such as this product or any other products. I
> don't think it is wrong for a blind person, whether from birth or later
> in life, to want to experience sight. Sometimes we ostracize people who
> make such comments and believe they are "bad" blind people who have a
> bad philosophy, but just because some one wishes to "see" does not mean
> they are a bad example of a blind person. I too agree that the world is
> not established for any disabilities, and, though much progress has been
> made, accommodations and modifications can take time and funds not
> always readily available. So if a disability of any kind can be
> eliminated, then I say continue the research.
>
> Having said all this, I now make this point. I know far too many blind
> people who hear about such technology and sit and wait for the
> technology to catch up and become a product ready for the market.
> Instead of learning the tools and methods currently available to allow
> independence for the blind, they choose to wait for technology and
> science to "cure" them.
>
> I firmly believe that we must understand that we, as blind people,
> currently have every chance to be successful and independent. We talk
> about norms and acceptance, but the real issue is perception. We all
> know the struggle for society to accept us and embrace our abilities
> with open, trusting arms, but far to often this is not the case. Many
> of us have had people doubt our abilities even though we present an
> independent, confident image. Would it be easier to assimilate into the
> world without a disability, most likely, but again, this is because the
> established norm is based on not having a disability. So are we any
> closer to having technology or science that eliminates blindness, then
> we are to changing perceptions about blindness?
>
> Personally, and I myself am not sure why I feel this way, do not care a
> whole lot if a "cure" is ever found, and I truly do not know if I would
> take it. Hmmm... To be the only blind person in the world! Think of
> all the attention I would get! *smile*
>
> Seriously though, we need to accept our own capabilities and success
> whether or not other means eventual will exist allowing for sight. I
> also don't think it matters what point a person loses their vision, we
> all can learn and utilize tools and methods like Braille and cane travel
> and be just as efficient, quick and safe as those with sight.
>
> So, I'm not against any research, but I also believe we need to
> understand that sight will not necessarily make life easier, but just
> different.
>
> Bridgit
>
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> 1. seeing with your tongue (Allison Nastoff)
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> 3. Writers' division- August Monthly Telephone Gathering
> (Robert Leslie Newman)
> 4. Re: seeing with your tongue (Donna Hill)
> 5. Re: Word Processing question (slery)
> 6. Re: seeing with your tongue (cheryl echevarria)
> 7. Re: seeing with your tongue (Robert Leslie Newman)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:47:45 -0500
> From: Allison Nastoff <anastoff at wi.rr.com>
> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [stylist] seeing with your tongue
> Message-ID: <79.27.18983.A59177C4 at hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Hi Everyone,
> Since this list has been talking about technology that would
> allow the blind to drive, I thought it would be interesting to
> start a discussion on a story I saw on yesterday's episode of
> Good Morning America. The story was about technology being
> developed that projects images on to the tongue using electrical
> signals that the blind can feel, which in a sense allows them to
> "see with their tongue". I hope you don't mind me cross posting
> this since it was discussed on another NFB list, but since it was
> off topic for that list, I thought it would be interesting to
> continue the discussion on this list.
> I also wanted to get your opinions because when I was in sixth
> grade, I participated in a research study for this technology at
> a local college when it was very early in its development. I
> dropped out of the study after the first year, and maybe in the
> years since, the technology has improved. But I remember that
> when I was in the study, the strip that I put on to my tongue
> extended from a large machine which sent the electrical
> stimulation to my tongue. This machine was connected to a camera
> which sent the images to a computer, and a board covered with
> cloth to create a white background also had to be set up behind
> the camera. So the point I am trying to make is that this was
> way too much gear to walk around my kitchen or go rock climbing
> with the way the blind participants did in this segment. But it
> also seemed kind of impractical because it was hard to tell what
> the shapes were, even when it came to braille dots which I read
> expertly with my fingers, and I know I can locate objects around
> the kitchen much faster with my fingers. Don't get me wrong.
> The concept of seeing with your tongue is pretty cool, and I
> understand how it could be useful for people like the man
> featured in this video since he went blind as an adult, but since
> I have been blind all of my life, I wonder if investing in this
> kind of technology makes sense, or if it would be more beneficial
> to invest the resources in teaching people to adapt to their
> blindness with the traditional, and I think more efficient way,
> using your fingers, ears and nose, or at least invest in
> technology that restores sight for real, rather than just coming
> up with some weird inefficient contraption to see with their
> tongue. What do you all think? Is there anyone else on this list
> who has participated in research for this kind of technology? If
> so, what were your feelings about it? I am always interested in
> getting other people's perspectives about innovations like this.
> Here is the link to the story.
> http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/helping-blind-people-tongues-1147
> 7360
> Allison Nastoff
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:59:04 -0400
> From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] seeing with your tongue
> Message-ID: <FFEA8EAB85C54B1F9190B18DE776DFDA at Rufus>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
> Dude, this for some reason makes me think of Harry Potter. Didn't he
> speak
> snake? (grin) No, in all seriousness though, I think people are
> generally
> well-intentioned in their desire to introduce technology that could help
> blind people lead more enjoyable lives, but it's up to us to educate
> them on
> striking a balance between what would be useful and what would be useful
> and
> draw unneeded attention. I can't comment on the concept of seeing
> through
> tasting, but I do believe that no matter where a blind person is in her
> independence skills, ultimately she would want to be socially accepted.
> That is, after all, the philosophy of the NFB, to adjust to the
> challenges
> of our environment. While I am vehemently opposed to the cars for the
> blind, I would rather we take the initiative than someone else dictate
> what
> these cars should look like. In my personal opinion, this is also true
> of
> echolocation. It might work for some folks, but even in my socially
> drunken
> days you would have never caught me cruising around clucking like a
> chicken.
>
> Best,
>
> Joe
>
> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their
> sleeves,
> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Allison Nastoff
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 9:48 PM
> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [stylist] seeing with your tongue
>
> Hi Everyone,
> Since this list has been talking about technology that would
> allow the blind to drive, I thought it would be interesting to
> start a discussion on a story I saw on yesterday's episode of
> Good Morning America. The story was about technology being
> developed that projects images on to the tongue using electrical
> signals that the blind can feel, which in a sense allows them to
> "see with their tongue". I hope you don't mind me cross posting
> this since it was discussed on another NFB list, but since it was
> off topic for that list, I thought it would be interesting to
> continue the discussion on this list.
> I also wanted to get your opinions because when I was in sixth
> grade, I participated in a research study for this technology at
> a local college when it was very early in its development. I
> dropped out of the study after the first year, and maybe in the
> years since, the technology has improved. But I remember that
> when I was in the study, the strip that I put on to my tongue
> extended from a large machine which sent the electrical
> stimulation to my tongue. This machine was connected to a camera
> which sent the images to a computer, and a board covered with
> cloth to create a white background also had to be set up behind
> the camera. So the point I am trying to make is that this was
> way too much gear to walk around my kitchen or go rock climbing
> with the way the blind participants did in this segment. But it
> also seemed kind of impractical because it was hard to tell what
> the shapes were, even when it came to braille dots which I read
> expertly with my fingers, and I know I can locate objects around
> the kitchen much faster with my fingers. Don't get me wrong.
> The concept of seeing with your tongue is pretty cool, and I
> understand how it could be useful for people like the man
> featured in this video since he went blind as an adult, but since
> I have been blind all of my life, I wonder if investing in this
> kind of technology makes sense, or if it would be more beneficial
> to invest the resources in teaching people to adapt to their
> blindness with the traditional, and I think more efficient way,
> using your fingers, ears and nose, or at least invest in
> technology that restores sight for real, rather than just coming
> up with some weird inefficient contraption to see with their
> tongue. What do you all think? Is there anyone else on this list
> who has participated in research for this kind of technology? If
> so, what were your feelings about it? I am always interested in
> getting other people's perspectives about innovations like this.
> Here is the link to the story.
> http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/helping-blind-people-tongues-1147
> 7360
> Allison Nastoff
>
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> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:28:13 -0500
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> To: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
> Subject: [stylist] Writers' division- August Monthly Telephone
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> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:49:54 -0400
> From: Donna Hill <penatwork at epix.net>
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] seeing with your tongue
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> Hi Allison,
> I think this sort of thing is a double-edged sword. As science, it is
> fascinating, but I personally have a viseral reaction against it. Even
> with no heavy equipment, the idea that we would use such a technique,
> which would seem to have its own social stigma, instead of developing
> other senses like hearing and touch just seems like a re enforcement of
> the social stereotype that blindness must be so aweful that people would
>
> jump at something this weird.
> Just my two cents,
> Donna
>
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> On 8/26/2010 9:47 PM, Allison Nastoff wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>> Since this list has been talking about technology that would allow the
>
>> blind to drive, I thought it would be interesting to start a
>> discussion on a story I saw on yesterday's episode of Good Morning
>> America. The story was about technology being developed that projects
>
>> images on to the tongue using electrical signals that the blind can
>> feel, which in a sense allows them to "see with their tongue". I hope
>
>> you don't mind me cross posting this since it was discussed on another
>
>> NFB list, but since it was off topic for that list, I thought it would
>
>> be interesting to continue the discussion on this list.
>> I also wanted to get your opinions because when I was in sixth grade,
>> I participated in a research study for this technology at a local
>> college when it was very early in its development. I dropped out of
>> the study after the first year, and maybe in the years since, the
>> technology has improved. But I remember that when I was in the study,
>
>> the strip that I put on to my tongue extended from a large machine
>> which sent the electrical stimulation to my tongue. This machine was
>> connected to a camera which sent the images to a computer, and a board
>
>> covered with cloth to create a white background also had to be set up
>> behind the camera. So the point I am trying to make is that this was
>> way too much gear to walk around my kitchen or go rock climbing with
>> the way the blind participants did in this segment. But it also
>> seemed kind of impractical because it was hard to tell what the shapes
>
>> were, even when it came to braille dots which I read expertly with my
>> fingers, and I know I can locate objects around the kitchen much
>> faster with my fingers. Don't get me wrong. The concept of seeing
>> with your tongue is pretty cool, and I understand how it could be
>> useful for people like the man featured in this video since he went
>> blind as an adult, but since I have been blind all of my life, I
>> wonder if investing in this kind of technology makes sense, or if it
>> would be more beneficial to invest the resources in teaching people to
>
>> adapt to their blindness with the traditional, and I think more
>> efficient way, using your fingers, ears and nose, or at least invest
>> in technology that restores sight for real, rather than just coming up
>
>> with some weird inefficient contraption to see with their tongue.
>> What do you all think? Is there anyone else on this list who has
>> participated in research for this kind of technology? If so, what were
>
>> your feelings about it? I am always interested in getting other
>> people's perspectives about innovations like this. Here is the link
>> to the story.
>> http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/helping-blind-people-tongues-1147
>> 7360
>> Allison Nastoff
>>
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> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:01:57 -0400
> From: "slery" <slerythema at insightbb.com>
> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Word Processing question
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> Yes, Joe, that is exactly what I am talking about.
>
> Cindy
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joe Orozco
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 9:56 AM
>> To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Word Processing question
>>
>>
>> I'm not Cindy, but I think she may be talking about the
>> formatting styles you can access through Word using Shift +
>> Control + S. There you can pick from a list of formatting
>> styles and modify their appearance so that they affect the
>> document across the board where ever that style is used. For
>> example, I have a title style and a subtitle style. With a
>> couple keystrokes I can make a part of my text fall into that
>> style, and later, if I should change my mind about the size,
>> font, alignment, bold, etc. I can just adjust the style and
>> have it reflect throughout the document without manual
>> adjustments. Hope that helps.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up
>> their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn
>> up at all."--Sam Ewing
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of slery
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 1:47 AM
>> To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Word Processing question
>>
>>
>> Judith, et al,
>>
>> I am a little under the weather at the moment and this
>> requires a length response to do it. Therefore, I will get
>> back to the list with
>> this answer
>> but not at this moment.
>>
>> Cindy
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> > [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judith Bron
>> > Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 11:12 AM
>> > To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>> > Subject: Re: [stylist] Word Processing question
>> >
>> >
>> > Cindy, How do you set the style? In my manuscript I typed
>> > the words
>> > formatting it to indent the first word of the paragraph by
>> > 0.5 inches. I
>> > sentered the chapter title like Chapter one. I never heard
>> > of what you are
>> > talking about. Can you enlighten us further? Thanks, Judith
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "slery" <slerythema at insightbb.com>
>> > To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 1:21 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [stylist] Word Processing question
>> >
>> >
>> > > The best way, and the way that copyeditors and publishers
>> > use, are to
>> > > use styles.
>> > >
>> > > Don't format each heading and chapter. Set it to a style,
>> then when
>> > > you define the style (or your publisher changes it), it will be
>> > > applied to all items listed as that style and you don't
>> > have to change
>> > > each and every occurrence.
>> > >
>> > > Cindy
>> > >
>> > >> -----Original Message-----
>> > >> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> > [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> > >> On Behalf Of Judith Bron
>> > >> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 10:33 PM
>> > >> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>> > >> Subject: Re: [stylist] Word Processing question
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Donna, I'm also using word 2003 but Jaws 7.1. I don't have those
>> > >> problems. I combine chapters into one document all the
>> time and the
>> > >> font, point size
>> > >> and formatting stay the same. Here's one suggestion. Put
>> > >> all your chapters
>> > >> into one document. When you have the last one in the
>> > >> document select the
>> > >> document, hit control D for font, select the font you want
>> > >> and go through
>> > >> and do to each heading whatever you want. Not an optimum
>> > >> solution, but the
>> > >> only one I can come up with. HTH, Judith
>> > >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > >> From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
>> > >> To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> > >> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:58 PM
>> > >> Subject: [stylist] Word Processing question
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> > Hi Guys,
>> > >> > Here's the thing. I'm trying to make one document of all of my
>> > >> > chapters. I've done this many times with the same
>> > frustrations. If
>> > >> > I
>> > >> start with
>> > >> > Chapter 1, put Chapter 2 on the clipboard and paste it into
>> > >> Chapter 1
>> > >> > after inserting a page break, one of 2 things happens.
>> > >> Either the font
>> > >> > changes from 12 pt. Times New Roman to 10 pt. TMNS (or
>> > >> something like
>> > >> > those initials anyway), or the font stays Times New Roman,
>> > >> but the Chapter
>> > >> > title, which I had painstakingly bolded, centered and
>> > >> changed to 14 pt.,
>> > >> > goes back to 12 pt. regular type and aligned left. It
>> > >> always involves a
>> > >> > lot of re formatting.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Is there some easier way to combine documents? I'm using
>> > Word 2003
>> > >> > with Jaws 11.
>> > >> > Thanks,
>> > >> > Donna
>> > >> >
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> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:20:59 -0400
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] seeing with your tongue
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> From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [stylist] seeing with your tongue
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>> Hi Allison,
>> I think this sort of thing is a double-edged sword. As science, it is
>> fascinating, but I personally have a viseral reaction against it. Even
>> with no heavy equipment, the idea that we would use such a technique,
>> which would seem to have its own social stigma, instead of developing
>> other senses like hearing and touch just seems like a re enforcement
> of
>> the social stereotype that blindness must be so aweful that people
> would
>> jump at something this weird.
>> Just my two cents,
>> Donna
>>
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>> www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/donna_hill
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>> http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=D._W._Hill
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>> www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/3885
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>> www.facebook.com/donna.w.hill.
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>> cdbaby.com/cd/donnahill
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> 4
>>
>> Check out the "Sound in Sight" CD project
>> Donna is Head of Media Relations for the nonprofit
>> Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind:
>> www.padnfb.org
>>
>>
>> On 8/26/2010 9:47 PM, Allison Nastoff wrote:
>> > Hi Everyone,
>> > Since this list has been talking about technology that would allow
> the
>> > blind to drive, I thought it would be interesting to start a
>> > discussion on a story I saw on yesterday's episode of Good Morning
>> > America. The story was about technology being developed that
> projects
>> > images on to the tongue using electrical signals that the blind can
>> > feel, which in a sense allows them to "see with their tongue". I
> hope
>> > you don't mind me cross posting this since it was discussed on
> another
>> > NFB list, but since it was off topic for that list, I thought it
> would
>> > be interesting to continue the discussion on this list.
>> > I also wanted to get your opinions because when I was in sixth
> grade,
>> > I participated in a research study for this technology at a local
>> > college when it was very early in its development. I dropped out of
>> > the study after the first year, and maybe in the years since, the
>> > technology has improved. But I remember that when I was in the
> study,
>> > the strip that I put on to my tongue extended from a large machine
>> > which sent the electrical stimulation to my tongue. This machine
> was
>> > connected to a camera which sent the images to a computer, and a
> board
>> > covered with cloth to create a white background also had to be set
> up
>> > behind the camera. So the point I am trying to make is that this
> was
>> > way too much gear to walk around my kitchen or go rock climbing with
>> > the way the blind participants did in this segment. But it also
>> > seemed kind of impractical because it was hard to tell what the
> shapes
>> > were, even when it came to braille dots which I read expertly with
> my
>> > fingers, and I know I can locate objects around the kitchen much
>> > faster with my fingers. Don't get me wrong. The concept of seeing
>> > with your tongue is pretty cool, and I understand how it could be
>> > useful for people like the man featured in this video since he went
>> > blind as an adult, but since I have been blind all of my life, I
>> > wonder if investing in this kind of technology makes sense, or if it
>> > would be more beneficial to invest the resources in teaching people
> to
>> > adapt to their blindness with the traditional, and I think more
>> > efficient way, using your fingers, ears and nose, or at least invest
>> > in technology that restores sight for real, rather than just coming
> up
>> > with some weird inefficient contraption to see with their tongue.
>> > What do you all think? Is there anyone else on this list who has
>> > participated in research for this kind of technology? If so, what
> were
>> > your feelings about it? I am always interested in getting other
>> > people's perspectives about innovations like this. Here is the link
>> > to the story.
>> > http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/helping-blind-people-tongues-1147
>> > 7360
>> > Allison Nastoff
>> >
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:56:41 -0500
> From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] seeing with your tongue
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> On this seeing with your tongue thing. Guess I am of the opinion that if
> there is money out there for research and development of alternative
> sight,
> then go for it. And I say this, tongue in cheek, sight is better than
> being
> blind. --- Hold on with the storm of thoughts words and recriminations
> ---
> I'll just explain my last statement by this super generalizing
> definition-
> This world is setup for the sighted and there are fewer hassles if you
> are
> sighted. And so in saying that "having sight is better than being
> blind,"
> and getting back to the general topic of this thread, I support things
> like
> these experimentation "seeing" projects, though many of them will be too
> weird and not functional or practical or acceptable for one or more
> reasons.
> Yet, there probably is one or more eventual outcomes that will be equal
> and
> acceptable to "normal" vision and/or even superior to what we were born
> with. And I also support any research that could prevent the human
> embryo
> from developing with a medical and/or physical condition that would upon
> birth be there or develop blindness later in that persons life. And in
> saying all this, in general I'm saying that I am for eliminating all
> human
> abnormalities, be they hereditary or congenital or even cause later in
> life
> by accidents (repairing the broken part or replacing it).
>
> And so, can we successfully live with blindness? I don't feel I need to
> tell
> you this answer --- you know it and I know it and most of us believe and
> live it. Again, I am for improving the human experience; which includes
> the
> personal choice of being blind, if you so choose to be.
>
>
>
> Robert Leslie Newman
> President- NFB Writers' Division
> Division Website
> http://www.nfb-writers-division.org
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> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Allison Nastoff
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 8:48 PM
> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [stylist] seeing with your tongue
>
> Hi Everyone,
> Since this list has been talking about technology that would
> allow the blind to drive, I thought it would be interesting to
> start a discussion on a story I saw on yesterday's episode of
> Good Morning America. The story was about technology being
> developed that projects images on to the tongue using electrical
> signals that the blind can feel, which in a sense allows them to
> "see with their tongue". I hope you don't mind me cross posting
> this since it was discussed on another NFB list, but since it was
> off topic for that list, I thought it would be interesting to
> continue the discussion on this list.
> I also wanted to get your opinions because when I was in sixth
> grade, I participated in a research study for this technology at
> a local college when it was very early in its development. I
> dropped out of the study after the first year, and maybe in the
> years since, the technology has improved. But I remember that
> when I was in the study, the strip that I put on to my tongue
> extended from a large machine which sent the electrical
> stimulation to my tongue. This machine was connected to a camera
> which sent the images to a computer, and a board covered with
> cloth to create a white background also had to be set up behind
> the camera. So the point I am trying to make is that this was
> way too much gear to walk around my kitchen or go rock climbing
> with the way the blind participants did in this segment. But it
> also seemed kind of impractical because it was hard to tell what
> the shapes were, even when it came to braille dots which I read
> expertly with my fingers, and I know I can locate objects around
> the kitchen much faster with my fingers. Don't get me wrong.
> The concept of seeing with your tongue is pretty cool, and I
> understand how it could be useful for people like the man
> featured in this video since he went blind as an adult, but since
> I have been blind all of my life, I wonder if investing in this
> kind of technology makes sense, or if it would be more beneficial
> to invest the resources in teaching people to adapt to their
> blindness with the traditional, and I think more efficient way,
> using your fingers, ears and nose, or at least invest in
> technology that restores sight for real, rather than just coming
> up with some weird inefficient contraption to see with their
> tongue. What do you all think? Is there anyone else on this list
> who has participated in research for this kind of technology? If
> so, what were your feelings about it? I am always interested in
> getting other people's perspectives about innovations like this.
> Here is the link to the story.
> http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/helping-blind-people-tongues-1147
> 7360
> Allison Nastoff
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