[stylist] An Introduction and newly blind questions

Bridgit Pollpeter bpollpeter at hotmail.com
Tue Jul 16 18:23:53 UTC 2013 

Well, yes, of course. Not that a person who has always been blind can't
learn this stuff and therefore think that way, but as I said, I have an
actual visual understanding of the world in my head. Let me state that
I'm not saying this makes being blind easier, my only point is that
those of us who were once sighted may still be visual learners and
visual people despite the lack of sight.

Bridgit

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin
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Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 1:05 PM
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Do you think that is because you use to be able to see?

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit
Pollpeter
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 1:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] An Introduction and newly blind questions

Although you can still be a visual person if totally blind. I still am
very visual and think in very visual terms. I may not be able to use my
actual vision to *see* things, but I think in visual terms, speak in
visual terms and always, always have visual memories of things I can't
see. I'm not implying I have magic abilities and not suggesting my
*memories* are accurate, but whether watching a film, meeting people,
being in a new environment, shopping, etc., I end up with a visual
memory of it. Because of my visual understanding of color, space, light,
texture, etc., I'm able to form these memories, conscious or not, and
yes, at times I've accurately *pictured* a person or place or item. I
also know, usually, how I want things to look aesthetically whether it
be home decor, clothes, make-up, lawn and garden set-up, an event, I
will have a very detailed, visual concept in my head. So my point is
that being visually doesn't stop when you can't actually see.

Bridgit

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Lambert
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 8:54 AM
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April I understand your frustration. I lost most of my sight nearly 6
years ago, too. I attended the Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services
in Homestead, PA. 
There, I learned what worked best for me.
I ust Zoom Text, for most things. With that I can see things that I
could never see without it. I am also a visual learner and a long time
visual artist - so anything I can do visually, I will do.

I also have JAWS, and use it to read longer things, like articles and
emails
- so that works for me quite well.

I hope you look into training at a center where you are in-residence and
get full time help in learning what is best for you. They also set up
your systems so you don't have the kind of problems you are
experiencing.  I am getting all my equipment updated beginning next
week, and will learn how to use JAWS on the internet. As a visual
learner, you will want to use your sight for everything you can possibly
use it for, I imagine. Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "April Brown" <aprilbrownwrite at gmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 9:13 AM
Subject: [stylist] An Introduction and newly blind questions


> Hello,
>
>     I am a writer who has been writing for several years.  I'm no
> longer waiting to be chosen by agents after querying over 60 in the 
> last years for the start of an unexpected series.  I intend to self 
> publish the series, I am thinking one every six months (4 of six books

> are mostly complete and three are in edits).  The first will be
> published mid December, likely through Smashwords.
>
>     I am also newly legally blind.  I have had three massive
> unexplained bouts of vision loss since November.  This last one, this 
> last weekend has left grey and light blue items with a lavender tint.

> Fonts that were easy to read a month ago now look spidery.
>
>    I need help choosing the best options as a blind writer.
>
>     I've tried Dragon.  It offered to uninstall Windows for me.  After

> up to 9 hours of training, I can get it to work at about 20% accuracy
> for about an hour at a time.  By third use, it crashes my computer and

> I have to spend
> a day reformatting it.  I've even tried it on three different
computers.
>
>    For a screen reader, I have tried NVDA.  I can get it to read one
> paragraph at a time in Word or Outlook.  It crashes Firefox.
>
>     My vision is so foggy many days, I can barely see the computer
> screen, and editing is a nightmare.
>
>     What suggestions can you offer for a writer who learns visually,
> and can no longer see enough to work easily?
>
> April Brown
>
> Writing dramatic adventure novels uncovering the myths we hide behind.
>
>
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>   1. Member looking for a Collaborative Writing Partner
>      (Robert Leslie Newman)
>   2. moving (Eve Sanchez)
>   3. Re: moving (Robert Leslie Newman)
>   4. Re: Introducing Myself and Blogging with JAWS (Homme, James)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 15:46:40 -0500
> From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
> To: "writers nfb" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [stylist] Member looking for a Collaborative Writing Partner
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> Dear you all,
>
> RE: Member is looking for a writing partner:
>
>
>
> Robert, Can you put out a request for someone to collaborate on a play

> I'm writing. It doesn't have to be someone from New Jersey as we can
> talk via phone and use e mail. They can contact me by phone
> 908-725-9044 or by e mail classemt at aol.com. in subject line writers 
> division. thank you. Angela Perone
>
>
>
>
>
> Robert Leslie Newman
>
> Personal Website-
>
> Adjustment To Blindness And Visual impairment
>
> http//www.thoughtprovoker.info
>
> NFB Writers' Division, president
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> http://www.nfb-writers-division.net
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> Chair of the NFB Communications Committee
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 21:25:59 -0700
> From: Eve Sanchez <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com>
> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [stylist] moving
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> Robert and all, I am moving tomorrow. I will not be online for a bit
> so if anyone needs to get a holdf me; my number is (208) 339-2430. I 
> do not know my address yet, or I should say, I do not remember it.  I 
> will let you all know when I am able and will call you, Robert, so 
> that you hopefully do not send anything out to this Cottonwood 
> address. Hope I notified in time, but finally got word today. Hope 
> everybody stays well. Blessed Be. Eve
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 06:07:49 -0500
> From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] moving
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> Okay Eve ---working on the adult winners today. I'll wait for your
> next message from your new address.
>
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> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eve
> Sanchez
> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 11:26 PM
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> Subject: [stylist] moving
>
> Robert and all, I am moving tomorrow. I will not be online for a bit
> so if anyone needs to get a holdf me; my number is (208) 339-2430. I 
> do not know my address yet, or I should say, I do not remember it.  I 
> will let you all know when I am able and will call you, Robert, so 
> that you hopefully do not send anything out to this Cottonwood 
> address. Hope I notified in time, but finally got word today. Hope 
> everybody stays well. Blessed Be. Eve
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> Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:29:07 +0000
> From: "Homme, James" <james.homme at highmark.com>
> To: "stylist at nfbnet.org" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Introducing Myself and Blogging with JAWS
> Message-ID:
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> Hi Henry,
> I know of a blind blogger who uses a plug in for WordPress called
> MarkDown.
> MarkDown is a sort of textual formatting scheme that allows you to use

> symbols in your text. The plug in reads your blog posts as someone
reads
> your site and when it sees the formatting marks, turns them into HTML.
You
> write the text and put the formatting marks in it. The plug in stores
your
> text in the WordPress database with your MarkDown formatting in it.
>
> Here is the page that talks about all of this.
> http://www.vocalbranding.com.au/these-are-a-few-of-my-favourite-themes
> -and-a
> ccessible-wordpress-plugins/
>
> Here is the page written by the maintainer of the MarkDown formatting
> language. http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/.
>
> Speaking of HTML, I feel that if you want to use HTML, that you need
> to turn off the normal editor WordPress uses, so that you can read the

> HTML mark-up.
> Mark-up is another term for formatting.
>
> As for learning HTML, if you want to do that, and you use a blogging
> platform such as Blogger and WordPress, you can get away with starting

> with a small subset of HTML. MarkDown, though, would probably be a
> good way to go because it covers most of what you would use as a 
> writer, in my humble opinion.
>
> I'm starting to play around with WordPress myself. I'd be glad to
> share what I learn with anyone who wants to talk about it on this 
> list. And while
my
> coffee is flowing through my veins, if anyone wants to have a look at
the
> site I'm using to play with WordPress, and please feel free to send me
> material privately, visit http://www.popciclejokes.com/. Note that the

> site
> address is misspelled. That joke is on me, because I can't change the
> domain name unless I want to buy a new one, which I don't. <grin>.
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jim
>
>
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>   2. Re: also new on the list (Vejas)
>   3. Re: also new on the list (Bridgit Pollpeter)
>   4. introducing myself, and blogging with JAWS (Henry Macphillamy)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 10:41:04 -0500
> From: Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com>
> To: Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [stylist] also new on the list
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> Hey! My name is Sophie Trist, and I'm also new to the list and to the
> writers' division. I'm sixteen years old, and I've loved to write ever

> since I was a little kid. I love anykind of writing, but my passion is

> fantasy. Right now, I'm working on getting my first book published.
> I'm still in the
> early stages, but it's coming along! I look forward to getting to know
all
> of you!
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Sophie
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 09:24:39 -0700
> From: Vejas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] also new on the list
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> Hi Sophie,
> My name is Vejas, and I'm also 16.  Actually, I remember you from
> Braille challenge and the NABS list.  Also, quite a while back I saw 
> your review for the book Louisiana's Song in Stone Soup.
> We share writing and have discussions about various things related to
> writing.
> I can't really tell you what I'm working on, because I'm kind of
having
> writer's block.
> Vejas
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com
> To: Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 10:41:04 -0500
> Subject: [stylist] also new on the list
>
> Hey! My name is Sophie Trist, and I'm also new to the list and to the
> writers' division.  I'm sixteen years old, and I've loved to write 
> ever since I was a little kid.  I love anykind of writing, but my 
> passion is fantasy.  Right now, I'm working on getting my first book 
> published.  I'm still in the early stages, but it's coming along! I 
> look forward to getting to know all of you!
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Sophie
>
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> Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:13:44 -0500
> From: Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
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> Welcome Sophie. Great, another fantasy lover! I admire your ambition.
> I'm 32 with a degree in creative writing, and I'm finally working on a

> novel. I've written short stories, nothing longer than 30 pages, and
> lots of personal essays, but this will be my first attempt at a novel,

> at least a disciplined attempt.
>
> Look forward to seeing you on the list. Would love to read something
> of yours.
>
> Bridgit
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Trist
> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 10:41 AM
> To: Stylist
> Subject: [stylist] also new on the list
>
>
> Hey! My name is Sophie Trist, and I'm also new to the list and to the
> writers' division. I'm sixteen years old, and I've loved to write ever

> since I was a little kid. I love anykind of writing, but my passion is

> fantasy. Right now, I'm working on getting my first book published.
> I'm still in the
> early stages, but it's coming along! I look forward to getting to know
all
> of you!
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Sophie
>
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> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 21:15:35 +1000
> From: Henry Macphillamy <henry.macphillamy at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [stylist] introducing myself, and blogging with JAWS
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> Hi all,
> My name is Henry, and I'm a Braille and JAWS user from Australia. I
> was googling for resources on blind writers, and this list was one of 
> the first hits that popped up.
> I've been writing a blog at:
http://www.macphillamysmusings.wordpress.com
> I know absolutely nothing about editing html, and have been writing my

> entries on my Braille Sense, or with Microsoft Word, and then copying
and
> pasting when I think they're publishable.
> I'm wondering if there are any bloggers out there who use JAWS, and if
so,
> how on earth do you do it? which blogging sites are most accessible?
and 
> how
> do you deal with the presentation side of things... bulleted lists, 
> embedding links, etc etc. any tips, advice and or other resources
would be
> very much appreciated.
> I would really like to make my entries more professional looking, as
well 
> as
> embed links to other posts, articles and such.
> If you want to contact me off list, my email is:
> henry.macphillamy at gmail.com
> Cheers, Henry
>
>
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