[Trainer-talk] double vision software

Thu Sep 20 18:51:38 UTC 2012

I totally agree.  when she first lost her normal vision she had 2 near fatal
accidents (do not know if the near fatal was her or others) she has been
fighting for her license back ever since and just got it back this August.
This is all I know.

Bridget A. Toal
Office Manager

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-----Original Message-----
From: trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bryan Schulz
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 12:06 PM
To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] double vision software

hi,

as someone who drove longer than they should have, why hasn't a doctor 
refused to sign her paperwork to date?
if you go to a license office, you have to place your chin in the rest of a 
machine and identify traffic signs and letters that are not viewed as long 
distance and if you fail that test, you can see your doctor and slide thru 
with restrictions.
I hope the person and the doctor realize there is a serious accident waiting

down the road.
Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "laotab" <laotab at msn.com>
To: "'List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology'" 
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Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] double vision software

>I had asked if she tried that and she said it does not help.  that each eye
> has a different visual perception and each cornea has ridges.  She tried
> hard contacts but the ridges cause air pockets and they pop out.  glasses 
> do
> not help.  contrasting color and light changes do not help.
> And she said "moist air" seems to make the rainbows and prisms worse. 
> Such
> as a cloudy day or boiling pasta...I was lost on that one.  and she said 
> you
> don't really have to see that well to get your license.
> JAWS seems to be the best option for her and it would be fine for short 
> text
> but not a long text or information to retain.  She says she has a problem
> even reading print and retaining it due to her comprehension issues.
>
> I am spinning with this one.
>
> Bridget A. Toal
> Office Manager
>
> Synergy-Tech Computing & Consulting
> Training the Technology of Tomorrow...
> Repairing the Technology of Today...
>
> 115 Ardmore Ave.
> Reading, PA 19607
>
> Office: (484) 706-6179
> Fax: (610) 406-5074
>
> www.SynergyTechPa.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Denise M 
> Robinson
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 9:47 AM
> To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] double vision software
>
> Why is she not patching  one of her eyes to stop the double vision?
> Denise
>
> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:45 PM, laotab <laotab at msn.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> We recently got a client with double vision.  An accident back in 1995 to
>> the left eye resulted in lasic (sp?) surgery before the procedure was
>> mastered.  Her left eye would not work with the right.  More operations
> and
>> she ended up with lens transplants to each eye and ridges on both 
>> corneas.
>> She cannot read anything close up but says she can see distance good. 
>> she
>> recently got her license back.  although I do not know how she can see
>> anything on the dashboard.  She has double vision; lines and letters
>> overlap; spacing is wrong and she sometimes sees rainbows or prisms.  She
>> said she has to much vision.  She is unable to see large print well, 
>> color
>> contrast doesn't help much.  she does not retain information well just
> from
>> listening.  She also has ADHD and comprehension issues.  She has problems
>> with patterns and direction and cannot get her fingers to type what she
>> wants them to do.
>>
>> So, with all of that, she is driving as mentioned, she would like to find
> a
>> desk job and work on the computer.  She admits to not being very computer
>> smart and doesn't use them much.
>>
>> So, we were thinking of Kurzweil 3000 for the comprehension problems. 
>> But
>> the magnification programs do not seem to help and she won't do well with
> a
>> text to speech program either.  She has heard of Dragon.  That will help
>> her
>> to type but not to read the text.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have contacted a few blind and low vision companies and have Googled
>> software for Double Vision.  Did anyone else know there is a program
> called
>> Double Vision?  And it has nothing to do with an eye problem, lol
>>
>> So, this is a big question mark.  Any suggestions or pointers are greatly
>> appreciated.  Thanks so much.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bridget A. Toal
>>
>> Office Manager
>>
>>
>>
>> Synergy-Tech Computing & Consulting
>>
>> Training the Technology of Tomorrow...
>>
>> Repairing the Technology of Today...
>>
>>
>>
>> 115 Ardmore Ave.
>>
>> Reading, PA 19607
>>
>>
>>
>> Office: (484) 706-6179
>>
>> Fax: (610) 406-5074
>>
>>
>>
>>  <http://www.synergytechpa.com/> www.SynergyTechPa.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> -- 
> *Denise*
>
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> CEO, TechVision, LLC
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