[blindlaw] {Spam?} {Disarmed} Blindfold Games: If you can see, then you are a bad listener

Thu Jul 28 01:25:55 UTC 2016

He has unsubscribed from this list, and I have 
corresponded with him about frequency!

David Andrews, List Owner

At 11:17 AM 7/27/2016, you wrote:
>Agreed, nobody objected to the first email, 
>Charles (very properly) pointed out that the 
>second email was inappropriate and I left it 
>until the 3rd email before commenting. Look, I'm 
>conscious that the cure is in danger of being 
>worse than the disease, in that objections to 
>these emails are themselves generating traffic 
>on the list, so this will be my last comment. I 
>would be grateful if the mod could sort this. 
>Kind regards Ger On 7/27/16, Cody J. Davis via 
>BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > The 
>first blondfold games email seemed like an 
>interesting thing someone > would forward out of 
>want to share with a group of those likely to 
>also be > interested. I was not bothered by the 
>first email, and I was glad it was > sent as the 
>concept is interesting. However, these emails 
>are beginning to > sound like advertisements. 
>Which is quite annoying. > I typically try to 
>read all blind law threads as the are typically 
>filled > with useful information. These spam 
>emails are tainting the utility of the > mailing 
>list. > > Is there any moderator who can ask the 
>sender to stop or remove them from > the 
>list? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 27, 
>2016, at 11:14 AM, Charles Krugman via 
>BlindLaw >> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: >> >> I 
>totally agree. Where is our moderator when we 
>need him? >> Chuck >> >> -----Original 
>Message----- From: Gerard Sadlier via 
>BlindLaw >> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 5:12 
>AM >> To: Blind Law Mailing List >> Cc: Gerard 
>Sadlier ; Blindfold Games >> Subject: Re: 
>[blindlaw] {Spam?} {Disarmed} Blindfold Games: 
>If you can >> see, then you are a bad 
>listener >> >> Hi All, >> >> I think these 
>blindfold games emails are spam and would prefer 
>not to >> receive them on this list. Perhaps 
>those of you (if any) who are >> interested 
>could join a dedicated list? >> >> Many 
>thanks. >> >> Kind regards >> >> Ger >> >>> On 
>7/27/16, Blindfold Games via BlindLaw 
><blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: >>> If you can see, 
>then you are a bad listener >>> 
>========== >>> >>> When I created the tutorial 
>for Blindfold Racer, I was really confused >>> 
>why >>> blind teens had no problem understanding 
>the tutorial, and sighted adults >>> would get 
>confused. >>> >>> I added more pauses ("tap the 
>screen to continue") between each tutorial >>> 
>instruction, or more tried rephrasing the 
>sentence, but they just didn't >>> understand. 
>Then an auditory therapist mentioned that 
>sighted adults lose >>> their ability to listen 
>and comprehend without seeing something to >>> 
>reinforce >>> what they are learning. Blind 
>people can't rely on their sight, so their >>> 
>auditory attention skills are far 
>superior. >>> >>> The therapist continued to 
>explain to me that visually impaired people >>> 
>develop their auditory cortex in lieu of using 
>their visual cortex. >>> >>> I learned the true 
>extent of this when I collaborated with Judy 
>Dixon >>> (who >>> runs the Talking Book program 
>at the Library of Congress) to build a >>> 
>Blindfold Sudoku game. If you are unfamiliar 
>with Sudoku, the basic idea >>> is >>> that you 
>must fill a 9Ã—9 grid with digits so that each 
>column and each >>> row >>> contains all of the 
>digits from 1 to 9 with no duplicates. >>> >>> 
>When I play Sudoku, I need to see the entire 
>puzzle to solve it. >>> Blindfold >>> Sudoku 
>tells you what number is in each cell, or row, 
>or column and from >>> that, you must create the 
>image in your head. Blind Sudoku players are >>> 
>able >>> to do this; very few sighted people 
>can. >>> >>> My blog follows the development of 
>audio games and other technologies >>> that >>> 
>weâ€™re building that donâ€™t require using your 
>eyes. Itâ€™s a different way >>> of >>> 
>perceiving the world, and itâ€™s amazing what 
>you can learn. >>> >>> Check out our blog, where 
>you can download any of the games for free: >>> 
>BlindfoldGames.org ( >>> 
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> >>> ) >>> >>> Web Version >>> 
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