[nabs-l] daisy playback devices

Joshua Lester jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
Tue Feb 21 02:15:15 UTC 2012


What is HIMS?
Thanks, Joshua

On 2/20/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Chris,
> No petition from me; however, I will write down my suggestions for products
> and improvements for the braille note; sad to hear you think they are not
> listening; I suppose it’s the nature of a large business.
> I'd say don't give up and keep giving your feedback to them as a informed
> customer.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Nusbaum
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 5:00 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] daisy playback devices
>
> Do you think we'd get enough signatures? And send the petition to
> who, Humanware? I'm sorry to be pesemistic here, but I highly
> doubt they'll listen to a petition; they won't listen to
> BrailleNote users' suggestions on the BrailleNote list and in
> direct emails/calls to Humanware, and plus they won't keep their
> promises when it comes to new features in the BrailleNote that
> they promise will come in the next Keysoft upgrade, but they
> never do.  HIMS is blowing them out of the water, and Humanware
> doesn't even seem to get the point! That's just my soapbox
> though.
>
> Chris
>
> Chris Nusbaum
> Email and Google Talk/Keychat (on the BrailleNote) ID:
> dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
> Skype: christpher.nusbaum3 or search for Chris Nusbaum
>
> "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The
> real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
> exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and
> opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical
> nuisance."
> -- Kenneth Jernigan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:56:35 -0600
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] daisy playback devices
>
> Let's file a petition!
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 2/15/12, Rania Ismail CMT <raniaismail04 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow that's sad! Ashley, I'm with you when it comes to just
> putting a book in
> a player! That is so much easyer especially if people like me
> don't have any
> of those things to download to!
> Rania,
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Joshua Lester
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 8:13 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] daisy playback devices
>
> Wow!
> What a shame!
> I agree with you!
> Something's got to give!
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 2/15/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I like the ease of daisy cds.
> But products for them are being discontinued.
>
> Increasingly, we are getting only devices that play sd cards so
> you have
> to
> download books.  That is fine if you are tech savvy and have an
> internet
> connection and the site is accessible.  For some, those
> variables do not
> exist though.
> Besides, I want to just pop a book in a player; its easier than
> downloading
> for me.
> I was on learning ally's site and saw this disappointing news.
> Well, I
> actually knew they discontinued the classic and bibe.
> It said,
> "The following players are no longer available for purchase at
> Learning
> Ally, but training and support materials are available for the
> Victor
> Reader
> Wave, Victor Reader Vibe and Victor Reader ClassicX+ "
> The players they sell include the plextalk and vr stream.
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