[optacon-l] Re: Optacon Podcasts
- From: Mallard <mallard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:19:01 +0100
Yes, Fran, I agree.
Maybe one of our problems is that we keep thinking only in terms of the
blind and visually impaired community, while I think we should aim at
communicating a lot more with the sighted world.
The "authorities" David mentioned in his message threw a number of
precious Optacons into the trash bin, because they dind't probably
understand their value to a blind person.
Using an Optacon means allowing a blind person to fulfill tasks that
they couldn't cary out otherwise. This means being able to get better
jobs, earning higher salaries, paying higher taxes, and not being a
burden on the community.
If our authorities could be made to understand this (I'm pretty hopeless
as regards Italian politicians, by the way...), we would aready have
gone quite a long way.
Badly expressed, probably, but hopefully clear enough...
Ciao,
Ollie
Il 04/11/2012 21.30, Fran ha scritto:
> Catherine, I don't agree. I think videos might have a tremendous impact,
> especially on parents or teachers of blind kids. Then of course, the fact a
> blind person cannot see a video doesn't mean the video wouldn't work for
> them either.
>
> Fran
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Catherine Thomas" <braille@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 9:05 PM
> Subject: [optacon-l] Optacon Podcasts
>
>
>> There have been a couple of podcasts made to do with the Optacon. Our own
>> Mary Emerson is featured in one of these. For totally blind users, videos
>> wouldn't have much appeal. For those with some sight, the Optacon doesn't
>> have much appeal.
>>
>> For those interested in the podcasts, I'm sure Mary can turn them up. I
>> have a copy of the tape that was made someplace.
>> Catherine
>>
>>
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